Matt Lucas to take on a role Kenny Everett made famous
For a new soundtrack of bygone West End musical The Hunting Of The Snark
24/01/2019 … Matt Lucas is to take over a role Kenny Everett first made famous on the stage.
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Thu 24 January 2019
Marc Maron announces UK and Irish dates
Comic and WTF podcasting coming in March
24/01/2019 … Mark Maron has announced four English and Irish dates in April.
Lucy Porter to return to Radio 4
24/01/2019 … Lucy Porter is to make another Radio 4 one-off about parenting.
Latitude announces its 2019 line-up
Michelle Wolf and Jason Manford headline
24/01/2019 … Michelle Wolf and Jason Manford are to headline the comedy line-up at this year’s Latitude Festival.
First shows revealed for Underbelly Festival Southbank
...including Chortle's Fast Fringe
24/01/2019 … London’s Underbelly Festival Southbank has announced the first 74 shows of its 2019 line-up.
Sky orders two more series of The Russell Howard Hour
Topical show to return in the autumn
24/01/2019 … Sky One has commissioned a third and fourth series of The Russell Howard Hour.
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Now a REAL documentary about The Office
Work starts on a show about the US sitcom
24/01/2019 … TV producers are making a documentary about the mockumentary The Office.
Gold channel seeks Britain’s Greatest Comedian
24/01/2019 … The Gold TV channel is asking for the public to vote for the county’s funniest comedians for a new countdown programme.