E4 comedy Drifters to end
...because the broadcaster couldn't commit
28/06/2017 … E4 comedy series Drifters will not be returning, its creator Jessica Knappett has revealed.
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Wed 28 June 2017
Daliso Chaponda announces his first tour
31 dates on the back of Britain's Got Talent success
28/06/2017 … Britain’s Got Talent star Daliso Chaponda has announced his first tour.
© ITV Safeword gets a US remake
Kevin Hart among those who'll squirm on the new MTV version
28/06/2017 … ITV2 gameshow Safe Word is to be remade for the US.
CBBC renews So Awkward
28/06/2017 … CBBC has commissioned a fourth series of its comedy series So Awkward.
Cannon and Ball play Vegas
For a new ITV show with other 1980s comics
28/06/2017 … Cannon and Ball are going to try to crack Vegas in a new ITV show.
BBC Two orders more White Gold
...and this time they're flogging dodgy timeshares
28/06/2017 … White Gold will return for a second series on BBC Two, with the story moving to Spain, Chortle can reveal.
Tue 27 June 2017
Barking Mad comedy agency shuts its doors
'The last few years have been ridiculously tough'
27/06/2017 … The Barking Mad Comedy agency has closed, with owner Chaz Collett blaming the state of the industry.
Shitfaced sign language
BSL interpreter takes on sozzled Shakespeare show
27/06/2017 … Shit-faced Shakespeare are to perform their first show with a British Sign Language interpreter.