© C4/Avalon C4 to air a Taskmasker spin-off
Compilation show after series 17 ends
22/05/2024 … Channel 4 is to air a series of Taskmaster specials in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne go behind the scenes on the show.
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Wed 22 May 2024
© C4/Avalon Tue 21 May 2024
Frank Skinner extends his 30 Years Of Dirt tour
21/05/2024 … Frank Skinner has announced an extra 24 dates for his 30 Years of Dirt tour this autumn.
Taskmaster VR gets a release date
Play along with Greg and Alex from June 13
21/05/2024 … The virtual reality Taskmaster game has been given a release date – June 13.
Jack Dee announces Small World tour
21/05/2024 … Jack Dee has announced a major UK tour, performing 90 dates of his new show Small World, from September 2024 through to the end of 2025.
Eleanor Morton writes her first book
Life Lessons From Historical Women out in August
21/05/2024 … Eleanor Morton has written her first book – a self-help tome based on the lives of famous women from the past.
Mon 20 May 2024
Outlaws series 3 could be the last
...as Stephen Merchant plans a stand-up tour
20/05/2024 … Stephen Merchant says he has no plans to make any more Outlaws - but is working on a stand-up show instead.
Entries open for BBC New Comedy Awards 2024
As Babatunde Aléshé named head judge
20/05/2024 … Entries have opened for this year’s BBC New Comedy Awards.
© BBC/Baby Cow Filming starts on new Alan Partridge series
'Possibly the first documentary to address the issue of mental wellness'
20/05/2024 … Steve Coogan has begun filming the new Alan Partridge documentary series And Did Those Feet… Shooting began last week in the South of England and, in character,…