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Sat 08 June 2019
What the fork? The Good Place is to end
'We don’t want to tread water'
08/06/2019 … The Good Place is to end after its next series, show creator Mike Schur has announced.
Fri 07 June 2019
Honours for Olivia Colman and Griff Rhys Jones
07/06/2019 … Olivia Colman and Griff Rhys Jones have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Nigel Planer to star in David Walliams's Grandpa's Great Escape
07/06/2019 … Nigel Planer is to star in the first stage adaptation of David Walliams's children’s book Grandpa's Great Escape, when it tours arenas this…
Michael Palin, Dara O Briain and Horrible Histories mark 50 years since the Moon landings
BBC season to mark Apollo 11 anniversary
07/06/2019 … Dara O Briain, Michael Palin and the Horrible Histories team are taking part in the BBC’s celebrations marking 50 years since the Moon landings.
Dave Johns joins Blithe Spirit movie
...as Jennifer Saunders stars in a stage revivial
07/06/2019 … Dave Johns has joined the cast of the new film version of Blithe Sprit, alongside Dame Judi Dench.
Daliso Chaponda announces UK tour
As his Radio 4 series is recommissioned
07/06/2019 … Former Britain’s Got Talent finalist Daliso Chaponda has announced a 36-date UK tour.
Breaking Bard
Royal Shakespeare Company hosts a comedy festival
07/06/2019 … The Royal Shakespeare Company is to host a comedy festival this autumn, featuring the likes of Adam Kay, Bridget Christie, Rory Bremner and Milton Jones.