© BBC Only Fools actor Patrick Murray dies at 68
Mickey Pearce actor had a history of ill health
02/10/2025 … Patrick Murray – who played Mickey Pearce in Only Fools And Horses – has died at the age of 68.
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Thu 02 October 2025
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Harry Shearer pens a J Edgar Hoover musical
Premiering in London next summer
02/10/2025 … Simpsons and Spinal Tap star Harry Shearer has written a comedy musical about FBI founder J Edgar Hoover.
Stand-up fans asked to help fund Live Comedy Association
Voluntary £1 levy at Manchster's Frog & Bucket
02/10/2025 … Comedy fans going to shows at Manchester’s Frog & Bucket club are being asked to donate an extra £1 on the ticket price to support the Live Comedy…
Demetriou and Demri-Burns join Hollywood comedy
Detals of Close Personal Friends still under wraps
02/10/2025 … Stath Lets Flats stars Natasia Demetriou and Dustin Demri-Burns have joined the cast of a new Hollywood comedy film Close Personal Friends.
© Big Talk/BBC Muscled out
Gym-based comedy Peacock is dropped by the BBC
02/10/2025 … Gym-based sitcom Peacock will not be back for a third series, the BBC has confirmed.
Paul O’Grady’s producer lifts the lid on working with the 'national treasure'
'Portrait of a gifted entertainer' launches with two live events next month
02/10/2025 … Paul O’Grady’s long-serving radio producer has written a story about their 20 years working together.
Wed 01 October 2025
© Alex Lake Romesh Ranganathan heads big Sudan benefit
01/10/2025 … Romesh Ranganathan is headlining a last-minute benefit to raise money for Unicef’s work in Sudan.
Tue 30 September 2025
© @lou_em Instagram Book deal for Rob Beckett's wife Lou
About being the 'default parent' in a family
30/09/2025 … Rob Beckett's wife Lou has landed a book deal.