Freddie Starr 'died of heart disease'
Post-mortem of comedian who died penniless
11/05/2019 … Freddie Starr died of heart disease, a post-mortem has determined.
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Sat 11 May 2019
Third West End run for Adam Kay
Two-week run at the Vaudeville
11/05/2019 … Adam Kay has announced a third West End run for This Is Going To Hurt, based on his bestselling memoirs of his time as a junior NHS doctor The tour…
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Entries open for New Comedian Of The Year
11/05/2019 … Entries are open for the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year.
Fri 10 May 2019
© Hat Trick/BBC Have I Got News For You? Erm, no
Episode pulled over impartiality rules
10/05/2019 … Tonight’s episode of Have I Got News For You was pulled by the BBC over fears it may election rules.
Breaking The News leads Scottish comedy award nominations
Arabella Weir, Bill Patterson and Gavin Mitchell also up for gongs
10/05/2019 … BBC Scotland’s topical panel show Breaking The News leads the nominees in this year’s Scottish Comedy Award.
For she's a jolly good Fellow
Sandi Toksvig honoured by her old college
10/05/2019 … Sandi Toksvig has been made an honorary fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, in what she said was ‘one of the best days of my life’.
Critics maul Chris Addison's first movie
One stars galore for The Hustle
10/05/2019 … Chris Addison’s debut movie has opened to a slew of negative reviews.
Thu 09 May 2019
Adrian Edmondson joins EastEnders
A love interest for Jean Slater
09/05/2019 … Adrian Edmondson is joining the cast of EastEnders.