Frank Skinner to host new arts quiz
31/03/2016 … Frank Skinner is set to host a panel show about the arts for the BBC.
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Thu 31 March 2016
Who's in the Porridge remake?
31/03/2016 … The full cast has been announced for the reboot of Porridge, including Catastrophe's Mark Bonnar as a wily Scottish prison guard.
Alan Partridge goes up North
31/03/2016 … Alan’s Partridge is to make a one-hour 'state of the nation' mockumentary for Sky Atlantic.
Now it's Kevin Hart, the video game
...and he launches a Netflix rival
31/03/2016 … Kevin Hart is launching a new comedy streaming service as well as a video game in which players simulate the life of a stand-up star.
Tracey Ullman becomes HIGNFY's 100th guest host
Other presenters and panellists revealed
31/03/2016 … Tracey Ullman is to become the 100th guest host of Have I Got News For You, the BBC has announced.
Wed 30 March 2016
© BBC/Rumpus Media/Benjamin Green Romesh Ranganathan up for a Bafta
30/03/2016 … Romesh Ranganathan has been nominated for a Bafta.
© C4/Aimee Spinks Drifters float back to E4
30/03/2016 … Drifters is to return for a fourth series, creator Jessica Knappett has revealed.
Tue 29 March 2016
Student award: The final vote
Which of these 12 will make it through?
29/03/2016 … Here's your chance to choose two young comedians to go through to the semi-finals of Chortle's Student Comedy Award.