© Stuart Hogben Russell Kane joins Edinburgh Comedy Gala
19/06/2017 … Russell Kane has been announced as the second host of the Edinburgh Comedy Gala 2017 He will join Rob Beckett in hosting the annual Fringe benefit…
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Mon 19 June 2017
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Tommy Tiernan returns to sitcom
Derry Girls role is his first in 16 years
19/06/2017 … Tommy Tiernan is returning to sitcom for the first time in more than 15 years.
New daytime quiz for Richard Osman
House Of Games heads to BBC Two
19/06/2017 … Richard Osman is to host a new daily celebrity teatime quiz for BBC Two.
Sun 18 June 2017
French and Saunders... and Giedroyc
The best of the week's live comedy
18/06/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Tracey Ullman to take on Theresa May
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
18/06/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 17 June 2017
Wil Anderson arrested on flight
Comic accused of being a disruptive passenger
17/06/2017 … Australian comedian Wil Anderson has been arrested after 'being a nuisance' on a Qantas flight.
Bill Cosby case ends in mistrial
Comic could face new proceedings
17/06/2017 … The judge in the Bill Cosby sex assault case has declared a mistrial.
© BBC Sara Pascoe, New York oddballs and race in stand-up
17/06/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.