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© BBC/So Television/PA Media Promising 'fresh insight' into how it came to be
20/12/2024 … James Corden and Ruth Jones are writing the story of Gavin and Stacey, for publication next year.
James Corden and Ruth Jones speak at preview screening
19/12/2024 … James Corden says the success of Gavin & Stacey has been ‘a lesson in patience’ in a media landscape obsessed with speed and the next big thing.
Andrew Hunter Murray's satirical show to return
19/12/2024 … Radio 4’s new Friday Night comedy The Naked Week has been commissioned for a second series.
© C4/Avalon US audience will see the show first, with line-up set to include a big-name American
19/12/2024 … The 19th season of Taskmaster will be launched in the US before it is seen in Britain.
© GB News Ex-comic 'permanently relieved' of his duties
19/12/2024 … Mark Dolan has been axed by GB News.
Martyn Crofts had been missing since Monday
18/12/2024 … A body has been discovered in the hunt for a comedian who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.
© Sky UK / Ranga Bee Comic 'fact-checks' his stand-up in new Sky series
18/12/2024 … Romesh Ranganathan has made another travelogue series, shot alongside performances of his stand-up show Hustle.
Comic makes Deadline's 'future of funny' list
18/12/2024 … Fern Brady has been named one of the top 15 comedians ‘on the verge of a big break’ by US-based entertainment industry website Deadline.
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