Jamie Demetriou joins Funboys
Northern Irish comedy series hits the BBC next month
16/01/2025 … Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of the new BBC comedy Funboys, the broadcaster has announced.
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Thu 16 January 2025
© BBC Tony Slattery's friends appeal for donations to pay for his funeral
16/01/2025 … Friends of Tony Slattery have launched a crowdfunding page to pay for his funeral.
Wed 15 January 2025
© Big Talk/Apple TV+ Noel Fielding’s Dick Turpin comedy axed
Star-studded show pulled midway through production
15/01/2025 … The second series of Noel Fielding’s star-studded comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin has been pulled midway through production.
Russell Howard: No, I'm not quitting TV
Comic says his comments were taken out of context
15/01/2025 … Russell Howard has denied he has retired from TV.
New scheme to help a Scottish comic play the Fringe
Costs covered for one debut act
15/01/2025 … Comedy producer Brass Tacks is offering to fund an Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut for one Scottish or Scotland-based comedian this year.
Stephen Mangan stars in new comedy set on Desert Island Discs' island
'It's all gone a bit Lord Of The Flies'
15/01/2025 … Stephen Mangan is to star in a new Radio 4 comedy set on the fictional location where celebrities are cast away on Desert Island Discs.
© Fred. Olsen Cruising with Jim and Jenny
Comics join ships to capture travellers' memories
15/01/2025 … Jenny Eclair and Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir have joined the cruise-ship circuit.
Netflix snaps up Chris McCausland's stand-up special
Speaky Blinder tour to stream from tomorrow
15/01/2025 … Netflix has snapped up the rights to Chris McCausland's 2023 stand-up special Speaky Blinder.