Radio 4 in the market for more Simon Evans
29/04/2015 … SIMON EVANS is to record a second series of his comedy-economics show for Radio 4.
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Wed 29 April 2015
© BBC Mrs Brown speaks out on gay marriage
Video goes viral as Irish vote looms
29/04/2015 … Brendan O'Carroll has lent his support to gay marriage by releasing a sincere video calling for equality, in the guise of Mrs Brown.
© BBC Peter Kay's Car Share breaks record
29/04/2015 … Peter Kay’s Car Share has broken records on the BBC iPlayer.
Comics to voice Disney cartoon
Marc Wootton and Kayvan Novak sign up for Counterfeit Cat
29/04/2015 … Marc Wootton and Kayvan Novak are to voice a new animated comedy series for satellite channel Disney XD.
Paddy McGuinness to star in Coronation Street
Let the comic see the cobbles...
29/04/2015 … Paddy McGuinness has landed a guest role in Coronation Street.
Tue 28 April 2015
© BBC Sandi Toksvig quits the News Quiz
28/04/2015 … Sandi Toksvig is quitting Radio 4’s The News Quiz after 28 series at the helm.
Keith Harris dies
28/04/2015 … Comic ventriloquist Keith Harris, best known for performances with his puppet Orville, has died at the age of 67, his agent has said.
Listen to the voicemails of the stars
Not phone-hacking, a new Kayvan Novak comedy
28/04/2015 … Forget phone-hacking – Kayvan Novak is making a new comedy show in which he imagines the messages left on the answerphones of famous people.