Radio 4 pops back to Fags, Mags & Bags
7th series of cornershop comedy commissioned
09/06/2017 … Radio 4 has commissioned a seventh series of its Scottish-Asian corner-shop comedy sitcom Fags, Mags & Bags.
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Fri 09 June 2017
Could The Stand's boss lead the SNP in Westminster?
Tommy Sheppard tipped for political promotion
09/06/2017 … Stand comedy club owner Tommy Sheppard is being tipped as the next SNP Commons leader after retaining his Edinburgh East seat for the SNP.
Thu 08 June 2017
Jennifer Saunders joins David O'Doherty's sitcom pilot
As does White Gold star Joe Thomas
08/06/2017 … Jennifer Saunders and Joe Thomas have joined the cast of David O'Doherty's Antarctic-set comedy Stuck.
Discovering Britain’s Great Gay Buildings
Comic Liz Carr in new C4 series
08/06/2017 … Stephen Fry and Liz Carr are among the celebrities investigating ‘Britain’s Great Gay Buildings’ in a new Channel 4 series.
BBC pays tribute to Peter Kay again
Second series of his Comedy Shuffle
08/06/2017 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Peter Kay’s compilation show, Comedy Shuffle.
Russell Kane joins Edinburgh TV festival
08/06/2017 … Russell Kane and political aide-comedian Ayesha Hazarika have joined the line-up of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
Dave Johns joins soccer movie
Biopic of goalkeeper Bert Trautmann
08/06/2017 … Dave Johns has signed up for another film – this one a biopic of legendary German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann.
ITV orders more Little Big Shots
08/06/2017 … ITV have commissioned a second series of Dawn French-fronted talent show Little Big Shots.