Jo Brand pens a feature film
28/09/2016 … Jo Brand has written her first film - about a Morrissey-loving schizophrenic.
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Wed 28 September 2016
© Jelly Legs 2008 I'm so glad I didn't know about Caroline Aherne's cancer
Ricky Tomlinson and star's brother pay tribute
28/09/2016 … Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson said he was glad he didn't know about Caroline Aherne's cancer, as it would have been 'too painful' to work with her.
Tribute unveiled to Freddie Frinton
Forgotten at home...but still famous in Europe
28/09/2016 … A tribute has been unveiled in Cleethorpes to a variety hall comedian who remains a star across much of Europe nearly 50 years after his death.
Victoria Wood statue hits £20k target
28/09/2016 … THE campaign to erect a statue of Victoria Wood in her home town of Bury has reached its £20,000 target – but the comedian's brother Chris Foote Wood is now…
Tue 27 September 2016
Now Show axes Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn
27/09/2016 … Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn have been axed from Radio 4’s Now Show – in the name of diversity.
Modern Family casts transgender child actor
Jackson Millarker, 8, makes a TV first
27/09/2016 … Modern Family has cast a transgender child actor.
Amazon gives superhero show a big Tick
Serafinowicz to don the blue outfit again
27/09/2016 … Peter Serafinowicz's superhero comedy The Tick has been commissioned for a full series.
John Bishop is UK's highest earning comic
Making £5.4million a year, says Forbes
27/09/2016 … John Bishop is the highest-earning British comedian this year, according to wealth magazine Forbes.