© BBC It Ain't Half Hot Mum's John Clegg dies at 90
Actor played La Di Da Gunner Graham in all 56 episodes
21/08/2024 … John Clegg, who played La Di Da Gunner Graham, in It Ain't Half Hot Mum, has died at the age of 90.
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Wed 21 August 2024
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The funniest Jewish jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe
21/08/2024 … The best Jewish jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe have been revealed.
Liverpool greenlights Ken Dodd Happiness Centre
How tickled they are to get planning permission
21/08/2024 … Plans have been approved for The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre to go ahead in Liverpool.
Are these the best posters at the Edinburgh Fringe?
21/08/2024 … Abi Clarke and the double bill of Iain Pringle and Paddy Linton have the best comedy posters at the Edinburgh Fringe, it has been decided.
Tue 20 August 2024
Sam Campbell to make a Channel 4 comedy
Make This Movie is a 'new-era comedy gang-show'
20/08/2024 … Sam Campbell is to make a Channel 4 comedy, playing a hotshot director scouring the country for everyday people who have an idea for a feature film – which…
Reginald D Hunter tried to quell 'antisemitic' crowd
New footage shows comic urging calm at controversial Edinburgh Fringe gig
20/08/2024 … New footage has emerged of Reginald D Hunter telling his audience to ‘end this peacefully’ after tensions were inflamed by his anti-Israel joke at the…
Elf Lyons wins Comedians Choice 2024 award
Ian Lockwood best newcomer, Alex Petty best person
20/08/2024 … Elf Lyons’s show Horses has been voted the best at the Edinburgh Fringe by fellow comics.
Mon 19 August 2024
© CNN Team captains revealed for America's Have I Got News For You
Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black to star alongside Roy Wood Jr
19/08/2024 … Comedians Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black are to be team captains on the US remake of Have I Got News For You, it has been revealed.