Atheist Ed Byrne to go on a religious pilgrimage
05/08/2017 … Ed Byrne is to take the 100km religious pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain for a new TV series.
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Sat 05 August 2017
Who made it to the BBC New Comedy Award semis?
05/08/2017 … Australian comic Heidi Regan has won the sixth heat of the BBC New Comedy Award.
Fri 04 August 2017
Wads of pods
London Podcast Festival announces line-up
04/08/2017 … The London Podcast Festival has announced its line-up for its second event.
Russell Howard shoots Netflix special
04/08/2017 … Russell Howard has landed a Netflix special, Chortle can reveal.
Will & Grace revival gets a second series
...before the first has even aired
04/08/2017 … The revival of Will & Grace as landed a second season before the first has even aired.
Thu 03 August 2017
What Roten luck!
Airline loses comedy duo's custom-made instruments
03/08/2017 … Comedy German band Die Roten Punkte have been left in pickle on the opening night of their Edinburgh Fringe run after British Airways lost all their musical instruments.
Shelley star Hewel Bennett dies at 73
Other credits include Last Of The Summer WIne
03/08/2017 … Actor Hywel Bennett, known for playing Shelley in the 1980s sitcom of the same name, has died aged 73, his agent has confirmed.
Radio 4 show for Richard Gadd
'He's one of the bravest, brightest comics out there'
03/08/2017 … Richard Gadd has landed his own Radio 4 show, Chortle can reveal.