Catherine Tate's Nan returns
20/05/2015 … Catherine Tate is to make a comeback as her enduring Nan character.
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Wed 20 May 2015
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Celebrity versions of Benchmark announced
20/05/2015 … Jimmy Carr, Vic Reeves, Mark Watson and Jason Byrne are to appear in a celebrity version of Channel 4's new daytime quiz Benchmark.
Radio 4's Sketchorama returns with a new host
...and a reunion of the Penny Dreadfuls troupe
20/05/2015 … Radio 4's Sketchorama showcase is to return with a new host, Isy Suttie.
Catastrophe up for top TV award
20/05/2015 … CATASTROPHE, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's Channel 4 comedy has been shortlisted for the best new programme of the year in the Edinburgh TV Awards, awarded during…
Tue 19 May 2015
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London landmark becomes a comedy venue
19/05/2015 … London landmark The Cutty Sark is to become a comedy venueThe 19th-century clipper is to host a series of Edinburgh previews in its hold in the week running up to…
Star's trek
Rhod Gilbert to tackle Patagonia
19/05/2015 … Rhod Gilbert is to trek Argentina for charity.
Kitson's Polyphony to play Edinburgh
19/05/2015 … DANIEL KITSON is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Mon 18 May 2015
Up Periscope!
Chortle student semi-finals to be streamed live
18/05/2015 … The semi-finals of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award are to be streamed via Periscope.