Comedy tour raises £500k for street kids
Fundraising hailed at Muslim Charity Awards
28/02/2017 … A tour of Muslim comedians has been hailed after raising more than £500,000 for charity.
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Tue 28 February 2017
George Lewis to present Top Gear Extra Gear
28/02/2017 … Comedian George Lewis is to present the Top Gear spin-off Extra Gear.
Mon 27 February 2017
© Idil Sukan Nish Kumar pilots satirical BBC comedy
With the creators of The Daily Mash
27/02/2017 … Nish Kumar is piloting a spoof news show for BBC Two with the creators of parody website The Daily Mash.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh joins Museum Of Curiosity
New curator on John Lloyd's R4 show
27/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to become the curator of the next series of Radio 4’s Museum of Curiosity, Chortle can reveal.
Two comedies in development for Radio 4
With Joseph Morpurgo and Dominic Frisby
27/02/2017 … Joseph Morpurgo and comedian and financial guru Dominic Frisby are both piloting new shows for Radio 4.
Funny Women loses its Benefit
Awards now seeking new sponsor
27/02/2017 … Benefit Cosmetics has ended is sponsorship of the Funny Women Awards after five years.
Adam Buxton versus Dartmoor
Comic goes 'wild camping' for C4 show
27/02/2017 … Adam Buxton is to go camping on the wilds of Dartmoor for a new Channel 4 show.
© BBC Did the Oscars rip off Michael McIntyre?
Jimmy Kimmel segment likened to Unexpected Star of the Show
27/02/2017 … The producers of the Oscars have been accused of ripping off Michael McIntyre's Big Show.