© C4 Release date for David Baddiel's family memoir
17/05/2024 … David Baddiel's book My Family: The Memoir will be published on July 4, publisher Fourth Estate has announced.
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Fri 17 May 2024
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My time with The Two Ronnies
Producer Paul Jackson to share his memories at a London gig
17/05/2024 … Television producer and director Paul Jackson will be sharing stories about working with the Two Ronnies at an intimate event in London next month.
Mackenzie Crook writes his first adult book
If Nick Drake Came To My House is about meeting your heroes
17/05/2024 … Mackenzie Crook has written – and illustrated – his first book for adults.
Thu 16 May 2024
UK release for I Used To Be Funny
Film about a comic recovering from trauma
16/05/2024 … A film about an aspiring stand-up struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder has been given a UK release date.
Channel 4 reveals four new comedy Blaps
Creators include Amy Gledhill, Ola Labib and Josh Pugh
16/05/2024 … Channel 4 has announced its latest batch of short-form comedy Blaps.
Can comedy help deal with trauma?
C4 documentary asks the question... as Mark O'Sullivan makes a sitcom about his sexual abuse
16/05/2024 … Channel 4 is to air a sitcom comedian Mark O’Sullivan made about his sexual abuse.
Chortle student Comedy Award 2024: Meet the final finalists
All set for the Edinburgh Fringe showdown!
16/05/2024 … The last finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award have been named.
Wed 15 May 2024
© Hat Trick/BBC CNN to air a US version of Have I Got News For You
Long-running format sold to the States
15/05/2024 … American news network CNN is to make its own version of Have I Got News For You.