Radio 4 wants Paul Sinha to do more History Revision
05/01/2017 … RADIO 4 has ordered a third series of Paul Sinha’s History Revision, after it won the international Rose d’Or award for best radio comedy last year.
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Thu 05 January 2017
Shappi Khorsandi up for book award
For her debut novel Nina Is Not OK
05/01/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi has been longlisted for a literary award.
© Stuart Hogben Festival wants more Latitude
05/01/2017 … The Latitude Festival is bidding to be bigger than ever this year.
Wed 04 January 2017
Richard Herring plans 'multiple universe' sitcom
Tester scenes being taped for Channel 4
04/01/2017 … Richard Herring is working on a ‘multiple universe’ sitcom for Channel 4.
Benidorm duo star in new sitcom
Created by Early Doors and Not Going Out writers
04/01/2017 … Benidorm duo Denise Welch and Siobhan Finneran are to star in a new Radio 2 comedy.
© BBC BBC snaps up Luisa Omielan's What Would Beyoncé Do?!
Stand-up special to air on Valentine's Day
04/01/2017 … The BBC is to air Luisa Omielan’s stand-up show What Would Beyoncé Do?! She is taping a new version of the show in London later this month, to air on BBC…
Tue 03 January 2017
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan to star in his own sitcom
'Hardest-working' comic records radio comedy
03/01/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to record an autobiographical sitcom for Radio 2.
© BBC Comedies up for 2017 National Television Awards
03/01/2017 … They couldn’t be much more different, but Mrs Brown’s Boys is taking on Orange Is The New Black for the comedy gong at this year's National…