Radio 4 commissions Lucy Beaumont sitcom
With Maureen Lipman and Norman Lovett
10/10/2014 … Lucy Beaumont has landed her own semi-autobiographical comedy series on Radio 4.
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Thu 09 October 2014
Here come the ghouls: Women lead Ghostbusters reboot
09/10/2014 … A NEW Ghostbusters movie has been confirmed – with a female-led cast.
Kevin Bridges adds extra tour dates
Comedian sold 61,000 tickets yesterday
09/10/2014 … Kevin Bridges has announced three more dates to his 2015 A Whole Different Story.
The comedy club that charges by the laugh
Face-recognition software monitors reactions
09/10/2014 … A comedy club has started charging punters by the laugh.
Wed 08 October 2014
© NBC What's originality got to do with it?
SNL accused of stealing Tina Turner skecth
08/10/2014 … Saturday Night Live has been accused of plagiarism over a Tina Turner parody.
© David Shankbone / Creative Commons Star-studded cast for Dad's Army movie
Catherine Zeta Jones and more join the ensemble
08/10/2014 … The full cast of the film version of Dad’s Army has been revealed.
BBC plans Chris Morris tribute
Three-hour retrospective of his radio work
08/10/2014 … Radio 4 Extra are to air a three-hour retrospective of Chris Morris's work called Raw Meat Radio.
Tue 07 October 2014
Have you got a cracker of a joke?
Gold launches its annual competition
07/10/2014 … TV channel Gold has launched its annual competition to find the best new Christmas cracker joke.