2Northdown's new act finalists named
27/02/2020 … The finalists have been announced for 2Northdown's New Act of 2020 award.
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The art of Simon Munnery
New exhibition of the comedian's work
26/02/2020 … Simon Munnery's stand-up has been called ‘the closest comedy gets to modern art’ – and now it has jumped that divide.
Channel 4 buys The Great
Period comedy with Elle Fanning
26/02/2020 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to a new period comedy about Catherine The Great.
Radio 4 show for Joz Norris
Stand-up special about small talk
26/02/2020 … Joz Norris is to record a half-hour stand-up special for Radio 4.
Rosie & Chris Ramsey bid for live podcast record
Duo to play 11,000-seater arena
26/02/2020 … Rosie and Chris Ramsey are set to break the record for the biggest live podcast with their show Shagged.
Namedropping
BBC axes Sue Perkins panel show
26/02/2020 … The BBC has dropped Sue Perkins’ panel show Insert Name Here.
© BBC/So Television/Christopher Baines Third novel for Graham Norton
'My most personal story to date'
26/02/2020 … Graham Norton his writing his third novel, about the consequences of a devastating fatal car crash in rural Ireland.
Mo Gilligan relaunches his YouTube channel
Just in time for his new tour...
26/02/2020 … He may have come to prominence when his ‘coupla cans’ catchphrase went viral – but comedian Mo Gilligan has largely spurned the world’s…