Wed 18 November 2015
© BBC Liam Williams takes on the Bard
18/11/2015 … COMEDIAN Liam Williams has adapted Shakespeare's Twelfth Night for a one-off charity performance featuring a cast of fellow comics, including Tim Key, David Elms,…
Stephen Merchant makes a new workplace comedy
Surreal animated series for Adult Swim
18/11/2015 … Stephen Merchant is working on a new animated comedy series for American cable network Adult Swim.
Kevin Bridges loses his cool with another heckler
Apologies after selfie-seeker sparks outburst
18/11/2015 … Kevin Bridges has apologised for getting irate after an audience member insisted on getting a selfie with the comic mid-way through a show.
Tue 17 November 2015
Comedians' Christmas bonanza
Sky orders 12 shorts from rising stars
17/11/2015 … Sky has signed up 12 rising comedy stars to make a series of Christmas shorts, Chortle can reveal.
Pajama Men launch sitcom bid
With Andrew Maxwell, Glenn Wool and more
17/11/2015 … Inventive sketch duo The Pajama Men are to make their own sitcom – after their scripts were rejected by major broadcasters.