Horrible Histories team return... as Ghosts
Supernatural houseshare sitcom for BBC One
19/06/2018 … The Horrible Histories team are reuniting for a BBC One sitcom, Chortle can exclusively reveal.
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Tue 19 June 2018
A long-running joke
Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering create a podcast for 100km race
19/06/2018 … Marathon-running comics Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering are creating a new podcast aimed at competitors in this year’s 100km Race To The Stones event.
Stephen Merchant joins the Gestapo
19/06/2018 … Stephen Merchant is to play a Gestapo agent in a new Second World war satire.
We need a big, bold new sketch show
...says the Fast Show's Charlie Higson
19/06/2018 … Charlie Higson says comedy sometimes has to be offensive to be effective.
© Eva Rinaldi Will Ferrell to make a Eurovision comedy
19/06/2018 … Will Ferrell is to make a comedy movie based around the Eurovision Song Contest.
Mon 18 June 2018
Rare stage role for Ruth Jones
18/06/2018 … Gavin & Stacey star and co-creator Ruth Jones is to make a rare stage appearance in a new comedy play.
Hannah Gadsby pulls out of the Edinburgh Fringe
Award-winner cites other commitments as her show drops on Netflix
18/06/2018 … Hannah Gadsby has dropped out of the Edinburgh Fringe, citing scheduling conflicts.
Aussie comics up for Helpmann Award
18/06/2018 … Some of the best-known names in Australian comedy have been nominated for this year’s Helpmann awards.