Terry Jones statue appeal hits its target
£120,000 to make the Python's tribute a reality
14/02/2025 … The campaign to erect a statue of Terry Jones in his seaside hometown of Colwyn Bay hits its £120,000 target in less than six months.
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Fri 14 February 2025
Katherine Ryan and Jason Manford join Sky's Tinsel Town movie
Plus Asim Chaudhry Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal and more
14/02/2025 … Comedians Jason Manford, Asim Chaudhry, Mawaan Rizwan and Katherine Ryan have joined the cast of Sky’s next festive comedy film, Tinsel Town.
Peter Kay tribute act Simon Mark dies unexpectedly
Performer passed away in his sleep
14/02/2025 … Peter Kay tribute act Simon Mark has died unexpectedly in his sleep, leaving his loved ones in ‘massive shock’.
Alan Carr's looking for geniuses
New Channel 4 show with Susie Dent
14/02/2025 … Alan Carr is to front a new Channel 4 reality show seeking to uncover ‘the country’s most gifted and unsung minds’.
Thu 13 February 2025
Samantha Day wins Leicester's Silver Stand-Up contest
13/02/2025 … Samantha Day has been crowned winner of the Silver Stand-Up competition at Leicester Comedy Festival.
© Channel 4 / Big Talk Mitchell and Webb are back
New sketch show with a host of new comedy talent
13/02/2025 … David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a new sketch show.
Village People vs Jim Jefferies
Band sues comic over the 'defamatory' suggestion that YMCA might be a bit gay
13/02/2025 … The Village People are threatening to sue Jim Jefferies for daring to suggest that YMCA might be a celebration of gay sex The Australian comedian was served with…
© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 Matt Forde to interview Kemi Badenoch and Michael Gove
For his live Political Party podcast show
13/02/2025 … Matt Forde is to interview Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and former Cabinet minister Michael Gove on stage for his Political Party podcast.