SNL writer suspended over Barron Trump joke
'Insensitive' tweet about 10-year-old
24/01/2017 … Saturday Night Live has suspended writer Katie Rich ‘indefinitely’ after tweeting a joke about Donald Trump’s 10-year-old son.
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Tue 24 January 2017
Spencer Jones shoots Sky pilot
The Herbert becomes The Jonah Man
24/01/2017 … Spencer Jones has made a pilot for Sky1.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Fleabag wins again
24/01/2017 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has grabbed another award for her mantlepiece, after Fleabag was honoured again last night.
Farewell to 'Harry Hill Sr'
Panto legend Ronne Coyles dies at 86
24/01/2017 … Ronne Coyles, who played Harry Hill’s dad on TV, has died at the age of 86.
Mon 23 January 2017
© BBC Au revoir, Rene
23/01/2017 … Gorden Kaye, the actor who will be forever known as Allo Allo’s hapless cafe owner Rene Artois has died at the age of 75.
© UKTV Red Dwarf named comedy of the year
Double success in British Comedy Guide accolades
23/01/2017 … Red Dwarf has been named comedy of the year in a poll conducted by the British Comedy Guide.
British comic Jim Tavare to appear at the Super Bowl
23/01/2017 … British comedian Jim Tavare is appearing in a TV advertising campaign to be aired during the Super Bowl.
Comedians to talk to the dead
23/01/2017 … COMEDIANS Ed Night, Rosie Holt, Lulu Popplewell, Pierre Novellie, Mr Spooky and Maddie Campion are to live-stream a seance on social media.