Tiernan cleared of 'insulting Christian belief'
26/06/2015 … Ireland's TV watchdogs have cleared Tommy Tiernan over a stand-up routine dubbed 'offensive and disrespectful'.
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Fri 26 June 2015
Un libro para ella!
Spanish book deal for Bridget Christie
26/06/2015 … Bridget Christie's first book is to be released in Spain, following a deal with publisher Editorial Anagrama.
© BBC/Lucy Eliot-Higgitt Goodbye Sandi!
Toksvig hosts her last ever News Quiz
26/06/2015 … Sandi Toksvig recorded her last ever News Quiz as host last night.
Harry Hill: My assassination fear
26/06/2015 … •'I'm not drunk nearly as much as people think I am.
© ITV Britain's Got Talent: The sitcom?
David Walliams working on a script
26/06/2015 … David Walliams is working on a sitcom based around a TV talent show.
Thu 25 June 2015
The Righton comedy festival
John Thomson's character to showcase stand-up greats
25/06/2015 … John Thomson is to revive his club comedian character Bernard Righton for a new TV series about stand-up greats.
The write advice
Writers' panel announced for Chortle Conference
25/06/2015 … Award-winning comedy writers from radio, TV, film and stand-up are to share their tips at the Chortle Conference.
Comic plays to 2,000 people – after 10 gigs
25/06/2015 … An unknown comic is to perform in front of an audience of 2,000 in a one-off Fringe show.