Russell Howard breaks Chinese stand-up record
(Though there are still 1.4billion who haven't seen him...)
26/05/2017 … Russell Howard has claimed the record for the biggest ever stand-up show in China.
Fri 26 May 2017
Australian TV used comedians to commentate on the football – and it didn't end well
Outrage over 'disrespectful' coverage
26/05/2017 … Australian broadcaster ABC’s decision to use comedians to cover the Liverpool vs Sydney football match seems to have backfired badly.
That's Your Lot, by Limmy
26/05/2017 … That’s Your Lot is an apt title for Limmy’s second book of short stories, as many of the tales stop abruptly once they've floated an intriguing idea…
© BBC Luisa Omielan gets topical for the BBC, bitches
Corporation announces a raft of new satires
26/05/2017 … Luisa Omielan has landed her first BBC series – a topical show called Politics For Bitches.
First look at Richard Ayoade on The Crystal Maze
26/05/2017 … Here is the first image of Richard Ayoade on the set of The Crystal Maze.
Cast announced for Jack Whitehall's Bounty Hunters
Including Robert Lindsay and Doc Brown
26/05/2017 … The full cast has been announced for Jack Whitehall’s new action-comedy drama, Bounty Hunter.
© BBC I sang for Prince... It didn't end well
David Walliams recalls excruciating dinner
26/05/2017 … David Walliams was thrilled when he got the chance to meet Prince – but the evening turned out to be excruciatingly embarrassing when he started singing…
Thu 25 May 2017
HBO renews Veep and Silicon Valley
25/05/2017 … Veep and Silicon Valley have both been renewed for an extra season The shows end their sixth and fourth seasons respectively on June 25 - but broadcaster HBO…