Channel 4 greenlights Mo Gilligan show
...as well as a second series of Big Narstie's programme
22/08/2018 … Channel 4 has picked up comedian Mo Gilligan’s show for a full series.
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Wed 22 August 2018
Tue 21 August 2018
Billy Connolly to make a BBC series about Scotland
...as claims his mind is fading are rebuffed
21/08/2018 … Billy Connolly is to make a major new BBC series about his native Scotland.
Jobcentre gag is an old 'un
Dave's Joke Of The Fringe isn't entirely original... again
21/08/2018 … The gag that won this year's Dave Joke Of The Fringe is at least eight years old.
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 3.0 Sky makes the new Shameless
Working-class comedy in the pipeline
21/08/2018 … Sky is to make a new working-class comedy starring This Is England’s Joe Gilgun, Ripper Street’s Damien Molony and Our Girl’s Michelle Keegan.
Mon 20 August 2018
Paul Chowdhry to star in international financial drama
20/08/2018 … Paul Chowdhry has landed a leading role in a new international TV series for Sky.
Tania Edwards wins Amused Moose award
Accolade for Edinburgh Fringe show
20/08/2018 … Tania Edwards has been named winner of this year’s Amused Moose Comedy Award.
© UKTV Dave/Martina Salvi Adam Rowe wins Dave's Joke Of The Fringe
Read all the top-rated gags here
20/08/2018 … Adam Rowe has scooped this year's Dave Joke Of The Fringe award.
Sun 19 August 2018
Kevin Bridges hits the road
The best of the week's live comedy
19/08/2018 … The week's best live comedy.