Michael McIntyre launches festive fundraiser
04/11/2014 … Michael McIntyre is to return to the Hammersmith Apollo for his fifth Christmas charity show.
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Tue 04 November 2014
Mon 03 November 2014
Comics Moving On to drama
BBC One roles for McCasuland and Crilley
03/11/2014 … Comedy names including Anna Crilly, Chris McCausland and Neil Fitzmaurice are to appear in the new series of BBC One daytime drama Moving On.
Alan Carr announces mammoth tour
03/11/2014 … Alan Carr has announced a mammoth 2015 tour entitled Yap, Yap Yap.
Douglas Adams's secret stash revealed
Hitchhikers Guide material to get its first airing
03/11/2014 … Details of the previously unseen Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy material to be exclusively performed at Chortle's comedy book festival have been revealed.
Frankie Boyle film premiere set
03/11/2014 … GASPING, the short film directed by Still Game's Greg Hemphill and starring Frankie Boyle, playing a recovering alcholic in his first big-screen role, is to get…
Sun 02 November 2014
A toast to Toast!
02/11/2014 … The comedy week aheadTodayTV: The Simpsons take over Channel 4 this afternoon, with six hours from Springfield starting at 12.
Sat 01 November 2014
© BBC/Fremantle Productions Count from 2 to 1
01/11/2014 … COUNT ARTHUR STRONG will transfer from BBC Two to BBC One for its second series, due to air early next year, co-writer Graham Linehan has announced on Twitter.
The truth behind the 'tears of a clown' cliche
01/11/2014 … Comedians tend to be emotionally disturbed people – but usually stop short of developing serious mental health issues.