© Trevor Leighton Jack Whitehall’s fortune grows by £2m
New accounts show a good year his company
07/08/2024 … Jack Whitehall’s fortune has grown by almost £2million in a year.
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Wed 07 August 2024
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© BBC Comedians, ready? Stand-ups to take on the Gladiators
Rob Beckett, Joel Dommett and Ellie Taylor join Louise Minchin in celeb special
07/08/2024 … Comedians Rob Beckett, Joel Dommett and Ellie Taylor are to take on the Gladiators in a new celebrity special.
Tue 06 August 2024
© Leanna Bates Filming wraps on Mitch Hedberg film
More than 100 friends, comics and fans interviewed for documentary
06/08/2024 … Filming has wrapped on a comprehensive documentary chronicling the life of American comedian Mitch Hedberg.
© Netflix/Avalon Release date for Phil Wang’s second Netflix stand-up special
Wang In There, Baby! recorded in a candlelit theatre
06/08/2024 … Phil Wang’s second Netflix stand-up special Wang In There, Baby! is to be released on September 3, it has been announced.
Fringe comics picked to perform for TV executives
New schemes ties in with telly fest
06/08/2024 … Ten Fringe comedians have been picked to have their work showcased to executives at the Edinburgh TV festival.
Mon 05 August 2024
First special for Leroy Brito
To air on BBC Wales and iPlayer
05/08/2024 … Welsh comic Leroy Brito is recording his first half-hour stand-up special for the BBC.
It's official: Chris McCausland's doing Strictly
Blind comic confirmed as a contestant
05/08/2024 … Chris McCausland has been confirmed as a contestant in the next series of BBC One’s troubled Strictly Come Dancing.
Henpocalypse! does not survive
05/08/2024 … The BBC will not be making a second series of its comedy Henpocalypse!, the broadcaster has confirmed.