© BBC Detectorists 'might be coming back'
More grist for the series 3 rumour mill
24/02/2017 … Mackenzie Crook comedy Detectorists looks set to return, one of its stars has hinted.
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Fri 24 February 2017
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'Then I started crying on stage...'
24/02/2017 … • 'When people go to a comedy show, there's an expectation that they wanna forget about things, but fuck that, you've got cats on YouTube now, you can watch that…
Netflix signs Tracy Morgan
New stand-up special for 30 Rock star
24/02/2017 … Netflix has signed 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan to make a new stand-up special.
Oldie but goodie...
Pete Teckman wins Leicester's Silver Stand-up contest
24/02/2017 … Pete Teckman was last night crowned Silver Stand-Up of the Year in a competition for older comedians.
The world's worst golfer, coming to cinemas
Simon Farnaby working on new script
24/02/2017 … Yonderland star Simon Farnaby is making a film about a hopeless golfer who blagged his way into the British Open, Chortle can reveal.
BBC launches 'millennial relationship' comedy
24/02/2017 … BBC Three is releasing a new short-form comedy series about a relationship between two millennials.
Thu 23 February 2017
Sky's Mount Pleasant to end
Filming starts on 90-minute finale
23/02/2017 … Sky 1 comedy Mount Pleasant is to end after six years.
Simon Amstell announces 2017 tour
What Is This? described as a 'deeply personal' show
23/02/2017 … Simon Amstell has announced his fifth stand-up tour of the UK.