George Lewis to present Top Gear Extra Gear
28/02/2017 … Comedian George Lewis is to present the Top Gear spin-off Extra Gear.
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© Idil Sukan Nish Kumar pilots satirical BBC comedy
With the creators of The Daily Mash
27/02/2017 … Nish Kumar is piloting a spoof news show for BBC Two with the creators of parody website The Daily Mash.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh joins Museum Of Curiosity
New curator on John Lloyd's R4 show
27/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to become the curator of the next series of Radio 4’s Museum of Curiosity, Chortle can reveal.
Two comedies in development for Radio 4
With Joseph Morpurgo and Dominic Frisby
27/02/2017 … Joseph Morpurgo and comedian and financial guru Dominic Frisby are both piloting new shows for Radio 4.
© BBC Did the Oscars rip off Michael McIntyre?
Jimmy Kimmel segment likened to Unexpected Star of the Show
27/02/2017 … The producers of the Oscars have been accused of ripping off Michael McIntyre's Big Show.
2017 Chortle Student Comedy Award
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27/02/2017 … Joe Irvine, a third-year film studies student, won the heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award in St Andrew's on Tuesday night.
Funny Women loses its Benefit
Awards now seeking new sponsor
27/02/2017 … Benefit Cosmetics has ended is sponsorship of the Funny Women Awards after five years.
Leicester fest claims box office record
27/02/2017 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has beaten its own box-office record, selling 22 per cent more tickets than last year.