Who's in Taskmaster series 16?
Next batch of contestants revealed
01/06/2023 … The contestants have been named for the 16th series of Taskmaster.
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Thu 01 June 2023
US stand-up Brad Upton makes his London debut
Comic went viral with his clean material
01/06/2023 … American stand-up Brad Upton is to play London for the first time.
Elis James and John Robins’s mental health podcast returns
Guests announced for How Do You Cope?
01/06/2023 … Elis James and John Robins’s Radio 5 Live mental health podcast How Do You Cope? is to return next week.
Wed 31 May 2023
Markus Birdman misses out on the Britain's Got Talent final
As Amanda Holden makes an odd comment about snowflakes and wokerty
31/05/2023 … Comic Markus Birdman hasn't made it through to the final of Britain's Got Talent.
The Secret Tory outs himself
He's personal trainer and rave producer Henry Morris
31/05/2023 … Personal trainer and rave producer Henry Morris has outed himself as the man behind Twitter’s satirical Secret Tory account.
© Mark Dawson Photography Huge Davies’ The Carpark heads to streaming platforms
Award-nominated show filmed by US firm 800 Pound Gorilla
31/05/2023 … Huge Davies’ show The Carpark is heading to streaming services next month.
Munya Chawawa to make his Have I Got News For You debut
Comic joins the panels on June 16
31/05/2023 … Munya Chawawa is to make his debut on Have I Got News For You next month.
© Philip Gatward Felicity Ward becomes the first female 'David Brent'
Comic to star in Australian remake of The Office
31/05/2023 … Stand-up Felicity Ward is to become the first female David Brent in an Australian remake of The Office.