© BBC/Monumental Ghosts gets a fifth series
Filming on new episodes to start in early 2023
15/12/2022 … Ghosts will be back for a fifth series, the BBC has confirmed.
2022 News
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Thu 15 December 2022
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© ITV Emmerdale's Hayley Tamaddon tipped for comedy writing success
One of four finalists in female script hunt
15/12/2022 … Four finalists have been announced for a script competition seeking comedy pilots written by women, and featuring female lead characters over the age of 45.
Guess what. The first tickets for the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe just went on sale...
Adam Kay makes a return to the festival
15/12/2022 … The first show has gone on sale for next year’s Edinburgh Fringe – almost two months earlier than usual.
Garth Marenghi to make his first TV appearance in more than 15 years
Horror writer guests on the Russell Howard Hour
15/12/2022 … Garth Marengh is to make his first TV appearance in more than 15 years tonight.
Comics launch This Is A Music Quiz podcast
With team captains Michael Legge and Bethany Black
15/12/2022 … Michael Legge and Bethany Black are to be team captains on a new music-based panel show podcast.
Man jailed for 270 days over Dave Chappelle stage attack
Isaiah Lee pleads no contest to charges
15/12/2022 … The man accused of attacking Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl has been jailed for 270 days after pleading ‘no contest’ to the charges.
© C4 Joe Lycett lands a David Beckham scoop
Football icon breaks his Qatar silence with statement to comic's C4 show
15/12/2022 … David Beckham is to break his silence about his controversial links to the Qatar World Cup in an exclusive statement to Joe Lycett’s Channel 4 show.
Wed 14 December 2022
The Peter Kay tickets going for LESS than face value
14/12/2022 … Some people who bought tickets for Peter Kay’s tour hoping to make a hefty mark-up have been left trying to sell them at less than face value.