Claudia Trentino named best new (old) act
Comedy competition for the over-35s
26/11/2024 … Claudia Trentino has won 2024's West End New (Old) Act of the Year comedy competition.
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Tue 26 November 2024
Jazz Emu to release 30-minute music video
To go with his new album Ego Death
26/11/2024 … Comedy musician Jazz Emu is to release a new album, Ego Death, accompanied by a 30-minute music film.
© BBC/Vico Films Young Offenders returns for a Christmas special
As does Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
26/11/2024 … Young Offenders is to return for a Christmas special.
Lolly Adefope and Jayde Adams star in Tiddler
Latest adaptation of a Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler book
26/11/2024 … Lolly Adefope and Jayde Adams are to star in an animated adaptation of the children’s book Tiddler.
Who's on the 2024 season of Live At The Apollo?
26/11/2024 … The line-up has been announced for the next series of Live At The Apollo – the 19th run of BBC Two's stand-up showcase.
© BBC Documentary goes inside Inside No 9
...and details of Philomena Cunk's latest special revealed
26/11/2024 … The BBC is to say farewell to Inside No 9 with an hour-long documentary telling the story of the inventive anthology series.
Mon 25 November 2024
© Eduardo Unda-Sanzana/CC BY-SA 2.0 Terry Jones statue appeal hits £100k
Fundraisers close to their target
25/11/2024 … A campaign to erect a bronze statue of Terry Jones, on the promenade in his hometown in Colwyn Bay, has now surpassed £100,000 in fundraising.
© Pip/Michael Muller Jamie Bell joins Richard Gadd in Half Man
New project from Baby Reindeer creator
25/11/2024 … Billy Elliot and Rocketman star Jamie Bell has joined the cast of Richard Gadd’s latest project, Half Man.