Luke Kempner launches podcast
With his wife and her identical twin
27/04/2023 … Comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner has launched a podcast with his wife Alana Macfarlane Kempner and her identical twin sister Lisa.
2023 News
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Thu 27 April 2023
© Bafta/Rachell Smith Meera Syal to get Bafta Fellowship
'She has made an extraordinary impact on the screen and literary arts'
27/04/2023 … Meera Syal is to be presented with the Bafta Fellowship at the annual ceremony next month.
© Jiksaw Coronation treat
London's Angel Comedy Club to throw a massive bank holiday street party
27/04/2023 … London’s Angel Comedy Club is to hold another of its street parties over the Coronation weekend.
© BBC Tributes as Royle Family's Peter Martin dies at 82
Actor played neighbour Joe Carroll
27/04/2023 … Ricky Tomlinson has paid tribute to his Royle Family co-star Peter Martin following his death at the age of 82.
Wed 26 April 2023
© Jiksaw Rosie Jones champions children's reading
Comic backs summer books scheme
26/04/2023 … Rosie Jones is one of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge champions.
© Alistair Muir Alex Edelman's Just For Us heads to Broadway
Eight week run for Jewish comic's show about meeting racists
26/04/2023 … Alex Edelman is to perform his one-man stand-up show Just For Us on Broadway.
Radio 4 Extra to air Chortle Student Comedy Award final
Mark Watson to introduce the next generation of comedy stars
26/04/2023 … The final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award is to be broadcast on Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds for the first time in its almost 20-year history.
Diane Morgan to host Have I Got News For You
A first for the Philomena Cunk star
26/04/2023 … Diane Morgan is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the first time.