Lolly Adefope and Brett Goldstein to host Line Of Duty podcast
20/03/2019 … Lolly Adefope and Brett Goldstein are to host a new Line Of Duty spin-off podcast for the BBC.
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Words to the Ys
Comics confirmed for Y Not? festival
19/03/2019 … Phill Jupitus, Lost Voice Guy, Simon Evans and Shappi Khorsandi are to headline the comedy line-up for Derbyshire’s Y Not? Festival this summer.
James Corden to host the Tonys again
Comic will toast the best of Broadway
19/03/2019 … James Corden has been announced as host of this year's Tony Awards for Broadway theatre.
Catherine Tate's Nan to become a movie star
Comic writes a script for her enduring creation
19/03/2019 … Catherine Tate is planning to make a film based upon her foul-mouthed Nan character.
Melbourne festival helps comics to get home safely
19/03/2019 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has launched a new scheme to help performers get home safely after gigs.
New comedy about indigenous Australian detectives
19/03/2019 … A new Australian comedy series is to based around the exploits of two detectives in an indigenous community.
How Amanda Holden was first choice to be in Smack The Pony
Future Britain's Got Talent judge starred in the pilot
19/03/2019 … Twenty years ago to the day, Smack the Pony launched the comedy careers of Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.