© UKTV Taskmaster gets a US remake
With Reggie Watts and Alex Horne
18/04/2017 … Taskmaster is to be remade for American TV, starring Reggie Watts.
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Tue 18 April 2017
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Jason Manford pilots BBC One cooking show
18/04/2017 … Jason Manford has piloted a cookery gameshow for BBC One.
Amy Schumer signs up for a new film
But her role in I Feel Pretty is kept under wraps
18/04/2017 … Amy Schumer has signed up to star in a new film entitled I Feel Pretty.
© BBC TV's top putdowns
...And Mrs Merton leads the field
18/04/2017 … Mrs Merton’s quip: ‘What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?’ has been named the top TV putdown of all time.
Bathed in glory
18/04/2017 … Portsmouth-based comedian Sunjai Arif has won the 2017 new act competition at the Bath Comedy Festival.
Mon 17 April 2017
Murder In Successville: The movie
17/04/2017 … Murder In Successville is set to be made into a movie, star Tom Davis has revealed.
Sun 16 April 2017
Injured Jim Tavare drops out of UK tour
16/04/2017 … Mike Gunn is to replace Jim Tavare on a stand-up tour, as he recovers from a near-fatal car crash.
A comedy night at the museum
The best of the week's live comedy
16/04/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.