Peter Serafinowicz joins Miranda Hart movie
Alongside Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham
25/04/2014 … Peter Serafinowicz has joined the cast of Miranda Hart’s first Hollywood movie, Spy.
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Fri 25 April 2014
'Mrs Doyle' joins EastEnders
25/04/2014 … PAULINE McLYNNE, best known as Father Ted's Mrs Doyle, is joining the cast of EastEnders.
Comedy club scraps admission fee
Are audiences no longer willing to pay for comedy?
25/04/2014 … An established London comedy club is scrapping its admission fees in the face of slumping audiences.
Thu 24 April 2014
Louis CK 'funniest man alive'
24/04/2014 … AMERICAN GQ magazine has named Louis CK the funniest person alive, just ahead of Amy Schumer.
Python gig to air at 450 UK cinemas
24/04/2014 … The Last Night Of The Pythons gig at London’s O2 Arena is to be broadcast to 1,500 cinemas around the world.
Wed 23 April 2014
Sky renews League Of Their Own until 2017
23/04/2014 … Sky has signed a new deal for 30 new episodes of comedy sports quiz A League Of Their Own – ensuring the show stays on air until 2017.
© BBC Book deal for David Mitchell
Observer columns and more to be published in November
23/04/2014 … David Mitchell has signed a book deal to release his Observer columns and other, new material in time for Christmas.
Tue 22 April 2014
Veep to get a 4th season
22/04/2014 … Armando Iannucci’s American political comedy Veep has been renewed for a fourth series.