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Tue 21 January 2020
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Katy Wix writes her memoirs
'Shocking, raw and darkly funny;
21/01/2020 … Comedy actor Katy Wix is writing a ‘shocking, raw and darkly funny’ memoir.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s new show is coming to the UK
HBO's Run to air on Sky's new comedy channel
21/01/2020 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s next comedy, Run, is coming to British TV, thanks to Sky's new comedy channel.
Karen Dunbar to play Lady Bracknell
New stage production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.
21/01/2020 … Scottish comedy star Karen Dunbar is to play Lady Bracknell in a new stage production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.
Noel Fielding pilots new creativity gameshow
21/01/2020 … Noel Fielding is piloting a new TV show celebrating the creativity of celebrities.
Mon 20 January 2020
John Bishop announces 'warm-up' tour
...in 2,000-seaters with tickets priced up to £38!
20/01/2020 … When is a tour not a tour? John Bishop has announced almost 50 dates running across the whole of the year – yet all are described as ‘warm-up…
Stop this hooky Del Boy show!
Legal action launched over Only Fools dining experience
20/01/2020 … Producers of a ‘hooky’ live show based on Only Fools and Horses are being sued by the estate of the sitcom's creator John Sullivan.
Lee Mack pilots ITV game show
20/01/2020 … Lee Mack is piloting a new game show for ITV.