Kath and Kim star: I have cancer
'It's rough,' says Magda Szubanski
29/05/2025 … Australian comedian Magda Szubanski, best known for her role in Kath & Kim, has revealed she has an aggressive form of blood cancer.
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Thu 29 May 2025
Andrew Lawrence: I'm going to make a fortune over my Liverpool parade joke
Comic doubles down with even more sick comments
29/05/2025 … Andrew Lawrence has boasted about how his bad-taste joke about the Liverpool parade horror will boost his income.
Jamie MacDonald announces first tour
Blind comic is fed up of being told he's a hero....
29/05/2025 … Jamie MacDonald has announced his first tour.
© UKTV U&Gold to celebrate 50 years of The Good Life
Retrospective hosted by Dame Penelope Keith
29/05/2025 … Dame Penelope Keith is to host a two-hour retrospective about The Good Life to mark 50 years of the classic sitcom.
Wed 28 May 2025
Andrew Lawrence cancelled AGAIN over Liverpool parade joke
Comic's gig pulled amid angry backlash
28/05/2025 … He’s long been cancelled by most of the comedy world after a string of racist and sexist comments – now Andrew Lawrence has caused fresh outrage…
Adam Buxton records his first music album
28/05/2025 … Adam Buxton is to release his debut music album, Buckle Up, this autumn, with the first single, Pizza Time out today.
© BBC Studios Death Valley intrigues 2.9m viewers
Most successful new BBC comedy launch in five years
28/05/2025 … Death Valley has become the most-watched new BBC scripted comedy title in five years.
© Natasha Pszenicki Bridget Christie announces a new tour
As do Desiree Burch, Jessica Fostekew, Michael and Hilary Whitehall and Matt Parker
28/05/2025 … Bridget Christie, Desiree Burch, Jessica Fostekew, Michael and Hilary Whitehall and Matt Parker have all announced tours today.