Humphrey Ker set to star in US comedy series
Regular role in The Greatest American Hero
27/02/2018 … Comedian Humphrey Ker could be set for a major US breakthrough after landing a lead role in a pilot of a network comedy.
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The TV stand-up show written by its viewers
Rhod Gilbert and Stuart Goldsmith pilot crowdsourced format
26/02/2018 … TV executives are piloting a new stand-up show – with all the gags crowd-sourced.
Episodes finally returns to BBC Two
Only two-and-a-half years after the last season
26/02/2018 … The BBC is to air the final series of Episodes next month – two and half years after the last series.
© BBC Hold The Sunset sheds viewers
...but John Cleese comedy is still pulling in 5 million
26/02/2018 … John Cleese comedy Hold The Sunset shed a fifth of its audience in its first week.
First images from In The Long Run
26/02/2018 … Here is the first look at the new comedy created by Idris Elba and starring Bill Bailey, In The Long Run.
Bruce Morton joins Still Game
26/02/2018 … Scottish comic Bruce Morton is to appear in the next series of Still Game.
Kevin Smith: I've suffered a massive heart attack
Director falls ill taping stand-up special
26/02/2018 … Kevin Smith says he suffered a 'massive heart attack' after filming a stand-up special.
Comics sign up for new radio show
Matt Forde, Nick Helm, Richard Herring and more
26/02/2018 … Six comedians including Matt Forde, Nick Helm and Richard Herring are to take part in a new radio show looking into their home towns.