Au revoir, au revoir to 'Allo 'Allo's Monsieur Leclerc
Actor Robin Parkinson dies at 92
11/05/2022 … Robin Parkinson, who played Ernest Leclerc in 'Allo 'Allo!, has died at the age 92.
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© Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan/CC BY-SA 2.0 Simon Pegg to star in Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose
A real-life story from the 1930s
10/05/2022 … Simon Pegg is to star in a new film based on the real-life story of a psychoanalyst investigating claims of a talking mongoose.
Milking the laughs...
Former dairy becomes a comedy venue
10/05/2022 … A former dairy is being reimagined as a comedy club.
Rhys Darby stars alongside Prince Harry
Comic films a sketch about sustainable travel
10/05/2022 … Rhys Darby stars with Prince Harry in a new video promoting a sustainable travel initiative.
Mon 09 May 2022
World tour for YouTube comedian Daniel Howell
We’re All Doomed! includes two dates at London Palladium
09/05/2022 … YouTube comedian Daniel Howell has his first solo worldwide tour, which will take him across Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand as well as the UK.
David Nobbs competition writing prize announces judges
Who'll be deciding the £1,000 winner
09/05/2022 … The judges have been announced for the final round of the new comedy writing competition run by the David Nobbs Memorial Trust.
Mike Cox is the Not So New Comedian Of The Year
09/05/2022 … Policeman-turned-comedian Mike Cox has won the Museum of Comedy’s ‘Not So New Comedian Of The Year’ title for 2022.
Sun 08 May 2022
© UKTV James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe may take Hypothetical on tour
'It would be really fun to do a live version'
08/05/2022 … James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe could take their panel show Hypothetical out on the road.