© Channel 4 Mitchell and Webb's sitcom Back could get a US remake
Writer Simon Blackwell is adapting his scripts
01/10/2024 … The David Mitchell and Robert Webb sitcom Back could be heading for a US remake.
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Tue 01 October 2024
© Channel 4 Mon 30 September 2024
Andy Hamilton reschedules tour over health issues
Comic and writer's shows had been due to start this week
30/09/2024 … Andy Hamilton has postponed his tour that was due to start this week because of ‘unexpected health issues’.
Chris McCausland adds more tour dates
...on the back of his Strictly success
30/09/2024 … Chris McCausland has added new batch of dates to his stand-up tour as he continues to wow viewers on Strictly Come Dancing.
Sun 29 September 2024
Pierre Novellie hits the road
The best of the week's live comedy
29/09/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,894 events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC / Studio Hamburg UK Greg Davies is back as The Cleaner
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
29/09/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday September 30 FAITHLESS: This new six-part comedy form Northern Ireland, tells the…
Sat 28 September 2024
© BBC/Guy Levy ‘You made it look easy'
Chris McCausland has another strong week on Strictly
28/09/2024 … Chris McCausland came sixth in the leaderboard in his second appearance on Strictly Come Dancing last night.
Jon Stewart: Streamers are killing the comedy writing process
Silicon Valley thinks writers' rooms are inefficient, he says
28/09/2024 … Tech companies are destroying the American tradition of comedy writers’ rooms, Jon Stewart has said.
Dara O Briain joins Radio 4’s Curious Cases
28/09/2024 … Dara O Briain has joined Radio 4’s Curious Cases with mathematician Hannah Fry.