© Channel 4 Big Boys comes to an end
Series 3 of Jack Rooke's comedy will be the last, C4 announces
14/01/2025 … Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical comedy Big Boys will end after its third series, Channel 4 has announced.
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Tue 14 January 2025
© Channel 4 Mon 13 January 2025
Comedy.co.uk 2024 awards finalists announced
60 TV and radio shows in the running
13/01/2025 … Sixty finalists in this year’s comedy.
An impressive spectacle!
Eric Morecambe's glasses fetch £20,000 at auction
13/01/2025 … Eric Morecambe’s iconic glasses sold for £20,000 at auction this weekend – five times the upper estimate.
Sun 12 January 2025
Tony Hancock’s films rereleased on DVD and Blu-ray
With commentaries from Paul Merton and Diane Morgan
12/01/2025 … Paul Merton and Diane Morgan have recorded material for a new release of Tony Hancock’s big-screen ventures.
5 new stand-up specials come to ITVX
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
12/01/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday January 12 THE DRY: It's been streaming on ITVX for a while – where…
Matt Forde's political podcast returns to the West End
Guests to include Rachel Reeves
12/01/2025 … Matt Forde is to return to the West End with his Political Party podcast after an 18-month hiatus to have his bone cancer treated.
New tours for Sophie Duker and Craig Hill... & Chris McCausland's back on the road
12/01/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,845 events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 10 January 2025
© Bafta/Zoe McConnell, 2024 Warwick Davis to receive Bafta Fellowship
Actor has been 'profoundly influential'
10/01/2025 … Warwick Davis is to be given the Bafta Fellowship at this year’s film award ceremony – the most prestigious honour the British Film and TV Academy…