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Nick Helm sitcom to end after next season
05/12/2016 … Nick Helm’s BBC Three comedy Uncle is to end after the next series.
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Mon 05 December 2016
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Amy Schumer suddenly pulls Australian dates
05/12/2016 … Amy Schumer has cancelled her Australian and New Zealand stand-up tour at the last minute.
Absolute Radio rapped over Frank Skinner show
05/12/2016 … Absolute Radio has been rapped after Frank Skinner played an offensive song on his Saturday-morning show.
Caroline Aherne left no will
So £500,000 estate goes to her mum
05/12/2016 … Caroline Aherne died without making a will, it has been revealed today.
Andy Parsons announces 2017 tour
05/12/2016 … ANDY PARSONS has announced a new 2017 stand-up tour.
Rare Les Dawson footage to be aired
As ITV pays tribute this Christmas
05/12/2016 … ITV is to pay tribute to Les Dawson in two hour-long shows this Christmas.
Sun 04 December 2016
Joel Dommett is I'm A Celeb's runner-up
04/12/2016 … He entered the I’m A Celebrity… jungle a virtual unknown.
© BBC/Talkback Thames/Brian J Ritchie BBC budget cuts forced Stephen Fry off QI
04/12/2016 … Stephen Fry was forced out of the QI chair because of BBC budget cuts, Alan Davies has claimed.