Netlfix snaps up political comedy musical series
06/02/2018 … Netflix has won a bidding war for The Politician, a new hour-long comedy series Barbra Streisand and Gwyneth Paltrow are reportedly in talks to star…
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Tue 06 February 2018
Micky Flanagan dominates downloads
He sells almost as much as all the other comics put together
06/02/2018 … Micky Flanagan is responsible for nearly half of all British stand-up downloads over the past two years, new figures have revealed.
'TV comedy is still sexist'
Women just don't get the same breaks, says Sally Phillips
06/02/2018 … Television comedy is still sexist, despite greater numbers of women progressing in the business.
© BBC Here's a twist: Inside No 9 gets a fifth series
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith to return in 2019
06/02/2018 … Inside No 9 is to return for a fifth series next year, the BBC has announced.
Frasier star John Mahoney dies at 77
Tributes to a 'kind man and a brilliant actor'
06/02/2018 … John Mahoney, best known for playing Frasier and Niles’s father Martin Crane for 11 years, has died at the age of 77.
Mon 05 February 2018
Three minute hero
New Aussie sketch show from Sammy J
05/02/2018 … Australian comic Sammy J is to host a new sketch show down under – with each episode lasting just three minutes.
Lady Windermere’s Fan to hit cinemas
Jennifer Saunders's West End stage return
05/02/2018 … Tickets have gone on sale for the live cinema screening of the West End play Lady Windermere’s Fan, starring Jennifer Saunders.
Sun 04 February 2018
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The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
04/02/2018 … The week's comedy on TV and radio.