Armando Iannucci's David Copperfield gets a UK distributor
'It's The Infinity War of the 1840s,' says film-maker
10/05/2018 … Armando Iannucci’s version of David Copperfield has secured a UK distributor.
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Thu 10 May 2018
Pinter-esting...
Comic actors to perform playwright's one-act works
10/05/2018 … A host of familiar comedy names are to appear in a season of Harold Pinter's one-act plays in the West End later this year.
Young Frankenstein to close this summer
10/05/2018 … The West End run of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein is to come to an end this summer.
© Portlandvillage/CC BY-SA 3.0 Dame Barbara Windsor has Alzheimer’s
10/05/2018 … Carry On and EastEnders star Dame Barbara Windsor has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
© BBC/Balloon Entertainment/Colin Hutton Playing God
Harry Enfield stars in new play about IVF
10/05/2018 … Harry Enfield is to play God – as well as a host of other roles – in a new London play.
Wed 09 May 2018
Confirmed: Ricky Gervais’s new show
09/05/2018 … Netflix has officially confirmed Ricky Gervais’s new series, After Life.
Terry Gilliam admitted to hospital
Star, 77, may have suffered a stroke, reports say
09/05/2018 … Terry Gilliam has been admitted to hospital.
Comedy circuit rallies after stand-up suffers heart attack
Vince Atta blames health scare on 'being a typical lazy comedian'
09/05/2018 … Comedians have rushed to raise money for fellow stand-up Vince Atta after he suffered a heart attack.