© BBC Bob Monkhouse's last gig
BBC to air intimate show, performed to comedians
23/12/2016 … The BBC is to broadcast Bob Monkhouse’s last recorded gig – an intimate performance to an audience full of other comedians.
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Fri 23 December 2016
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James Acaster writes his first book
'Classic scrapes' from his life
23/12/2016 … James Acaster is writing a collection of self-deprecating comic anecdotes, entitled James Acaster's Classic Scrapes.
Thu 22 December 2016
Rich pickings in Kiwi comedy awards
22/12/2016 … BRITISH stand-up Rich Wilson has been named best international guest at the New Zealand Comedy Festival.
Did Jim Davidson call Michael McIntyre a c***?
22/12/2016 … Jim Davidson has denied launching a four-letter insult at Michael McIntyre in a press interview.
Liam Williams to star in YouTubers parody
With a host of alternative comedy names
22/12/2016 … Liam Williams has landed his own BBC Three series spoofing celebrity vloggers, Chortle can reveal.
© Independent Domestic Abuse Services Sitcom star gives £10k to domestic abuse charity
Generosity of Mrs Brown’s TV 'son'
22/12/2016 … Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan has donated £10,000 to a domestic abuse charity.
Wed 21 December 2016
7 comedies on 12th Night for Radio 4
Flurry of pilots celebrate 'spirit of misrule'
21/12/2016 … Radio 4 is to air six new comedy pilots – and a version of Twelfth Night from the Now Show team –all on the same day.
Tape Face goes to Vegas
Four-month residency on the Strip
21/12/2016 … Tape Face has secured a four-month residency in Las Vegas next year, following his success on America's Got Talent.