Paul Zerdin announces tour
01/03/2017 … PAUL ZERDIN, the comic ventriloquist who won America’s Got Talent in 2015, has announced a 45-date tour of the UK, starting at Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre on September…
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Wed 01 March 2017
© C4 Lovesick to return to Netflix
And Eddie Izzard joins Chelsea Handler
01/03/2017 … Lovesick is to return for a third series, Netflix has announced.
Tue 28 February 2017
Jack Whitehall travels with his dad
28/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall is shooting a travel show with his father Michael for Netflix, Chortle can reveal.
Comedy tour raises £500k for street kids
Fundraising hailed at Muslim Charity Awards
28/02/2017 … A tour of Muslim comedians has been hailed after raising more than £500,000 for charity.
George Lewis to present Top Gear Extra Gear
28/02/2017 … Comedian George Lewis is to present the Top Gear spin-off Extra Gear.
Mon 27 February 2017
© 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.
© 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.