© BBC Netflix series from the creator of The Gold
19/03/2025 … Steve Coogan and Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie have joined the cast of a new Netflix series based on a real-life undercover customs operation.
...as Everything Is News returns
19/03/2025 … Kemah Bob is launching a podcast called Icebergs, described as an ‘intimate and safe space for unfiltered, open-hearted conversations’ with guests.
C4 invites white comic Maureen Younger to an event for black talent
18/03/2025 … Perhaps Channel 4 is just so woke that they genuinely don’t see colour.
With Bob Mortimer, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and more
18/03/2025 … Here are some of the highlights from last night’s Chortle Awards, hosted in central by Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Felicity Ward.
Filipino comedian Gold Dagal shot dead
18/03/2025 … A Filipino comedian shot dead in a bar was killed because of his jokes, his mother has stated.
18/03/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Comic had a major health scare while on stage
18/03/2025 … Emmanuel Sonubi is to tour a new stand-up show about surviving heart failure.
What Have I Done? out in October
18/03/2025 … Ben Elton has written his autobiography, entitled What Have I Done? Out in October, the title covers his full 65 years, from his childhood in Catford, South…
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