Would I Lie To You? lands a tenth series
12/04/2016 … BBC One has commissioned a tenth series of comedy panel show Would I Lie To You? Host Rob Brydon and team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack have both signed…
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Tue 12 April 2016
Yve Blake wins Rebel Wilson scholarship
To work on musical about teenage fangirls
12/04/2016 … Musical comedian Yve Blake has won an Australian scholarship backed by Hollywood star Rebel Wilson to work on her dream project.
See Harry Enfield as Prince Charles
First picture from Channel 4 comedy The Windsors
12/04/2016 … This is the first look at Harry Enfield as Prince Charles and the rest of the cast of Channel 4's new Royal Family comedy The Windsors.
Glasgow comedy fest sells 78,000 tickets
12/04/2016 … THE GLASGOW International Comedy Festival has announced that it sold 78,177 tickets for this year's 18-day event, a slither (0.
Mon 11 April 2016
© BBC/Objective Productions/Chris Brock Meet the new Hyacinth Bucket
Kerry Howard lands starring role in prequel
11/04/2016 … Kerry Howard is to play the young Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances prequel.
Richard Herring's film scoops international award
11/04/2016 … A short film starring Richard Herring in a rare acting role has scooped an award at Europe's biggest independent cinema festival.
Why Barry Humphries hates the Barry Award
11/04/2016 … Barry Humphries says he's embarrassed that Australia's most prestigious comedy award is named in his honour – because he hates the sound of his name.
Melbourne's Barry Award nominees unveiled
Political comedians get the vote
11/04/2016 … The nominees have been announced for this year's Barry Award – Australia's most prestigious accolade in live comedy.