Comedians' tributes to Sean Hughes released
It's What He Wouldn't Have Wanted memorial shows out as video downloads
14/11/2022 … Two shows celebrating the poetry, prose and life of comedian Sean Hughes have been released as a digital download.
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Mon 14 November 2022
© Quay Street Productions/ITVX Mark Heap joins ITVX's Significant Other
Alongside Katherine Parkinson, Youssef Kerkour and Kéllé Bryan
14/11/2022 … A host of actors including Friday Night Dinner's Mark Heap have joined the cast of ITVX’s new comedy-drama, Significant Other.
© Joe Lycett/Twitter Joe Lycett threatens to shred £10k in David Beckham protest
Comic puts his own cash on the line to highlight Qatari abuses
14/11/2022 … Joe Lycett has pledged put £10,000 of his own money into a shredder if David Beckham does not end his lucrative Qatari deal to promote the…
Sun 13 November 2022
© UKTV I'm a comedian, get me out of here...
The return of outsiders and the rest of the week's best comedy on TV and radio
13/11/2022 … The best of the week’s comedy on TV, radio and on demand… Sunday November 13 DAD’S ARMY: A screening of the 2016 movie based on the classic…
Jerry Sadowitz plays his biggest show in 40 years
13/11/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 3,918 events Chortle currently has listed.
© NBC 'It shouldn’t be this scary to talk about anything'
Dave Chappelle complains his job is becoming 'incredible difficult'
13/11/2022 … Dave Chappelle complained that his job has become ‘incredibly difficult’ because of the backlash he gets for raising controversial opinions on stage.
© BBC 'I can smell the fish and chips...'
Ellie Taylor has her sights on Strictly's Blackpool show after wowing judges
13/11/2022 … Ellie Taylor has ended up in sixth place on the leaderboard in week eight of Strictly Come Dancing.
Sat 12 November 2022
Peter Kay extends his tour to 2025
As virtual queues for tickets top 400,000
12/11/2022 … More dates have been added to Peter Kay’s tour, extending it to April 2025.