© BBC Studios Mandy gets a Christmas special
Diane Morgan's alter-ego returns
25/11/2025 … Diane Morgan’s Mandy is to return for a Christmas special.
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Tue 25 November 2025
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© Ben Whitley/PA Images/Alamy Graham Linehan cleared of harassment
...but guilty of criminal damage
25/11/2025 … Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist – but cleared of harassment.
© BBC / Big Talk Ludwig wins an international Emmy
Best comedy accolade as series 2 is in production
25/11/2025 … David Mitchell’s detective series Ludwig was named best comedy at the International Emmy Awards in New York last night.
Jason Manford quits Absolute Radio
Comic gives up his Sunday slot after 10 years
25/11/2025 … Jason Manford is quitting his Absolute Radio show after a decade.
Changing Ends peaks at 1.5million viewers
Success for series 3 of Alan Carr sitcom
25/11/2025 … The third series of Alan Carr's autobiographical comedy Changing Ends peaked with 1.
Mon 24 November 2025
Joanne McNally becomes the Irish female comedian to play Dublin's 3Arena
Comic to bring her tour show to Ireland's biggest indoor venue
24/11/2025 … Joanne McNally is to become the first Irish female comedian to headline Dublin's 3Arena, Ireland's biggest indoor venue.
© Phil McIntyre TV Victoria Wood musical extends its run
Extra dates for Fourteen Again in the Lake District
24/11/2025 … The new musical based on Victoria Wood’s songs has extended its run… five month before it’s due to open.
© Andy Hollingworth Julian Clary turns Grinch
Comedian shuns Christmas in a new panel show pilot.
24/11/2025 … Julian Clary is piloting a new panel show about resisting peer pressure.