© BBC/Guy Levy 'Chris McCausland is a phenomenon'
Fans go wild for comic's latest Strictly dance
09/11/2024 … Chris McCausland returned to the middle of the Strictly leaderboard tonight, after a couple of wobbly weeks.
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Sat 09 November 2024
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Comics sign up for Lotto series about making dreams come true
Seann Walsh, Olga Koch and Eddie Kadi live out fantasies
09/11/2024 … Seann Walsh, Olga Koch and Eddie Kadi star in a new series promoting the National Lottery.
Fri 08 November 2024
© Netflix Ricky Gervais is nominated for his first Grammy
For a special the critics hated
08/11/2024 … Ricky Gervais has been nominated for his first Grammy award – for a show that was roundly hated by critics.
Brighton set to get a dedicated improv theatre
08/11/2024 … Two performers have launched a crowdfunding campaign to establish a permanent home for improv in Brighton.
Goodness Gracious Me stars reunite for 30th anniversary
Retrospective at Bristol's Slapstick Festival
08/11/2024 … The stars of Goodness Gracious Me are to reunite ahead of its 30th anniversary.
Comics unite for Palestine benefit
08/11/2024 … Comedy stars Josh Widdicombe, Ivo Graham, Jamali Maddix, Rob Beckett, Kerry Godliman and Jen Brister are uniting for a benefit gig for Palestine.
© BBC Glasgow Comedy Festival announces its first shows of 2025
Including Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe – and Nicola Sturgeon
08/11/2024 … The first shows have been announced for next year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Thu 07 November 2024
© Siebbi/CC BY-SA 3.0 Damian Lewis joins Jimmy Carr’s Downton Abbey spoof
Shooting starts on Fackham Hall
07/11/2024 … Damian Lewis and Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton have joined the cast of Jimmy Carr’s Downton Abbey spoof, Fackham Hall.