Omid Djalili set to front ITV quiz show
New daytime show from makers of The Chase
04/10/2019 … Omid Djalili is set to host an ITV daytime quiz show from the makers of The Chase.
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Fri 04 October 2019
Michael Palin 'feels like a GTI' after heart op
But doctors tell him to take three months off
04/10/2019 … Sir Michael Palin has revealed that he’s on the road to recovery following his four-hour open heart surgery.
Thu 03 October 2019
Simon Brodkin announces 2020 tour
Lee Nelson prankster performing as himself
03/10/2019 … Comedian and prankster Simon Brodkin has announced his first tour as himself.
Monty Python album re-released on vinyl
To mark the troupe's 50th anniversary
03/10/2019 … Monty Python Sings (Again) is being reissued on vinyl tomorrow as part of the c troupe’s 50 -year anniversary.
Tom Davis pilots comedy football show
03/10/2019 … Murder In Successville’s Tom Davis is shooting a pilot show with Jamie Redknapp and his dad Harry.
Comics to honour Sean Hughes
Tribute gig on his 54th birthday, as his last stand-up gig is aired
03/10/2019 … Friends of Sean Hughes are to pay tribute by performing some of the late comedian’s work on what would have been his 54th birthday.
When is Tim Minchin's Upright coming to TV?
03/10/2019 … Sky has announced the launch date of Tim Minchin’s new comedy Upright.
Wed 02 October 2019
Netflix orders Iliza Shlesinger sketch show
Six half-hours from US comedian
02/10/2019 … American comedian Iliza Shlesinger is to make a self-titled sketch show for Netflix.