Elliot Steel lands drama writing deal
Comic signs to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s company
30/05/2018 … Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production company has signed Elliot Steel as part of a raft of new talents it hopes will create original new dramas.
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Wed 30 May 2018
Soho Theatre launches video-on-demand service
Ten stand-up specials available to rent
30/05/2018 … Soho Theatre has launched a video-on-demand service offering stand-up specials from some of the rising star comedians who have played there.
John Bishop's next guests revealed...
Series 4 of In Conversation With starts in July
30/05/2018 … Katherine Ryan, Ruth Jones and Paddy McGuinness are to be the guests on the next series of John Bishop: In Conversation With… The long-form interview…
Nick Page out of Britain's Got Talent
'I wish it had gone better for you tonight'
30/05/2018 … Nick Page has failed to make it through to the final of Britain’s Got Talent – and even got the dreaded buzzer from Simon Cowell.
Tue 29 May 2018
Real-life couple scoop comedy awards
99 Club bursaries for Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth
29/05/2018 … The two winners of a bursary for female comedians taking their first solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe have been named - and they are a real-life couple.
Roseanne's sitcom cancelled over racist tweet
Joke branded 'abhorrent, repugnant'
29/05/2018 … A racist tweet has cost Roseanne Barr her hit American sitcom.
6million share Peter Kay's commute
Car Share finale is a ratings hit
29/05/2018 … Six million people watched the final episodes of Peter Kay’s Car Share last night.
Matt Forde to take over Absolute Radio's Rock n Roll Football Show
29/05/2018 … Absolute Radio has signed Matt Forde to present its weekly Rock n Roll Football Show.