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© BBC/Owl Power Duo's first venture outside the British Isles for Christmas special
29/11/2022 … Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have filmed their first episode of Gone Fishing outside the British Isles.
© BBC/Merman ...including the return of Joanna Lumley
29/11/2022 … Motherland is to return for a Christmas special, with Joanna Lumley making a return to the cast.
© BBC With guest stars Shobna Gulati and Simon Callow
29/11/2022 … Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have made an Inside No 9 Christmas special.
Full guest list for Mo Gilligan show released
29/11/2022 … The full guest list has been released for Mo Gilligan’s new music game show, That’s My Jam , which launches on Saturday December 17 at 9pm.
© Boffola Pictures 28/11/2022 … Daisy-May Cooper series Am I Being Unreasonable? has been shortlisted for two categories in the Broadcast Awards.
Including a date at Romford, where Darkplace was set
28/11/2022 … Matthew Holness has announced a 21-date extension of his book tour in the guise of cult horror writer Garth Marenghi.
Mark Gatiss takes on a spooky mission
28/11/2022 … It may sound like another desperate Alan Partridge pitch, but the League Of Gentleman's Mark Gatiss is to go ghost-hunting with Rev Richard Coles for a Radio…
Eight writers land places on mentorship scheme
28/11/2022 … Eight new comedy writers have landed a place on a six-month paid training programme to develop a new piece of work, with the aid of some well-established mentors.
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