Dawn French to make her panto debut
Playing the Wicked Queen at the London Palladium
27/04/2018 … Dawn French is to make her pantomime debut as the Wicked Queen.
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Thu 26 April 2018
© World Affairs Council of Philadelphia/CC BY-SA 2.0 Bill Cosby guilty
Comedian convicted of drugging and molesting woman
26/04/2018 … Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault 14 years ago.
99 Club reopens bursaries for female comedians
26/04/2018 … London's 99 Club is offering its second bursary to support female comedians.
Susan Calman to get an honorary doctorate
...from the university where her father is Chancellor
26/04/2018 … Susan Calman is to receive an honorary doctorate from the Glasgow University – where her father is Chancellor.
Lee and Dean host their own radio show
...on a station dedicated to builders
26/04/2018 … The stars of Channel 4 comedy Lee and Dean are to host their own show on Fix Radio, a station that targets the building trade, in character.
Bodybuilding YouTube stars announce UK comedy dates
26/04/2018 … Bodybuilding YouTube stars The Hodgetwins are to play a series of UK and Irish comedy dates.
© BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Steffan Hill Ardal O'Hanlon films series 8 of Death In Paradise
26/04/2018 … Filming is under way on the eighth series of Death In Paradise.
Richard Gadd joins Clique
Another dramatic role for comic
26/04/2018 … Richard Gadd has joined the cast of BBC thriller Clique.