Radio 4 commissions Austentatious
Improv comedy to mark novelist's bicentenary
23/03/2017 … Hit improv troupe Austentatious, who create spontaneous stories in the style of Jane Austen, have landed their own Radio 4 show.
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Thu 23 March 2017
Brass Eye: The unseen footage
New documentary about the seminal comedy
23/03/2017 … The original director of Brass Eye has made a documentary about the controversial and groundbreaking series.
Jan Ravens to make her Fringe debut
New batch of shows go on sale today
23/03/2017 … Dead Ringers impressionist Jan Ravens is to make her Edinburgh debut this year.
Wed 22 March 2017
© BBC/Hungry Bear/Gary Moyes What a dick...
BBC probe after viewer complains about Michael McIntyre's 'willy' joke
22/03/2017 … The BBC has rejected a complaint that Michael McIntyre making a joke about a ‘willy’ was offensive.
© C4 Movie musical for Chewing Gum star
Michaela Coel starts filming Been So Long
22/03/2017 … Chewing Gun star Michaela Coel has started shooting a new modern-day musical for Film Four.
Simon Day to tour
With the likes of Brian Pern and Tommy Cockles
22/03/2017 … Fast Show and Brian Pern star Simon Day has announced a short tour this autumn.
Fight breaks out at Russell Howard gig
22/03/2017 … Russell Howard had to stop his gig in Glasgow last night when a brawl broke out.
Fawlty Towers gets a vinyl release
22/03/2017 … FAWLTY TOWERS is to be released on vinyl to mark Record Store Day.