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Robin Morgan and Kiri Pritchard-McLean's BBC Radio Wales topical panel show
30/11/2023 … BBC Radio Wales has ordered a Christmas special of its satirical comedy panel show What Just Happened? Hosted by Robin Morgan and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, the show…
Will I Ever Have Sex Again? to be released next year
30/11/2023 … Sofie Hagen’s book about being involuntarily celibate is to be published in May, after four publishers battled for the rights.
'Cancelled' comic wins £10k after overwhelming audience vote
30/11/2023 … Alistair Williams has been named British Comedian Of The Year – scooping the £10,001 top prize.
Sayonara, Joe Rogan... Springleaf's the new No1
29/11/2023 … James Acaster has toppled Joe Rogan to become the UK’s top podcaster.
© ITV/Fremantle Clare Harrison McCartney believes she was the target of ex-judge's misognistic comments
29/11/2023 … A comedian who claims she was the subject of crude comments David Walliams made on Britain’s Got Talent has slammed the settlement awarded to the show’s…
Comic criticised for posts about Israeli 'war crimes' and 'genocide'
29/11/2023 … Guz Khan has laughed off complaints that his tweets about ‘genocidal’ Israel make him an unfit host of Have I Got News For You.
© BBC/Passion Docs/Trevor Leighton ...as another celebrates French and Saunders
29/11/2023 … Caroline Aherne and French & Saunders are to be celebrated in two new BBC documentaries this Christmas.
...'like something straight out of W1A'
29/11/2023 … Comedy channel Dave is to be renamed U&Dave in a rebranding move by parent company UKTV.
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