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Sun 09 September 2018
Descartes attack
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
09/09/2018 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio… although it’s a relatively quiet one.
I Dream Of Jeannie's Bill Daily dies at 91
Actor played astronaut Roger Healey
09/09/2018 … Bill Daily, best known for playing astronaut Roger Healey in the p1960s sitcom I Dream Of Jeannie, has died at the age of 91.
© Seven Australia gets a new sketch show
Nazeem Hussain heads Orange Is The New Brown
09/09/2018 … Antipodean comics Nazeem Hussain, Urzila Carlson, Becky Lucas, Matt Okine and Broden Kelly, from comedy trio Aunty Donna are to star in a new Australian sketch…
© BBC Seann Walsh paired with Strictly champion Katya Jones
But will it shorten his 66-1 odds of winning?
09/09/2018 … Seann Walsh made his first appearance on Strictly Come Dancing last night when he was paired with reigning champion Katya Jones.
Sat 08 September 2018
Black Adder actor Peter Benson dies at 75
He played Henry VII in the original series before finding fame in Heartbeat
08/09/2018 … Peter Benson, who played Henry VII in The Black Adder has died at the aged of 75.
Sandi Toksvig: I'm paid half Stephen Fry's salary to host QI
08/09/2018 … Sandi Toksvig says she is paid less than half of what Stephen Fry earned for hosting QI.
You've seen Drunk Histories, now binge on drunk mysteries
08/09/2018 … This week's comedy on demand… Drunk Women Solving Crime Comedians and writers Catie Wilkins, Hannah George and Taylor Glenn created this podcast which does what…