© Matt Crockett Joe Lycett to host BBC life-drawing event
24/08/2021 … Joe Lycett is to present a two-hour live life-drawing session on the BBC next month.
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Tue 24 August 2021
© Matt Crockett Mon 23 August 2021
© UKTV Taskmaster sets series 13 recording dates
Plus Champions of Champions special
23/08/2021 … The recording dates of the 13th series of Taskmaster have been set – including the next Champion Of Champions special.
© BBC/Hungry McBear Michael McIntyre exports The Wheel to the US
23/08/2021 … Michael McIntyre is exporting his BBC game show The Wheel to the US – with him as host.
© BBC Matt Lucas and Kathy Burke join RuPaul's Drag Race
Celebrity judges for the new series
23/08/2021 … Matt Lucas and Kathy Burke are to be among the guest judges on the next series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, it has been revealed.
Absolute Radio moves into scripted comedy
Shaun Keaveny to narrate rock and roll myths
23/08/2021 … Absolute Radio has announced its first scripted comedy series.
© ITV Joel Dommett to compete in TV motoring show
Comic lined up for Gassed Up with rapper Mist
23/08/2021 … Joel Dommett is set to appear in the BBC’s new ‘high octane’ motoring show Gassed Up.
John Cleese to explore 'cancel culture' in comedy
23/08/2021 … John Cleese is to make a new Channel 4 series about so-called ‘cancel culture’.
Sun 22 August 2021
Woman collapses at Adam Kay show
NHS staff to the rescue... again
22/08/2021 … Adam Kay had to cut short his show at the Manchester Opera House last night when a woman collapsed in the audience.