John Bishop cancels Dublin shows on 'compassionate grounds'
Understudy steps in on Mother Goose
23/03/2023 … John Bishop has been forced to pull out of his appearances in Dublin this week on compassionate grounds.
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Thu 23 March 2023
Sooz Kempner stars in Doctor Who spin-off
But fans are not impressed at the first glimpse of her assassin, Doom
23/03/2023 … Sooz Kempner is to star in a Doctor Who spin-off project as ‘the universe's greatest assassin’.
© Mark Senior Spitting Image heads to the West End
Musical stage show transfers from Birmingham
23/03/2023 … The Spitting Image stage show is transferring to the West End.
© BBC Frankie Boyle returns to Edinburgh Fringe
David O’Doherty, Ed Byrne and Reginald D Hunter also join Assembly line-up
23/03/2023 … Frankie Boyle will be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Wed 22 March 2023
Showstopper! finds a new West End home
Improvised musical now has a residency at the Cambridge Theatre
22/03/2023 … The West End version of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical! is on the move.
Adrian Edmondson writes his memoirs
22/03/2023 … Adrian Edmondson has written an autobiography, to be released in September.
British comics star in US panel show The Great American Joke Off
From the co-creator of Mock The Week
22/03/2023 … American TV viewers are to be introduced to Ed Gamble, Tom Allen, Milton Jones, Glenn Moore, and Rhys James when a new panel show starts in the US next week.
© Joe Lycett/Twitter Which comedians are up for Baftas in 2023?
22/03/2023 … Lee Mack, Mo Gilligan, Rosie Jones, Diane Morgan, Lucy Beaumont, Stephen Merchant and Joe Lycett are among the nominees for this year’s Bafta awards announced…