© BBC Danny Dyer joins Henpocalypse!
The BBC's new post-apocalyptic hen do sitcom
12/03/2023 … Danny Dyer has joined the cast of new BBC comedy Henpocalypse!, it has been announced.
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Sun 12 March 2023
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Ellie Kemper to star in US remake of Motherland
Alongside Deadpool's Karan Soni
11/03/2023 … Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress Ellie Kemper is to star in a US remake of Motherland.
Fri 10 March 2023
© UKTV Dave axes Late Night Mash
Satirical show cancelled for a second time
10/03/2023 … Dave has cancelled Late Night Mash after two series.
© Netflix Netflix edits Chris Rock's special
Selective Outrage tweaked after he fluffed a gag about Will Smith
10/03/2023 … Netflix has re-edited Chris Rock’s ‘live’ stand-up special to fix him fluffing a joke.
Mo Gilligan to front new Audible stand-up series
Featuring 'voices who are shaping the future of comedy'
10/03/2023 … Mo Gilligan is to host a new stand-up series for Audible subscribers.
Thu 09 March 2023
Baldrick to read a bedtime story
Details of the character's Comic Relief comeback revealed
09/03/2023 … Baldrick’s TV comeback will be to read a bedtime story, it has been revealed today.
Sara Pascoe writes her first novel
Weirdo to be published in September
09/03/2023 … Sara Pascoe has written her first novel, Weirdo.
© BBC/Various Artists Ltd Henpocalypse! now...
Cast of new BBC comedy revealed as shooting gets under way
09/03/2023 … The cast has been announced for the new BBC comedy Henpocalypse! – about a bridezilla whose hen do is interrupted by the apocalypse.