Finally! Limmy shown south of the border
19/05/2016 … Limmy’s Show is to be broadcast nationwide for the first time.
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Thu 19 May 2016
Wed 18 May 2016
Erdogan 'goat-shagging' poem banned
German courts issue injunction against comic
18/05/2016 … A German court has slapped an injunction on comedian Jan Böhmermann, preventing him repeating his poem insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
'Desperate Housewives on acid'
Channel 4 buys hit Belgian comedy
18/05/2016 … Channel 4 has picked up the rights to a hit Belgian comedy dubbed 'Desperate Housewives on acid'.
Sky orders Irish comedy shorts
From Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan and others
18/05/2016 … Sky has revealed details of its next batch of comedy shorts, including films from Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan, Seann Walsh and Al Porter.
When Jack met Becks
Whitehall makes online interview show for GQ
18/05/2016 … Jack Whitehall has launched a new online video series, featuring David Beckham in the first episode.
Tue 17 May 2016
A bit more Fry and Laurie
Unseen scripts to be published
17/05/2016 … Swathes of unseen Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie scripts are set to be published in a new book.
Joe Lycett tests out new talk show
With Have I Got News For You producers
17/05/2016 … Joe Lycett is testing out a new celebrity chat show.
Jason Byrne writes his childhood memoirs
17/05/2016 … Jason Byrne is writing his first book, a memoir about his mischievous childhood escapades between the ages of five and 16.