© BBC/Pett TV/Christopher Baines Vic and Bob bring back Big Night Out
18/05/2017 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are bringing their Big Night Out stage show back to BBC Two for a one-off special.
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Thu 18 May 2017
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'It can be a terrible curse...'
Stephen Fry records a new video about his bipolar disorder
18/05/2017 … Stephen Fry has recorded a message for his younger self as part of a mental health campaign.
More tour dates for Rob Brydon
18/05/2017 … Rob Brydon has announced more dates in his I Am Standing Up tour.
Eddie Izzard announces mini-book tour
Four dates to tie in with his memoirs
18/05/2017 … Eddie Izzard has announced four UK dates to tie in with the publication of hs memoirs.
The very Big Yins: Glasgow to get three giant Billy Connolly murals
Well, he always was off-the-wall...
18/05/2017 … Three giant murals of Billy Connolly are to be installed around his hometown of Glasgow.
Cornwall to get an outdoor comedy festival
18/05/2017 … Bill Bailey has been named as the first headliner for a new comedy festival taking place in Cornwall.
Wed 17 May 2017
© BBC Coming soon: Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Topical BBC Two show to launch in Jine
17/05/2017 … Details have emerged about Frankie Boyle's new topical TV comedy show, which is set to be called New World Order.
Stuart Goldsmith gets his fans to write his show
A crowdsourcing experiment for the Edinburgh Fringe
17/05/2017 … He's picked the brains of some of the world's best comedians on his podcast.