BBC axes Newsjack
Topical comedy show dropped after 12 years
17/09/2021 … The BBC has axed its topical comedy show Newsjack after 12 years.
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Fri 17 September 2021
© NBC Farewell to Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Final episode airs (contains spoilers)
17/09/2021 … American police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine came to an end after eight seasons last night.
Vic Reeves joins Jools Holland on tour
17/09/2021 … Vic Reeves is to tour with Jools Holland’s band later this year.
© BBC Studios Inside No 9 reveals series 7 guest stars
Including Diane Morgan, Jessica Hynes – and a reunion with Mark Gatiss
17/09/2021 … Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will be reunited with their League Of Gentlemen co-star Mark Gatiss in series seven of Inside No 9.
Thu 16 September 2021
© Love Productions Sara Pascoe joins The Great British Sewing Bee
16/09/2021 … Sara Pascoe is replacing Joe Lycett as the host of The Great British Sewing Bee.
© Endemol Shine UK Would I Lie To You? named best comedy
By the Television and Radio Industries Club
16/09/2021 … Would I Lie To You? was named best comedy at the TRIC Awards last night, as the ceremony season continues apace.
What Nadine Dorries thinks it's not OK to joke about
...the new Culture Secretary who thinks 'snowflakes' are killing comedy
16/09/2021 … New Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries believes ‘Left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy’ – but she has also been quick to censure sitcoms she…
© Dylan Parrin Assembly Garden will return to Coventry
16/09/2021 … It was intended as a City of Culture pop-up, but Assembly Festival Garden will return to Coventry next year after proving a hit with audiences.