On the chain gang
Comics Greg McHugh and Richard Gadd in new cycling sitcom
20/03/2019 … Greg McHugh and Richard Gadd are to star in a new BBC sitcom about an offbeat cycling group.
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Wed 20 March 2019
Lolly Adefope and Brett Goldstein to host Line Of Duty podcast
20/03/2019 … Lolly Adefope and Brett Goldstein are to host a new Line Of Duty spin-off podcast for the BBC.
Tue 19 March 2019
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Words to the Ys
Comics confirmed for Y Not? festival
19/03/2019 … Phill Jupitus, Lost Voice Guy, Simon Evans and Shappi Khorsandi are to headline the comedy line-up for Derbyshire’s Y Not? Festival this summer.
James Corden to host the Tonys again
Comic will toast the best of Broadway
19/03/2019 … James Corden has been announced as host of this year's Tony Awards for Broadway theatre.
Catherine Tate's Nan to become a movie star
Comic writes a script for her enduring creation
19/03/2019 … Catherine Tate is planning to make a film based upon her foul-mouthed Nan character.
Melbourne festival helps comics to get home safely
19/03/2019 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has launched a new scheme to help performers get home safely after gigs.
New comedy about indigenous Australian detectives
19/03/2019 … A new Australian comedy series is to based around the exploits of two detectives in an indigenous community.