BBC Scotland axes Fred Macaulay show
But new comedy projects are lined up
16/12/2014 … Fred Macaulay is to be axed from his BBC Radio Scotland slot after 17 years on air.
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Tue 16 December 2014
Mark Watson announces 27-hour show
16/12/2014 … Mark Watson is to embark on another of his marathon stand-up shows – this time lasting 27 hours.
E4 to air The Goldbergs
Nostalgic family sitcom imported
16/12/2014 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to hit US sitcom The Goldbergs.
TV documentary for Elaine C Smith
16/12/2014 … Elaine C Smith’s first stand-up tour in a decade is to captured for a TV documentary.
Mon 15 December 2014
For sale: Bernard Manning's Embassy Club
15/12/2014 … Bernarnd Manning’s comedy club, The Embassy, has been put up for sale.
Sun 14 December 2014
How comedy got me through my divorce
Sarah Millican appears on Desert Island Discs
14/12/2014 … Sarah Millican has spoken of how comedy helped her cope with being dumped after seven years of marriage.
Sat 13 December 2014
Finding comedy in AA
New R4 series about recovering alcoholics
13/12/2014 … Rebecca Front, John Hannah and Sue Johnson are to star in a new comedy set in Alcoholics Anonymous.