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Backlash as McVitie's seeks free gags for its Penguin bars
12/09/2020 … Biscuit giant McVitie’s has been slated after asking people to supply jokes for its packaging for free.
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Sat 12 September 2020
Michael McIntyre writes a second autobiography
Follow-up to 2010's Life And Laughing out next year
12/09/2020 … Michael McIntyre is writing a second volume of his autobiography, to be released next year.
Fri 11 September 2020
New tour for Daniel Kitson
But he'll be playing to empty theatres
11/09/2020 … Daniel Kitson has announced a new live show about the pandemic, which he will perform in empty theatres.
Daisy May Cooper names her baby in honour of late co-star Michael Sleggs
'May the spirit of Sluggs live on!'
11/09/2020 … This Country co-creator Daisy May Cooper has named her new baby after her late co-star Michael Sleggs.
© Mark Harrison/Avalon/Britbox Spitting Image reveals launch date - and new puppets
Comedians join cast and writing team, too
11/09/2020 … Spitting Image producers have released images of four more of their satirical puppets today, while announcing that the series will launch on BritBox on October 3.
Thu 10 September 2020
© Keith Lemon/Instagram Emily Atack and Laura Whitmore sign up to Celebrity Juice
New team captains to join Keith Lemon
10/09/2020 … Emily Atack and Laura Whitmore are to be the new team captains on funnyman Keith Lemon’s Celebrity Juice, ITV2 has announced.
© HBO Max BBC buys Anna Kendrick comedy Love Life
Ten-part series coming to BBC One
10/09/2020 … The BBC has bought the romantic comedy anthology series Love Life, starring Anna Kendrick.
BBC orders shows from Northern Irish comics
Commissions for Shane Todd and Paddy Raff
10/09/2020 … Northern Irish comedians Shane Todd and Paddy Raff have been commissioned to make new shows for the BBC.