Eddie Izzard pulls out of Palestine Marathon
In response to protests over his Israel gig
31/03/2017 … Eddie Izzard dropped out of today’s Palestine Marathon amid protests over his gig in Israel last night.
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Fri 31 March 2017
Only Fools revival 'will never happen'
Stars rule out a return after creator's death
31/03/2017 … An Only Fools and Horses comeback will ‘never happen’, star Nicholas Lyndhurst has stated.
Thu 30 March 2017
Eddie Izzard runs into a Palestinian storm
30/03/2017 … He has impeccable left-wing credentials and is famed for preaching tolerance… but Eddie Izzard has found himself at the centre of protests over a gig he performed…
© Steve Ullathorne Sue Perkins to host the Baftas
30/03/2017 … SUE PERKINS is to host this year's Bafta TV Awards, replacing Graham Norton, who has done the job for the past nine years.
Gervais defends his 'dead baby' joke
Grieving couple walk out in distress
30/03/2017 … Ricky Gervais has hit back after a couple walked out of his stand-up show over a joke about a dead baby.
Russell Brand returns to live radio
30/03/2017 … Russell Brand is to return to live radio this Sunday with a new show on Radio X.
Wed 29 March 2017
Matt Lucas's memoirs out this autumn
29/03/2017 … MATT LUCAS's memoirs, Little Me, are to be published on October 3, it has been announced.
The B'Stard is back!
The New Statesman revisited, three years after Rik Mayall's death
29/03/2017 … A spin-off from classic political sitcom The New Statesman could be on the cards – three years after the death of its star Rik Mayall.