Peter Serafinowicz to host $1m Netflix game show
'A competition of strategy and alliances'
30/05/2024 … Peter Serafinowicz is to host a competition series for Netflix in which contestants can win $1 million.
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Thu 30 May 2024
Friday Night Dinner creator pens a new book of spoof letters
Robert Popper becomes 106-year-old Elsie Drake
30/05/2024 … Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper is to release a new book of prank letters.
Michael Palin announces new book tour
Volume 4 of his diaries out this autumn
30/05/2024 … Michael Palin has announced a new tour to promote the next volume of his diaries, entitled There And Back.
Wed 29 May 2024
The Office's Creed Bretton to tour the UK
29/05/2024 … Creed Bratton, the actor and musician who played a fictionalised version of himself on the US version of The Office has announced a UK tour this October.
Fringe showcase for emerging comedy writers
Comedans to read scripts, directed by TV's Ed Bye
29/05/2024 … Comedy director Ed Bye – who has worked on the likes of Absolutely Fabulous, Red Dwarf and The Vicar of Dibley – is to help new comedy writing talent…
Ronny Chieng to play London Palladium
Rare UK date for Daily Show star
29/05/2024 … Ronny Chieng is to play a rare London date this autumn.
© Parisa Taghizadeh First look at Malala in We Are Lady Parts
'She seemed like she had a lot of fun'
29/05/2024 … Here is Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai as you’ve never seen her before – in a punk music video for Channel 4 comedy We Are Lady Parts.
Taskmaster to open a live experience
250,000 fans said they wanted to take part in bonkers challenges
29/05/2024 … Taskmaster is to become a live experience – after more than 250,000 fans said they would like to take part.