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© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Father Ted writer's court process starts
13/05/2025 … Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has appeared in court over allegations he harassed a transgender woman The Irish comedy writer pleaded not guilty to…
© BBC Written by Jason Cook and featuring 'a boisterous ensemble of strong women'
12/05/2025 … Elaine Paige could star in a new comedy about retirement, written by comic Jason Cook.
© Netflix Release date announced for the 'rom-com for the disillusioned'
12/05/2025 … Here’s the first look at Leo Reich in Lena Dunham’s new Netflix series Too Much.
© NBC Opposite 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan
12/05/2025 … Daniel Radcliffe is to star alongside Tracy Morgan in a new American TV comedy entitled The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.
Plus Danny Dyer and Ruth Jones for comedy acting
11/05/2025 … Chris McCausland, Joe Lycett and Alma’s Not Normal were among the winners at tonight’s Bafta Awards.
Baby Reindeer star says he never really fitted in on the comedy circuit
11/05/2025 … Richard Gadd says he won’t be going back to stand-up as he’s too ‘dark’ to fit in.
The best of the week's live comedy
11/05/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
11/05/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday May 12 SILENCE IS GOLDEN: Joshua Robertson, Jazz Emu and Thanyia Moore are…
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