Fern Brady to host Edinburgh Fringe showcase for Audible
20/06/2025 … Fern Brady is to introduce a showcase of Edinburgh Fringe comedians for spoken word platform Audible.
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Fri 20 June 2025
BriTANicK get to make a movie... thanks to the Edinburgh Fringe
20/06/2025 … American comedy duo BriTANicK are writing and directing their first film – thanks to an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Simon Day 'distraught' over antisemitic post
Comic says his phone was hacked
20/06/2025 … Fast Show comedian Simon Day has blamed hackers after an antisemitic message was posted on his social media feeds.
Thu 19 June 2025
W1A's Ian Fletcher is back
New series follows him 'helping' the 2026 World Cup organisers
19/06/2025 … He delivered the London Olympics in Twenty Twelve and was ‘head of values’ at the BBC in W1A – now Hugh Bonneville is to return as Ian Fletcher,…
Katherine Ryan joins The Real Housewives of London
...hosting the end-of-series reunion
19/06/2025 … Katherine Ryan is joining The Real Housewives of London.
Shooting starts on The Dry series 3
Recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan is back
19/06/2025 … Filming has begun on the third and final series of ITV’s comedy-drama The Dry, starring Róisín Gallagher as recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan.
Wed 18 June 2025
Aisling Bea announces her first ever tour
Older Than Jesus hits UK theatres next spring
18/06/2025 … She’s been a stalwart of TV comedy ever since she broke through more than a dozen years ago – now Aisling Bea is embarking on her first-ever tour.
© Netflix Tom Segura has more Bad Thoughts
Netflix renews dark comedy show for a second season
18/06/2025 … Netflix has commissioned a second series of Tom Segura’s dark comedy series Bad Thoughts.