Richard Ayoade becomes a children's author
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New BBC Sounds series for Jacob Hawley
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E4 picks comedians as stars of the future
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Lucy Beaumont writes her 'mumoirs'
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C5 buys self-released comedy Hapless
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The (Brittas) Empire strikes back
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Tributes as Scottish entertainer Andy Gray dies at 61
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Miranda Hart puts work on hold as she grieves her dog
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The Ranganation returns for series 3
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The Office was the most-streamed show of 2020
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Tony Robinson’s kids’ comedy Maid Marian and Her Merry Men is set for…
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Videos
Mashup king Cassetteboy has returned with a new video to mark Joe Biden's inauguration.
The video contrasts the steady but unexciting hand of the incoming President with the attention-seeking temperament and divisive politics of his predecessor.
And in a telling final line, he has Trump say: 'Don't forget what I did, but forget about me.'
Cassetteboy vs inauguration
Compare and contrast: Joe Biden and Donald Trump
Joe Jacobs' anti-antisemitism rap
New track to highlight anti-Jewish racism
by Randy Rainbow
by The Pin