© BBC The Office's Ewen MacIntosh dies at 50
'Big Keith' comic praised as 'an absolute original'
21/02/2024 … Ewen MacIntosh, best known for playing Big Keith in The Office, has died aged 50.
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Wed 21 February 2024
© BBC 
Rebel Wilson announces UK dates
To promote her new autobiography
21/02/2024 … Rebel Wilson is coming to the UK for a short tour to promote her memoirs.
Tue 20 February 2024
Meet the latest additions to the 2024 Chortle Comedy Book Festival
Arthur Smith, Harriet Kemsley, Matthew Crosby and Brenda Gilhooly
20/02/2024 … Arthur Smith, Harriet Kemsley, Matthew Crosby and Brenda Gilhooly have joined the line-up of this year’s Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
Jerrod Carmichael to make his London debut
With just three work-in-progress shows
20/02/2024 … Jerrod Carmichael is set to perform in London for the first time.
Rob Beckett announces a new tour, Giraffe
Show will also be taped at the London Palladium
20/02/2024 … Rob Beckett has announced a major tour stretching through to early 2026 - which will also be taped as a special.
© Channel 4/Avalon Jenny Eclair writes her memoir
Jokes, Jokes, Jokes out this autumn
20/02/2024 … Jenny Eclair has written her memoir – entitled Jokes, Jokes, Jokes – which will be published in October.
© UKTV Who's in series 5 of Meet The Richardsons
20/02/2024 … The guest stars of the next series of Meet The Richardsons have been revealed.
Gilded Balloon announces its first Edinburgh Friinge shows of 2024
But venue's Teviot House hub is out of action
20/02/2024 … The Gilded Balloon has announced its first shows for 2024’s Edinburgh Fringe.