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© BBC Comic points out she was presenting HIGNFY just days after giving brith
26/09/2026 … Katherine Ryan has responded to the storm over her Victoria Beckham joke – suggesting it may have been down to presenting Have I Got News For You just…
© Channel 4 / Ana Blumenkron Created by and starring Leo Reich
25/09/2026 … Channel 4 has released new images from Leo Reich’s forthcoming comedy It Gets Worse.
Marker for the location of Channel 4's groundbreaking sitcom
25/09/2026 … The building used as the exterior of Desmond’s is set to get a blue plaque to mark its place in black cultural history.
© Bardha Krasniqi 25/09/2026 … Kiell Smith-Bynoe’s improv show Kool Story Bro is being recorded as a special.
© BBC / Terrible Productions / Various Artists Ltd As is Rowan Atkinson’s Man Vs Baby
25/09/2026 … Dexter Procter: The Ten-Year-Old Doctor has been shortlisted for the International Emmy for best live action children’s TV show.
© BBC Katherine Ryan's C-bomb reference was 'gratuitous'
24/09/2026 … Have I Got News for You has been reprimanded over a Katherine Ryan joke about Victoria Beckham.
© Netflix As Rory Kinnear joins the cast of Blackmere
24/09/2026 … Netflix has revealed the title of Charlie Brooker’s new spoof police thriller – Blackmere – and released some first images from the show.
Last One Laughing pairing revived for Netflix's Hot Or Cold
24/09/2026 … Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade are to revive their Last One Laughing partnership for a new comedy entertainment show.
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