© UKTV Adrian Edmondson to explore his Bottom
New retrospective for the Gold channel
09/02/2024 … Adrian Edmondson is to give his first-hand account of how he and Rik Mayall made Bottom in a new two-hour programme.
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© BBC Black Ops named best TV comedy
Other Broadcast Awards for Joe Lycett, the Russell Brand investigation, and The 1% Club
08/02/2024 … Black Ops has been named best comedy at this year’s Broadcast Awards.
Underbelly announces its first Fringe shows of 2024
Edinburgh gigs on sale already
08/02/2024 … Underbelly has announced its first tranche of shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Final Chortle Award nominees revealed
08/02/2024 … The final nominees in the 2024 Chortle Awards can now be revealed.
Russell Brand loses his bid to shut village pub
Sinister puppets of the military-industrial complex most likely orchestrating it all
08/02/2024 … It might not be the biggest issue on his mind, Russell Brand has lost his bid to turn his local pub into offices and a recording studio.
Wed 07 February 2024
© Ra Boe / Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Karen Gillan to play Mary Tudor in historical comedy
Guy Jenkin's Fool explores Queen's relationship with her jester
07/02/2024 … Karen Gillan is to play Mary Tudor in a new period comedy from Outnumbered co-writer Guy Jenkin.
© Matt Stronge Russell Hicks announces debut tour
About being an American in Britain
07/02/2024 … British-based American comic Russell Hicks has announced his first tour.
© BBC Romesh and his mum pilot ITV quiz show
Parental Guidance has Shanthi 'putting him in his place'
07/02/2024 … Romesh Ranganathan is working on an ITV comedy quiz show with his mum Shanthi.