© Xavier Mas Simon Bird to headline doomsday sect comedy Everyone Else Burns
Star-studded cast for Channel 4 series
03/05/2022 … Simon Bird is to star in a new Channel 4 comedy set in a hyper-religious doomsday sect.
Tue 03 May 2022
© Xavier Mas 
An unusual crime scene investigation...
In the Scandi crime parody Viskar | Vinden
03/05/2022 … Meet the latest star of Sandi-noir: a feisty Swedish forensic officer who uses an unusual technique to investigate a murder.
'Problematic and bloody hilarious at the same time'
Athena Kugblenu shares her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
03/05/2022 … As she prepares to bring her new stand-up show, Shaking Her Class, to the Soho Theatre later this month, Athena Kugblenu shares her Perfect Playlist of favourite…
Pleasance announces a new batch of Edinburgh Fringe 2022 shows
Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Jayde Adams and more...
03/05/2022 … Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Nick Helm and Jayde Adams are among the comics to have announced new Edinburgh Fringe shows today.
Radio 4 specials for Josie Long and Jen Brister
...plus a showcase of disabled comedy talent
03/05/2022 … Radio 4 has commissioned stand-up shows from Josie Long and Jen Brister – plus a showcase of disabled comedy acts.
Trailer for George Carlin’s American Dream
Major documentary about the stand-up legend
03/05/2022 … The trailer has been released for a major new documentary about the life of George Carlin.
'Lost' Morecambe and Wise shows get a DVD release
Wiped episodes tracked down and restored
03/05/2022 … A series of previously lost episodes of The Morecambe and Wise Show is to be released on DVD for the first time.
© BBC/Adam Lawrence Inside No 9 to be remade for US audiences
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are executive producers on Amazon adaptation
03/05/2022 … Inside No 9 is set to be remade for American audiences.