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© C4 Charity shows coming later this year
08/02/2018 … Comics Harry Hill, Lee Mack, Alan Carr, Tim Minchin, Roisin Conaty, Joe Lycett and Aisling Bea are to take part in the next celebrity Bake-Off challenge.
08/02/2018 … Russell Brand is to play a hitman in a new movie He takes the lead role in Butterfingers, which is described as ‘a high-concept crime comedy turning on…
08/02/2018 … The League of Gentlemen have added two extra arena dates to their 2018 UK tour.
© Just For Laughs ...in which the audience ask the questions
08/02/2018 … Jimmy Carr is working on a chat show in which the studio audience ask the questions.
New programmes available from today
08/02/2018 … Audiobook download service Audible has announced a new batch of series and podcasts featuring the likes of Sue Perkins, Nick Offerman and Danny Wallace.
© C4 Taskmaster also wins at the Broadcast Awards
07/02/2018 … Catastrophe has been named the best comedy of the year in the annual awards handed out by industry magazine Broadcast.
© BBC More misadventures for Conor and Jock
07/02/2018 … The BBC has commissioned a second series of Irish comedy The Young Offenders, Chortle can reveal.
To present The Professionals spin-off show
07/02/2018 … Tom Allen has joined the Bake Off team.
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