Bill Bailey's a ramblin' man
Comic makes new walking series for More4
09/06/2023 … Bill Bailey is making a new TV show in which he rambles from pub to pub around the UK countryside In each episode of Perfect Pub Walks he will be…
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Revealed: Monty Python scenes that almost never made it
Film's editor tells how The Black Knight and Biggus Dickus were nearly cut
08/06/2023 … Some of the most memorable scenes in Monty Python’s films almost ended up on the cutting-room floor, their editor has revealed.
Pope Lonergan’s I’ll Die After Bingo to be developed for TV
'Honest, insightful, empathetic' look at life in the care system
08/06/2023 … Pope Lonergan’s book I’ll Die After Bingo, about the comedian’s years working in elderly care, is being developed for TV.
Underbelly gets a permanent London home
Cabaret and variety shows planned as it takes over Soho's Boulevard Theatre
08/06/2023 … Edinburgh Fringe operator Underbelly is opening a permanent London base.
US comic Pat Cooper dies at 93
Stand-up appeared in Analyze This and Seinfeld
08/06/2023 … American comedian Pat Cooper has died aged 93.
Comedy festival backs Shelter
Charity will get share of ticket sales
08/06/2023 … Organisers of the 2023 Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival have chosen Shelter as their designated charity for this year.
© Channel 4 Ofcom clears Frankie Boyle's royal family gag
It was clearly a joke, regulator tells complainants
08/06/2023 … Frankie Boyle’s joke about rioting in protest at the royal family has been cleared by TV watchdog Ofcom.
© Peter Dibdin Edinburgh Fringe 2023 programme launched
With 45,000 performances – a quarter fewer than in 2019
08/06/2023 … The programme for the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe has been published today – revealing that it will be about a quarter smaller than the last pre-pandemic event.