New comedy label reveals its TV projects
...including shows based on Welcome To Scarfolk and The Dark Room
19/07/2018 … Two leading TV executives have set up a new comedy production label, with a slate of new shows already in development.
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Thu 19 July 2018
Russell Brand joins movie adaptation of Four Children And It
19/07/2018 … Russell Brand is to star in a movie adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's bestselling children’s book Four Children And It.
Anthony Jeselnik announces UK dates
Rare appearances from American comic
19/07/2018 … American comedian Anthony Jeselnik has announced three rare UK dates.
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Free Fringe shows add special shows in wheelchair-friendly venue
19/07/2018 … With its ancient buildings and ad-hoc venues, the Edinburgh Fringe can be notoriously difficult to navigate for comedy fans with mobility issues.
Wed 18 July 2018
'Stalker' told to stay away from Frankie Boyle
Woman now receiving mental health care
18/07/2018 … A court has ordered a woman accused of stalking Frankie Boyle to stay away from the comedian for three years.
Michael Palin to unveil his North Korea series at Edinburgh
Premiere as part of TV festival
18/07/2018 … Michael Palin is to preview his Channel 5 documentary series about North Korea at the Edinburgh TV Festival next month.
© C4 Comedies up for 2018 screenwriting awards
Accolades for 'the architects of great storytelling'
18/07/2018 … Famalam, Timewasters, Derry Girls, Sick Note and Motherlands have been shortlisted in the TV comedy category of the British Screenwriters'…
© BBC Second kids' book for Dara O Briain
New title looks at the science of the everyday
18/07/2018 … Dara O Briain is writing a second children’s science book.