© Helen Maybanks The Shark Is Broken heads to Broadway
New York run for the comedy about the making of Jaws
25/04/2023 … The Shark Is Broken, the stage comedy set during the making of Jaws, is heading to Broadway.
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Tue 25 April 2023
© Helen Maybanks 
'I won't share a stage with Dapper Laughs comedian'
Kate Barron pulls out of Comedy Unleashed gig after discovering Daniel O’Reilly was also on the bill
25/04/2023 … A comedian has pulled out of a gig after learning she would be sharing a stage with Dapper Laughs creator Daniel O’Reilly.
© C4 Peter Davison joins The Windsors
25/04/2023 … Peter Davison has joined the cast of The Windsors Coronation special.
BBC buys Norwegian comedy Afterglow
About a woman diagnosed with cancer
25/04/2023 … The BBC has acquired Norwegian comedy drama Afterglow for BBC Four and BBC iPlayer.
Joe Pasquale writes a new book of horror stories
Of Mice And Wolfmen out in June
25/04/2023 … Joe Pasquale has written a new book of horror stories.
© BBC Quizzer takes Mastermind title – thanks to Extras
Ricky Gervais sitcom was Stuart Fields' specialist subject
25/04/2023 … Stuart Field has been crowned 2023 Mastermind champion after answering questions on the Ricky Gervais sitcom Extras.
Griff Rhys Jones calls off his tour
Citing ‘unforeseen personal circumstances’
25/04/2023 … Griff Rhys Jones has pulled his stand-up tour, citing ‘unforeseen personal circumstances’.
Mon 24 April 2023
© Lia Toby/Getty Images for Bafta Baftas for Lisa McGee and Adam Kay
24/04/2023 … Lisa McGee has won a Bafta for writing Derry Girls.