Student award: Brighton poll opens
04/03/2016 … Votes have now opened for the People’s Choice award for the Brighton leg of the Chortle Student Comedy award.
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Fri 04 March 2016
Thu 03 March 2016
© BBC Liam Williams unveils new play
Travesty to premiere at Latitude
03/03/2016 … Liam Williams is to unveil his debut play at the Latitude Festival.
Coel and Catastrophe lead RTS awards
Nods for Helm, Hills and Whitehall too...
03/03/2016 … Michaela Coel, creator and star of E4's Chewing Gum, has been nominated for three Royal Television Society Awards.
Tyne to shine
Fourth series for NE comedy showcase Jesting About
03/03/2016 … BBC Newcastle has renewed its programme showcasing North-East comedy talent, Jesting About.
Will Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle get a fifth series?
03/03/2016 … Stewart Lee has suggested the future of his BBC Two show could be at risk from management changes at the Corporation.
Felicity Montagu goes on a Guilt Trip
...with her real-life daughter
03/03/2016 … Alan Partridge star Felicity Montagu is to star in a new sitcom with her real-life daughter Olivia Nixon.
© BBC Celt favourites
03/03/2016 … Mrs Brown's Boys, the Absolutely sketch team and stand-up Bennett Arron have all been nominated for awards at the Celtic Media Festival.
Wed 02 March 2016
Channel 4 signs prankster Brodkin
VW stunt was for a new online series
02/03/2016 … Simon Brodkin's stunt at a VW car launch was for a new Channel 4 prank show, it can be revealed.