Alan Cumming and Natalie Cassidy join Boarders
BBC's private school comedy returns next month
08/01/2025 … Alan Cumming and Natalie Cassidy have joined the cast of BBC comedy Boarders.
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Wed 08 January 2025
© BBC/Monumental Could Ghosts become a movie?
Comedy is the subject of tabloid speculation
08/01/2025 … Is Ghosts about to become a movie? The Daily Star today reports that a big-screen version of the hit BBC comedy is in the works, with filming set to start…
Alice Fraser celebrates the romantic novel
08/01/2025 … Australian comic Alice Fraser has announced a short UK tour to promote her new book.
Johnny Ball to reveal all about his comedy career
Broadcaster was a club comic before breaking into TV
08/01/2025 … Johnny Ball is to write a book about his career in comedy before he became known as a children’s science presenter.
Tue 07 January 2025
Live Nation sets up a UK comedy agency
New venture for global entertainment behemoth
07/01/2025 … Global entertainment giant Live Nation has set up a UK comedy agency.
Mon 06 January 2025
Chris McCausland to write his autobiography
Strictly winners' memoirs to be rush-released this autumn
06/01/2025 … Chris McCausland is publishing a memoir this autumn to take advantage of his Strictly Come Dancing success.
'A man was masturbating while I was on stage'
Amy Gledhill on the dangers female comedians still face
06/01/2025 … Female comedians still feel unsafe performing at night, Amy Gledhill has said, after revealing that a man was thrown out of one of her gigs for masturbating.
Baby Reindeer and Jessica Gunning scoop Golden Globes
As Richard Gadd calls for more 'dark and complicated' stories to make it to screen
06/01/2025 … Baby Reindeer and its star Jessica Gunning both walked away with Golden Globes last night.