Richard Curtis creates his first sitcom in 32 years
Radio 4 project reunites him with Bill Nighy
Richard Curtis has created his first sitcom in more than 30 years. Greatest Living…
John Bishop cancels his North America tour
John Bishop has been forced to cancel his upcoming…
Bella Hull makes her first Radio 4 series
Bella Hull is making her first stand-up series for…
Radio 4 pilots three sketch shows
Radio 4 is piloting three new sketch shows – each…
Radio 4 commissions Paul Longley's Gossip Couple
Radio 4 has commissioned a sitcom based on Paul Longley’s…
Nish Kumar and Jake Bhardwaj pilot entertainment formats
Nish Kumar and Jake Bhardwaj are piloting new shows…
Jack Dee has announced a 52-date tour to mark his 40…
Richard Herring shoots feature film role
Richard Herring has been on the South Coast filming his role in the British independent…
Peter Serafinowicz announces his first live tour as himself
Peter Serafinowicz is embarking on his first solo UK tour as himself. The comic…
Widow’s Bay swept the board in the comedy categories at the Emmys last night. The…
Philomena Cunk vs Benedict Cumberbatch
Philomena Cunk’s next victims have been released. Diane Morgan’s dim…
The Walsh Sisters return to BBC and RTE
Irish comedy-drama The Walsh Sisters is returning to the BBC with a second six-part…
Every Goodies and Bill Oddie recording to be released
Every song committed to vinyl by the Goodies is set to be released on CD after a…
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Features
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Why satire still matters
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'Someone's job is to keep me out of prison'
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How I’ve Tried To Change The World by Alexei Sayle
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Videos
Jamie Demetriou proves he's not good at nicknames in this teaser sketch for him hosting this weekend's Saturday Night Live UK.
When Larry Dean casually calls him 'JD', the Stath Lets Flats creator feels under pressure to return the favour to him and castmates Al Nash and Freddie Meredith, but struggles.
SNL UK returns to Sky One at 10pm this Saturday with rockers Royal Blood as the musical guest.
Jamie Demetriou is not good at nicknames
Teaser for this week's SNL UK
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Her comedy career is finally taking off. So is a nuclear…