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New series from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee
22/10/2025 … Areal O’Hanlon and Tom Basden have joined the cast of How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, the new comedy-thriller from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee.
© UKTV Ab Fab reunion as work starts on a Christmas special
21/10/2025 … Ab Fab stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are to reunite in a special Christmas episode of Amandaland.
20/10/2025 … Comedy star Angie Le Mar is joining the cast of a new radio 4 sitcom – written by and starring her son Travis Jay.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo But writer vows to 'hold officers accountable' over his Heathrow arrest
20/10/2025 … Graham Linehan is to face no further action over the anti-trans tweets that got him arrested at Heathrow Airport.
TLC channel picks up the axed BBC panel show
20/10/2025 … Mock the Week is set to return after six years.
© John McMurtrie The best of the week's live comedy
19/10/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,677 events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
19/10/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Heats and final in London next month
17/10/2025 … The British Comedy Guide has announced a new stand-up contest for open mic comedians.
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