Julian wins an award for his hefty part
15/03/2017 … JULIAN CLARY has won the award for best leading male in the first ever Great British Pantomime Awards, for his role as Dandini in Cinderella at the London Palladium.
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Wed 15 March 2017
Tue 14 March 2017
Simon Bird to direct his first film
Adapting graphic novel graphic novel Days of the Bagnold Summer
14/03/2017 … Simon Bird is set to direct his first feature film.
'I will be fully naked'
14/03/2017 … The BBC has released some details of its Comic Relief telethon next Friday, with the show coming from a comedy club set built inside London's O2 and hosts including…
Ruby Wax launches Frazzled Cafes
Mental health initiative with Marks & Spencer
14/03/2017 … Ruby Wax is launching a ‘Frazzled Cafe’ – fortnightly sessions in Marks & Spencer stores to help those feeling stressed by daily life.
Britain to get Zach Galifianakis's Baskets
14/03/2017 … The UK’s Fox network has brought the rights to Baskets, the US TV show in which Zach Galifianakis plays a failed clown.
Mon 13 March 2017
Language, Russell!
Veiled threat to arrest comic Kane if he swears in the street
13/03/2017 … Russell Kane has been warned he could be arrested if he goes to Rochdale to swear.
Waiting For God revived as a stage show
With Roy Hudd and Nichola McAuliffe
13/03/2017 … Nineties sitcom Waiting For God is being revived as a stage play.
Jim Tavare 'making progress' after car crash
But comic remains in intensive care
13/03/2017 … Jim Tavare is ‘making progress’ after last week’s serious car crash, his wife Laura has said.