Jasper Carrott pulls gigs for heart op
'My health comes before anything,' says comic, 72
16/07/2017 … Jasper Carrott has pulled a run of tour dates as he undergoes a heart bypass operation.
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Sun 16 July 2017
The grand old jokes of York...
The best of the week's live comedy
16/07/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Book deal for Reginald D Hunter
Comic is writing about his British experiences
16/07/2017 … Reginald D Hunter is writing a book about his 20 years living in the UK.
Sat 15 July 2017
Sally Phillips to curate The Museum Of Curiosity
New sidekick for John Lloyd's Radio 4 show
15/07/2017 … Sally Phillips is set to be the next curator of Radio 4’s Museum Of Curiosity.
Fri 14 July 2017
Another BBC New Comedy Award heat winner named
Aaron Simmonds males the semis
14/07/2017 … Aaron Simmonds has won tonight’s heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions New sitcom for Car Share's Sian Gibson
...as BBC launches a comedy bursary for Northern women
14/07/2017 … Car Share star Sian Gibson is developing a new sitcom with the BBC.
Launch date for Nick Helm's food travel show
14/07/2017 … TV channel Dave has revealed the launch date of comedy food travelogue Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm.