Adil Ray to host new ITV game show
Word-based show Lingo seeks contestants
13/08/2020 … Citizen Khan star Adil Ray is to host a new ITV show based on word games.
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Thu 13 August 2020
Tim Minchin releases a new single, Apart Together
Title track from his first studio album
13/08/2020 … Tim Minchin has released the title track from his first studio album, Apart Together.
Wed 12 August 2020
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gets a gritty reboot
Bidding war sparked by viral video
12/08/2020 … Will Smith’s 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is set to be rebooted – as a gritty drama.
Tue 11 August 2020
Steve Coogan mulls a big Alan Partridge live tour
'I think in the next couple of years....'
11/08/2020 … Steve Coogan is considering a new tour in the guise of Alan Partridge, for the first time in a decade.
Radio 4 orders stand-up series from Jamie McDonald
About his experiences of being blind
11/08/2020 … Radio 4 has commissioned a new stand-up series from comedian Jamie MacDonald.
Second Radio 4 series for Darren Harriott
11/08/2020 … Radio 4 has ordered more episodes of Darren Harriott’s stand-up show Black Label.
Alan Carr to present Interior Design Masters
Taking over from Fearne Cotton on BBC Two show
11/08/2020 … Alan Carr is taking over from Fearne Cotton as presenter of BBC Two’s Interior Design Masters.
Mon 10 August 2020
Octopus Energy bungs Leicester Comedy Festival a few squid
...as comedians perform for their staff meetings
10/08/2020 … The 700-plus employees of Octopus Energy are getting comedy performances as part of their weekly staff meeting.