Phil Nichol joins West End musical
Playing a drag queen in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
04/10/2017 … Stand-up Phil Nichol has joined the cast of West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – playing a middle-aged drag queen called Hugo.
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Wed 04 October 2017
Keith Lemon conquers America
...or at least tries, for a new ITV2 series
04/10/2017 … Keith Lemon is to try to crack America in a new mockumentary for ITV2.
Tue 03 October 2017
© Comedy Central Ready for a roasting?
Revealed: Comedy Central Roast Battle line-ups
03/10/2017 … Chortle can tonight reveal the line-ups for the new Roast Battles coming to Comedy Central UK.
© Hacked Off Steve Coogan wins phone hacking damges
And calls for more investigation into Mirror executives
03/10/2017 … Steve Coogan has won undisclosed damages thought to run into the hundreds of thousands of pounds for being the victim of phone hacking.
Idris Elba and Bill Bailey unite in new comedy
Based on Luther star's 1980s childhood
03/10/2017 … Bill Bailey and Idris Elba are to star in a new Sky1 comedy set in the 1980s.
Glasgow gets a new comedy club
Weekend gigs in the historic Rotunda
03/10/2017 … Glasgow has a new comedy club that’s claiming to be Scotland’s largest.
Richard Ayoade to appear in Paddington 2
Star-studded supporting cast announced today
03/10/2017 … Richard Ayoade, Jessica Hynes and Joanna Lumley are among the supporting cast of Paddington 2, it has been announced today.
© ITV Comedy Central buys the new Takeshi’s Castle
With Jonathan Ross providing commentary
03/10/2017 … Comedy Central has brought the rights to the revival of gameshow Takeshi’s Castle – and signed up Jonathan Ross to provide comic commentary.