© Channel 4/Avalon Jenny Eclair joins Taskmaster: The People’s Podcast
08/09/2023 … Jenny Éclair is taking over as host of Taskmaster: The People’s Podcast from Lou Sanders.
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Fri 08 September 2023
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Another two theatres shut over crumbling concrete
RAAC probes at St David’s Hall in Cardiff and the Dixon Studio in Essex
08/09/2023 … St David’s Hall in Cardiff and the Dixon Studio in Essex have become the latest venues forced to close after the discovery of potentially crumbling concrete.
Thu 07 September 2023
© Matt Holyoak Jimmy Carr writes a period comedy film
Fackham Hall to start shooting next year
07/09/2023 … Jimmy Carr has written a period comedy movie, parodying the likes of Downton Abbey and Gosford Park.
Garth Marenghi reveals Incarcerat cover
New horror epic out on Halloween
07/09/2023 … Garth Marenghi has revealed the cover of his new book, Incarcerat.
Twitter user @Alex05923602 suggests Lee Mack might get cancelled
Social media post dominates news agenda
07/09/2023 … A Twitter account with just over 100 followers has suggested that Lee Mack might get ‘cancelled’ over a joke he made at the National Television Awards…
Former Time Out comedy editor Malcolm Hay dies at 82
'He had an unwavering love and dedication to the comedians and the comedy circuit'
07/09/2023 … Former Time Out comedy editor Malcolm Hay has died at the age of 82.
Wed 06 September 2023
© Rumpus Media Joanne McNally and Vogue Williams make an E4 sex show
Podcasters head to Ibiza to explore ' the boundaries of conventional sex’
06/09/2023 … Irish comic Joanne McNally and presenter Vogue Williams have hit Ibiza to explore their sexual boundaries in a new E4 show.
© Avalon When is Taskmaster back on TV?
Series 16 launch date confirmed
06/09/2023 … The 16th series of Taskmaster launches at 9pm on Thursday September 21, Channel 4 has confirmed.