Barack Obama set to become a cartoon hero
Quantum Leap-style comedy with Joe Biden
02/12/2017 … Barack Obama and his vice president Joe Biden are set to become time-travelling adventurers in a new animated comedy series.
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Sat 02 December 2017
Netflix backs off Haters Back Off
Miranda Sings series 'not renewed
02/12/2017 … Netflix has dropped Haters Back Off, its comedy series from YouTube star Miranda Sings.
Shappi Khorsandi voted out of I'm A Celebrity
Comedian is the first to leave show
02/12/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi last night become the first star to be eliminated from this season of I'm A Celebrity.
Fri 01 December 2017
Limmy returns to the BBC
Broadcaster to pick up comic's DIY sketch show
01/12/2017 … Limmy is making a surprise return to the BBC with his new sketch show – and he’s writing an autobiography, Chortle can reveal.
© BBC/Open Mike Productions 700k watch Live At The Apollo
01/12/2017 … Live At The Apollo drew an audience of 710,000 to BBC Two last night.
Jimmy Carr and Sharon Horgan advertise Jags
01/12/2017 … Jimmy Carr and Sharon Horgan are starring in new adverts for Jaguar cars.
© BBC/Ben Blackall Fans scramble for League Of Gentlemen tickets
A local screening for local people proves popular
01/12/2017 … Almost 35,000 fans have already asked for free tickets for advancing screenings of the BBC’s Christmas TV programmes including Doctor Who and League Of Gentlemen.
© BBC/James Stack Theatrical royalty join A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
What's the worst that could happen?
01/12/2017 … Sir Derek Jacobi and Dame Diana Rigg have joined the cast of te BBC One’s A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.