© Ricardo Liberato/CC BY-SA 2.0 Benny Hill is back on TV
'Cancelled' comedian's shows make a return after 20 years
18/11/2021 … The Benny Hill Show is returning to TV tonight after an absence of almost 20 years.
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Thu 18 November 2021
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Leicester Comedy Festival returns with 800 shows
'Comedians really need to try out new stuff'
18/11/2021 … Leicester Comedy Festival has announced its 2022 programme with more than 800 performances of 560-plus shows in 64 venues.
© BBC Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse to mark 100 years of the BBC
New spoof The Love Box In Your Living Room
18/11/2021 … Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are to make a mockumentary based on 100 years of BBC output.
Wed 17 November 2021
© BBC/Hat Trick Who is on Live At The Apollo tonight? Series 16 Episode 2
Loyiso Gola, Scott Bennett and Helen Bauer
17/11/2021 … Tonight on Live at The Apollo, Loyiso Gola introduces comedians Scott Bennett and Helen Bauer.
Sunderland gets a new comedy venue
17/11/2021 … Sunderland’s new dedicated comedy venue, the Dun Cow, opens next week The 60-seater has been constructed on the first floor the ornate Dun Cow, an…
Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement announce live dates
Comedy writers 'in conversation' gigs
17/11/2021 … Comedy writers Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement have announced two ‘in conversation with…’ shows for next year.
Filming starts on Bloods series 2
Samson Kayo and Jane Horrock return in Sky's paramedic comedy
17/11/2021 … Filming has begun on a second series of Sky’s paramedic comedy Bloods.
Tue 16 November 2021
© Avalon/Netflix New Netflix special for Russell Howard
...accompanied by a documentary about his stand-up during the pandemic
16/11/2021 … Russell Howard is to release a Netflix stand-up special and a documentary about trying to keep performing during the Covid pandemic.