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© Red Planet Pictures Guest starring in Christmas special
18/11/2024 … Stand-up Marcus Brigstocke and Ghosts star Jim Howick are to make guest appearances in the feature-length Christmas special of Death in Paradise, the BBC has announced.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Second series for Ashley Storrie comedy, fresh from its Bafta wins
18/11/2024 … Ashley Storrie’s comedy Dinosaur has been renewed for a second series, the BBC has announced today.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Comic remembers her mum Janey Godley at the ceremony
18/11/2024 … Ashley Storrie has won two Baftas for writing and starring in the BBC comedy Dinosaur.
© BBC/Passion Docs/Shutterstock Lucy Beaumont says she wants to get a project going
18/11/2024 … Lucy Beaumont is set to spearhead a campaign to erect a statue of Caroline Aherne in Manchester.
...including a letter from Ernie Wise wanting to end the act
18/11/2024 … Eric Morecambe’s trove of personal belongings is to be sold off – including a moving letter from Ernie Wise which almost broke up their act.
21 more dates for his arena show
18/11/2024 … Peter Kay has announced 21 extra dates for his record-breaking comedy tour.
The best of the week's live comedy
17/11/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,323 events Chortle currently has listed.
© Happy Tramp North Only Child heads the week's best comedy on TV and radio
17/11/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday November 17 WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS ROADS: Rhod Gilbert introduces a compilation…
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