Ronnie Golden dies at 78
Tributes flood in for comedian and musician
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Jack Rooke writes a 'comedy romp' based on the Spice Girls
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Katherine Ryan apologises for Victoria Beckham gag
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New images from C4's new comedy It Gets Worse
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Blue plaque to honour Desmond's place in history
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First look at Charlie Brooker's new detective spoof
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Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade to front new comedy game show
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No second series for How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
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The next series of Ted Danson‘s A Man On The Inside will be the last, Netflix…
Sara Pascoe: Sewing Bee dumped me for a younger woman
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Laura Smyth pulls her stand-up tour
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Features
The 1990s sitcom that was far superior to Friends
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'It's easier to identify birds if you’re with someone who knows what one is'
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Have I Got News For You rapped over Victoria Beckham joke
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Dom McGovern and Dan Wye launch podcast
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Videos
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che talked about Donald Trump picking up China’s President Xi from the airport on the US edition of Saturday Night Live.
They also spoke about the White House launching Trump TV, the United National general assembly and Defense Secretary using a transphobic slur.
And later Jeremy Culhane returned as right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson to give his thoughts on the summer’s blockbusters.
SNL: Donald Trump picking up China’s President Xi
Weekend Update with Michael Che and Colin Jost
From Saturday Night Live UK
On SNL UK's Weekend Update
From Randy Rainbow