© BBC Studios Apple orders a third series of Esther Smith and Rafe Spall comedy
24/03/2021 … Apple TV+ has commissioned its comedy Trying – starring Esther Smith and Rafe Spall as a couple going through an adoption – for a third series.
© BBC South Korean remake for Nick Helm comedy
24/03/2021 … Uncle, the comedy starring Nick Helm as a feckless musician who forms a bond with his 12-year-old nephew, is to be remade for South Korea.
© Matt Crockett Virtual gig for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
24/03/2021 … Most of the rest of the world can only look on in envy as an almost-normal Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off today… although the second word…
© Matt Stronge 55 dates for new show, Control
24/03/2021 … Mash Report host Nish Kumar has announced a 55-date tour for 2022, entitled Control.
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 24/03/2021 … ITV is planning to make a drama out of Ken Dodd’s notorious tax evasion trial.
...in the plot of a new musical he's starring in
24/03/2021 … Jason Manford is starring in a new comedy musical, filmed at its cast’s homes and streamed online.
Ceremony at London's O2 in May
24/03/2021 … Jack Whitehall is to host this year’s Brits Award for the fourth successive time.
After his heart scare caused him to reflect on his life
24/03/2021 … Bob Mortimer is writing his memoirs, inspired by his brush with death six years ago.
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