A Milligan marathon
London's BFI dedicates a day to Spike
04/04/2018 … The British Film Institute is to devote a day of programming to Spike Milligan to mark the centenary of his birth this month in Ahmednagar, India.
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Wed 04 April 2018
Playing favourites
Bafta nominates only half of several top comedy partnerships
04/04/2018 … This year’s Bafta nominees have been announced – with judges splitting up many comedy partnerships to shortlist just one of the performers.
Tue 03 April 2018
© Chatham House/CC BY-SA 2.0 Jeremy Paxman to host Have I Got News For You
As debate rages over whether women are 'too modest' for the job
03/04/2018 … Jeremy Paxman is to host his first episode of Have I Got News For You This Friday.
Student award 2018: The people have spoken
People's Choice and wildcard semifinalists named
03/04/2018 … Cordelia Graham, a PGCE history student at the University of Sussex has won the People’s Choice place in the Chortle Student Comedy Award semi-finals.
Jasper Carrott gets the all-clear after heart operation
Comic back on the road after quadruple bypass
03/04/2018 … Jasper Carrott has got back on the road following his quadruple heart bypass last year.
Women are 'too modest' to present Have I Got News For You
...but Anne Widdecombe was a nightmare
03/04/2018 … Fewer women present Have I Got News For You than men because they are too modest to agree to the job.
Mon 02 April 2018
Netflix confirms release of Greg Davies's special
Watch a trailer for You Magnificent Beast
02/04/2018 … Greg Davies’s stand-up special You Magnificent Beast is to be released on Netflix next Tuesday, April 10, the on-demand service has announced The show…
Alex Horne pilots a new TV idea
02/04/2018 … Alex Horne is piloting a new entertainment show for a ‘major broadcaster’.