© Rob Parfitt / Channel 4 Second series for Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
11/12/2025 … Channel 4 has ordered a second series of Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping.
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Thu 11 December 2025
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Andy Dick: 'I don’t mind doing a little crack every now and then'
US comic's confession after he's found passed out in the street
11/12/2025 … American comedian Andy Dick has admitted smoking crack after being found collapsed and unresponsive on Hollywood Boulevard this week.
Wed 10 December 2025
Paul Whitehouse stages West End benefit gig
10/12/2025 … Paul Whitehouse has put together a West End charity gig, featuring many of his Fast Show co-stars.
© Beth Moar Return of scheme to finance a debut Fringe run
Scottish comics invited to apply now
10/12/2025 … A comedy producer is offering to fund one Scottish comedian’s debut at the Edinburgh Fringe for next year.
West End to host a Big Jewish Comedy Gala
'It means a great deal to know there's still support in our industry'
10/12/2025 … A major West End theatre is to host a showcase for Jewish comedians following a series of high-profile cancellations on the circuit.
© Steve Ullathorne Comedy Lab Cymru returns for a third year
Applications now open to Welsh talent
10/12/2025 … Applications are now open for the Comedy Lab Cymru, a development programme for Welsh and Wales-based comedy talent.
© Channel 4 Sam Campbell announces his biggest tour yet
Plus dates for David Elms and others.
10/12/2025 … Sam Campbell has announced his biggest tour yet, with 29 dates across the UK.
Queen of the romcom Sophie Kinsella dies at 55
Author had an aggressive type of brain cancer
10/12/2025 … Romcom queen Sophie Kinsella has died at the age of 55.