James Acaster confirms four Netflix specials
All shows to be released next month
16/02/2018 … James Acaster has revealed the Netflix release of his FOUR stand-up specials All of his live shows – Recognise, Represent, Reset and Recap –…
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Fri 16 February 2018
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Shortlist announced in BBC Wales comedy writing project
16/02/2018 … Stand-ups Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Robin Morgan are among those to make the shortlist of a new comedy writing scheme from BBC Cymru WalesFind Me Funny will result…
© André Pattenden Stephen Hawking joins Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Physicist to appear in the new radio series
16/02/2018 … Stephen Hawking is joining the cast of the new series of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Red Dwarf XIII 'absolutely' happening
Writer Doug Naylor says it's just a matter of when
16/02/2018 … Red Dwarf will ‘absolutely’ return for a new series, its writer Doug Naylor has said, adding: ’We’re just trying to work out how and when.
Thu 15 February 2018
Jeffrey Tambor axed from Transparent
Actor's fury as he's dropped after sexual assault claims
15/02/2018 … Jeffrey Tambor has been officially dropped from Amazon comedy Transparent after he was accused of sexual harassment.
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd signs with major agent
15/02/2018 … Glaswegian comic Christopher Macarthur-Boyd has been signed up by the major Off The Kerb agency.
© Graeme Hunter Still Game is voted a fan favourite
It's named best comedy show to play Glasgow's Hydro last year
15/02/2018 … Still Game Live was the best comedy show staged at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro last year, according to a poll of customers.
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind When is Still Game coming back
15/02/2018 … The BBC has announced the air date of the new series of Still Game.