© BBC/So Television/Christopher Baines The 'foreboding' A Keeper to be published in October
20/02/2018 … Graham Norton has written his second novel, a ‘twisted tale of family secrets’ entitled A Keeper.
20/02/2018 … Iain Stirling is to make a second series of ITV2 entertainment show CelebAbility.
20/02/2018 … India is to become the latest nation to make its home-grown version of The Office.
Felicity Montagu to return in new series
20/02/2018 … Alan Partridge will have the support of his trusty – if long-suffering – personal assistant Lynn in his BBC comeback.
...but it turns out it's legit
19/02/2018 … An Instagram user thought he'd got Roy Chubby Brown bang to rights, when he caught him on camera, parking in a disabled space without a blue badge.
© Financial Times/CC BY-SA 2.0 ...and can you be funny and be taken seriously?
19/02/2018 … The idea of left-wing comedians being a powerful voice of ethical resistance is largely a myth.
And how it reinforces an 'us-and-them' society
19/02/2018 … The stereotype of a ‘Northern club comedian’ reinforces an ‘us-and-them’ society that serves to holds back working-class people.
© BBC But John Cleese's sitcom return divides critics
19/02/2018 … John Cleese’s first sitcom since Fawlty Towers has been a ratings hit.
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