Jack Whitehall to star in Disney movie with The Rock
News announced as he films a second series of Travels With My Father
27/03/2018 … Jack Whitehall is to star opposite Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Emily Blunt in a new live-action Disney movie.
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Tue 27 March 2018
Trouble in paradise?
Mark Watson and Zoe Lyons holiday together for Sky short
27/03/2018 … Zoe Lyons and Mark Watson have taken a holiday together, for a new short film sponsored by a travel company.
Fans, FriendsFest will be there for you again...
Tour of memorabilia returns this summer
27/03/2018 … The pop-up exhibition of all things Friends is returning to the UK this summer.
Comedians on Rewind
Another festival announces its line-up
27/03/2018 … The Rewind Festival – which runs over three venues this summer – has announced its comedy line-ups.
Mon 26 March 2018
Taking just a minute to honour Nicholas Parsons
Leicester Comedy Festival award-winners announced
26/03/2018 … Nicholas Parsons was hailed as the ‘legend of comedy’ at the Leicester Comedy Festival awards ceremony tonight.
Lee Mack lands Dr Who role
Comic lets the cat out of the bag
26/03/2018 … Lee Mack has revealed that he is set to have a ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ part in the next series of Doctor Who.
BBC orders all-black sketch show
Famalam picked up following 2017 pilot
26/03/2018 … The BBC has picked up all-black sketch show Famalam for four more episodes.
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Musical Comedy Award finalists named
26/03/2018 … The ten finalists have been announced for this year's WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards.