© Dick Thomas Johnson/CC BY-SA 2.0 Felicity Jones to star in Simon Amstell’s new film
Maria is being shot this autumn
05/05/2022 … Star Wars actress Felicity Jones has signed up to star in Simon Amstell’s new film, Maria.
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© BBC Comic Smashbengali lands BBC Asian Network show
From YouTube to weekend breakfast show...
05/05/2022 … Hashu Mohammed, the comedian and YouTuber known as Smashbengali, is to take over the weekend breakfast show on the BBC Asian Network.
Frank Skinner to return to the Fringe
Another 1,281 Edinburgh shows go on sale today
05/05/2022 … Frank Skinner, Phil Wang, Al Murray and Ed Gamble are among the comedians heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Wed 04 May 2022
Judy Murray to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut
One of a new batch of shows announced by Gilded Balloon
04/05/2022 … Tennis coach Judy Murray is to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut this year.
Channel 4 buys Katherine Parkinson comedy Spreadsheet
About a woman seeking sex with no strings attached
04/05/2022 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to Australian comedy series Spreadsheet, starring Katherine Parkinson as a newly divorced mother seeking sex with no strings attached.
Dave Chappelle attacked on stage
Assailant then 'got his ass kicked'
04/05/2022 … Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage last night during his appearance at the Netflix Is A Joke festival in Los Angeles.
© Karla Gowlett Underbelly announces a new batch of 2022 Fringe shows
Including Rachel Parris, Geoff Norcott and Austentatious
04/05/2022 … Underbelly has today announced another 61 shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Stewart Lee back on the BBC
Snowflake and Tornado filmed as stand-up specials
04/05/2022 … Stewart Lee’s current stand-up tour is to be broadcast on the BBC as two stand-up specials.