British Comedy Guide launches open mic competition
Heats and final in London next month
17/10/2025 … The British Comedy Guide has announced a new stand-up contest for open mic comedians.
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Fri 17 October 2025
© Big Talk/Apple TV+ Salvaged Dick Turpin episode released
Made from footage shot before second series of Noel Fielding's comedy was abandoned
17/10/2025 … Apple TV has snuck out a final episode of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin – after a planned second series was scuppered mid-shoot…
Gregor Fisher goes on his first tour
'Evening with...' shows to look back at his career
17/10/2025 … Scottish comedy star Gregor Fisher is to go on his first tour with an ‘evening with’ show.
'You inevitably get steered towards writing about your identity'
Nick Mohammed on the media industry's limited take on diversity
17/10/2025 … Nick Mohammed has renewed his calls for greater representation of minority groups in TV and film.
Brenda Gilhooly writes her first novel
A comic tale of a woman's out-of-control lie
17/10/2025 … Comedian Brenda Gilhooly has written her first novel.
Naked Gun's 'Ted Olson' dies at 98
Actor Ed Williams also appeared in Father Of The Bride
17/10/2025 … Ed Williams, who played the deadpan forensic scientist Ted Olson in Police Squad! and the Naked Gun movies, has died aged 98.
Thu 16 October 2025
Arthur Askey’s archive goes under the hammer
Memorabilia from the BBC's first comedy star
16/10/2025 … Arthur Askey’s lifetime collection of showbiz memorabilia is set to go under the hammer next month.
It's not just a stand-up special, it's an ‘immersive audio experience...'
Amy Matthews releases her 'aural grand tour' on vinyl
16/10/2025 … Amy Matthews is releasing her latest stand-up show as a vinyl record described as an ‘immersive audio experience’.