30 Rock star Jack McBrayer's heads for the West End
Starring in the musical Waitress
21/12/2018 … 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer is to make his West End debut in the musical Waitress.
Fri 21 December 2018
Soho Theatre's artistic director stands down
21/12/2018 … Soho Theatre’s artistic director Steve Marmion has announced he is quitting the theatre in the New Year.
Sky Arts confirms Urban Myths series 3
Including Stephen Mangan as Charles Dickens
21/12/2018 … Stephen Mangan is to play Charles Dickens in a new Urban Myths film.
Thu 20 December 2018
Amy Gledhill wins Caroline Aherne bursary
£5k to help her follow in the footsteps of the Royle Family creator
20/12/2018 … The BBC has announced the second winner of the Caroline Aherne bursary.
Stewart Lee films post-punk documentary
The Nightingales movie also features Frank Skinner
20/12/2018 … Stewart Lee has been secretly shooting a documentary about Birmingham post-punk band The Nightingales.
Sky isn't sick of Sick Of It
Second series for Karl Pilkington comedy
20/12/2018 … Karl Pilkington’s Sky comedy Sick Of It has been commissioned for a second series.
Elvis Dead heads to Melbourne
Australian fest announces more shows
20/12/2018 … Rob Kemp’s retelling of the Evil Dead 2 through the songs of Elvis Presley is heading to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Ricky Gervais joins top ten best-paid comedians list
Stand-up pocketed $25million, say Forbes
20/12/2018 … Ricky Gervais has entered the top ten of the world’s highest-paid comedians for the first time – and it’s largely down to Netflix.