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Sat 15 September 2018
© BBC Mark Lamarr charged with assault
Case said to involve his ex girlfriend
15/09/2018 … Mark Lamarr has been charged with common assault and false imprisonment.
Fri 14 September 2018
Together at last: Danny Dyer and Jo Brand
Pair to star in Nativity! The Musical
14/09/2018 … Jo Brand is to star opposite Danny Dyer in the festive musical Nativity! Dyer will play Hollywood Producer, with Brand as the Critic in the show, when it runs…
Modern Family to kill off a 'significant' character
But producers aren't saying who
14/09/2018 … A ‘significant character’ is to be killed off in the next series of Modern Family Co-creator Christopher Lloyd told EW that: We’re…
© Steve Ullathorne Darren Harriott joins ITV2's hip-hop gameshow
Don't Hate The Playaz filming soon
14/09/2018 … Stand-up Darren Harriott is to take part in a new ITV2 comedy entertainment show about hip-hop.
Kathy Griffin named 'comedian of the year'
Honour from the Palm Springs International Comedy Festival
14/09/2018 … Kathy Griffin is to be named Comedian of the Year at the first Palm Springs International Comedy Festival in November.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Detectorists wins 2018 Rose d'Or
International TV honour for Mackenzie Crook's sitcom
14/09/2018 … Mackenzie Crook’s Detectorists has won the prestigious international Rose d'Or Award for best sitcom.
Thu 13 September 2018
When is Pls Like returning?
BBC confirms second series air date
13/09/2018 … BBC Three has confirmed a release date for the second series of Liam Williams’ social media satire Pls Like.