Sun 06 June 2021
© Sammy Staniforth / Crosscut Media Nina Gilligan crowned Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
First live comedy competition of 2021
06/06/2021 … Nina Gilligan has been named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, a decade after starting her stand-up career.
Sat 05 June 2021
Alan Davies becomes a podcaster
The week's best comedy on demand
05/06/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 04 June 2021
A new name for the £
04/06/2021 … Tweets of the week The first rule of Norman Collier club is ou alk ut orm er club.
Extra Radio 5 Live shows for Elis James and John Robins
Duo joined by Fern Brady for Euros coverage
04/06/2021 … Elis James and John Robins are to present a new weekly Radio 5 Live show during the Euro 2020 football tournament.
Paddy McGuinness writes his autobiography
From sleeping in cars to driving them on Top Gear
04/06/2021 … Paddy McGuinness has written his autobiography, charting his life from tearaway teen in Bolton to primetime TV.
Babs' bikini is going, going, gone!
Carry On Camping costume goes under the hammer
04/06/2021 … The iconic bikini worn – at least temporarily – by Barbara Windsor in Carry On Camping – is to be auctioned off, after being discovered in a dustbin.
Gyles Brandreth writes his first autobiography
'It isn’t like anything I’ve ever done before. It comes from the heart.'
04/06/2021 … Gyles Brandreth has written his first autobiography, at the age of 73.