Gadd almighty
Comic named second most important cultural figure in Scotland
02/11/2016 … Richard Gadd has been named the second most influential arts and cultural figure in Scotland.
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Wed 02 November 2016
Pun champ leads Midlands Comedy Award nominations
02/11/2016 … Black Country punsmith Masai Graham leads the shortlists for this year’s Midlands Comedy Awards, with four nominees.
Tue 01 November 2016
© UKTV Gold Revealed: Who's in Taskmaster series 4
...and there's more than one woman!
01/11/2016 … The comedians taking on ridiculous challenges in the next series of Taskmaster have been revealed.
Dave Johns up for two acting awards
I, Daniel Blake leads BIFA shortlists
01/11/2016 … Dave Johns has been nominated for two British Independent Film awards for his role in I, Daniel Blake.
Filming starts on Ghost Stories
With Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse
01/11/2016 … Paul Whitehouse and Martin Freeman are to star in a movie version of West End hit Ghost Stories.
Paul Merton to host Film 2016
Doc Brown presents an episode too
01/11/2016 … Paul Merton and Doc Brown are to present the BBC’s flagship movie programme Film 2016.
Mon 31 October 2016
'Drunk' Ricky Gervais collects Bafta award
Watch his speech in Los Angeles
31/10/2016 … Ricky Gervais feigned being drunk as he picked up a Bafta award in Los Angeles this weekend.
Is South Africa about to outlaw satire?
Comedians' fears over planned new Bill
31/10/2016 … Comedians fear a planned new law could lead to hefty prison sentences simply for making a joke.