Ricky Gervais becomes highest paid British radio presenter
New deal with SiriusXM in the US
18/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais has signed a new deal which makes him the highest paid UK presenter on radio anywhere in the world.
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Wed 18 October 2017
David Cross: I'm no racist
Comedian responds to Charlyne Yi's accusations
18/10/2017 … Arrested Development star David Cross has denied charges of racism, after actress Charlyne Yi accused him of mocking her ethnicity.
‘I thought I was a goner’
Heart attack scare for Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll
18/10/2017 … Brendan O’Carroll has told of how he was rushed to hospital after a day filming Mrs Brown's Boys, thinking he was having a heart attack.
First look at David Walliams in Ratburger
Sky1 adapts his children's novel
18/10/2017 … Here’s the first look at David Walliams as evil burger van owner Burt in the new TV adaptation of his children’s novel Ratburger.
© John Fleming Malcolm Hardee documentary wins £5k film prize
Boost for Jody VandenBurg's Tunnel Club proje
18/10/2017 … A documentary about Malcolm Hardee has received a £5,000 boost after winning a film award.
Tue 17 October 2017
Jongleurs clubs all close
Venue chain set to go into administration
17/10/2017 … Every Jongleurs comedy club night has been cancelled as the company that runs it has suspended operations.
Parkinson's benefit goes great shakes
17/10/2017 … A comedy benefit show raised more than £9,500 for Parkinson’s UK last night.
John Oliver backs new TV series from Wyatt Cenac
17/10/2017 … American comedian Wyatt Cenac is to star in a topical comic documentary series executive produced by John Oliver.