© Gage Skidmore / Creative Commons Mark Hamill joins Man Down
Star Wars hero in Greg Davies sitcom
21/06/2016 … Luke Skywalker is joining Greg Davies comedy Man Down.
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Tue 21 June 2016
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Hannibal Buress joins Spider-Man: Homecoming
21/06/2016 … Hannibal Buress has landed a role in the new Spider-Man: Homecoming movie.
La Soiree returns to London
Spiegeltent to be erected in Leicester Square
21/06/2016 … Variety-burlesque night La Soiree is retuning to London's West End, with a wooden Spiegeltent erected in Leicester Square.
© HBO Sky shelves Last Week Tonight
...over John Oliver's pro-Remain rant
21/06/2016 … Sky Atlantic has dropped a planned broadcast of John Olvier's Last Week Tonight because of its pro-Remain message.
Baddiel wins children's writing prize
'Lollies' accolade for The Parent Agency
21/06/2016 … David Baddiel has won a prize for his children's writing.
Mon 20 June 2016
Jongleurs loses its Glasgow venue
Nightclub loses its licence over lock-ins
20/06/2016 … Jongleurs has been forced to close its Glasgow comedy club after the venue it used was stripped of its alcohol licence – just two months after the stand-up…
David Baddiel to transfer to the West End
20/06/2016 … DAVID BADDIEL's critically acclaimed stand-up show My Family: Not The Sitcom is to transfer to the West End.
YouTube stars play Britain's biggest theatres
FouseyTUBE and Roman Atwood announce UK tour
20/06/2016 … Two American YouTube stars are coming to the UK, to some of the country's biggest theatre.