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© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Ben Elton wanted him to star in The Wright Way
13/10/2025 … The BBC once rejected Rik Mayall for the lead role in a Ben Elton sitcom, because they feared he was too over-the-top for a mainstream audience.
Character's creator in a podcast available on the NHS
13/10/2025 … Doctors are to prescribe a podcast featuring Jonathan Pie creator Tom Walker on the NHS.
Help research into the state of the industry
13/10/2025 … A major survey into the UK live comedy sector has reopened following requests from those who were unable to participate in its initial launch earlier this year.
© BBC/Fudge Park Productions With Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey
13/10/2025 … Here are the first images from the second series of the BBC comedy Daddy Issues, starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey.
Radio station's Andrew Mensah to host
13/10/2025 … Capital Xtra has confirmed the return of its annual comedy fundraising gig.
New deal signed over comedy's rights
13/10/2025 … The Inbetweeners is set for a long-anticipated comeback.
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
12/10/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Aemen Sukkar Jiksaw The best of the week's live comedy
12/10/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,851 events Chortle currently has listed.
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