© BBC NI BBC Northern Ireland to air five comedy shorts
27/09/2024 … BBC Northern Ireland has commissioned five new comedy shorts, which will drop on iPlayer on October 7.
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Fri 27 September 2024
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John Shuttleworth to publish song lyrics and short stories
Book coincides with his 40th anniversary tour
27/09/2024 … John Shuttleworth is to release a new book of song lyrics and short stories.
New tour for Babatunde Aléshé
...And another for Ignacio Lopez
27/09/2024 … Babatunde Aléshé has announced a 2025 tour spanning more than 40 dates, A contestant on the current series of Taskmaster, his …
Alan Partridge wins best comedy podcast award
...and Rob Auton has the best daily show
27/09/2024 … Alan Partridge and Rob Auton were among the winners at the British Podcast Awards last night.
Thu 26 September 2024
Alan Carr is the best-known comedian in the UK
...but Peter Kay is the most-loved
26/09/2024 … Alan Carr is the best-known comedian in the UK, researchers have found – but he’’s far from the most popular.
© Matt Crockett Angela Barnes announces 2025 tour
26/09/2024 … Angela Barnes has announced a 2025 tour, entitled Angst.
Fourth Paddington movie in the pipeline
26/09/2024 … Paddington is to star in his fourth family-friendly comedy – as well as a TV series, the rights-owners have confirmed.
Wed 25 September 2024
Janey Godley enters end-of-life care
'I don't know how long I've got left – I'm not a TikTok'
25/09/2024 … Janey Godley has announced that she has gone into end-of-life palliative care, saying: ‘I don’t know how long I’ve got left.