A fisherman's best friend...
A tribute to Gone Fishing's Ted in pictures
30/04/2026 … Following news of the death of Ted, the Patterdale Terrier mix who won the hearts of viewers on Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, we present a scrapbook…
Thu 30 April 2026
© BBC/Owl Power RIP Ted, the beloved terrier from Gone Fishing
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse pay tribute
30/04/2026 … Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have paid tribute to Ted, the dog who accompanied them on Gone Fishing, after his death was announced.
Trump on the latest assassination attempt
...as imagined by Lewis MacLeod for Private Eye
30/04/2026 … Donald Trump delivers his regular dispatch from Washington to Private Eye – despite last week’s drama at White House Correspondents Dinner.
US comic Sinbad returns to the stage
Five years after suffering a major stroke
30/04/2026 … American comedian Sinbad has returned to the stage, more than five years after suffering a stroke that left him unable to walk.
Comedians getting it Wight
Ventnor Fringe comedy line-up announced, with loads of Edinburgh previews
30/04/2026 … The Isle of Wight’s biggest arts festival has announced its comedy programme for this summer,.
© Channel 4/Love Productions Comedians get behind the wheel of the Great Pottery Throw Down
Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Richard Herring in celeb version
30/04/2026 … Comedians Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Richard Herring will be taking part in a new celebrity edition of Channel 4’s Great Pottery Throw Down.
Wed 29 April 2026
© Netflix Felicity Ward to star in Netflix animation
Dad's House set in suburban Australia
29/04/2026 … Felicity Ward is lending her voice to a new animated comedy series heading for Netflix.
After 57 years, lost Morecambe and Wise show gets a second airing
To mark what would have been Eric's 100th birthday
29/04/2026 … The newly unearthed lost episode of The Morecambe & Wise Show is to be screened next month to mark what would have been Eric’s 100th birthday.