Jason Manford to host sports show
Question of Sport spin-off for BBC One
12/05/2014 … Jason Manford is to host a spin-off from A Question Of Sport on BBC One.
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Mon 12 May 2014
Plaque remembers Tony Hancock
London honour on his 90th birthday
12/05/2014 … Tony Hancock has been honoured with a blue plaque outside his former London home on what would have been his 90th birthday.
QI's John Lloyd returns to the Fringe
Announced as Underbelly launch their programme
12/05/2014 … QI creator John Lloyd is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a live version of his radio show Museum of Curiosity – one of the new shows revealed as Underbelly…
Freddie Starr walks out of TV interview
Stress shows as he's asked about his behaviour
12/05/2014 … Freddie Starr has stormed out of a TV interview about the police investigation into sex abuse claims, after saying the 18-month ordeal had driven him to the brink…
Comedy 'could help troops' mental health'
Says comic John Ryan's academic paper
12/05/2014 … Comedian John Ryan has had an academic paper published – after taking his stand-up show on mental health to the troops.
A comedy first for BBC iPlayer
First full series to go online before TV broadcast
12/05/2014 … The BBC will tomorrow launch its first British comedy series to premiere all its episodes on iPlayer before TV broadcast.
BBC tribute to Bob Larbey
12/05/2014 … BBC TWO is paying tribute to comedy writer Bob Larbey on Satruday.
Sun 11 May 2014
Whose Line Is It Anyway? to return
Clive Anderson to host live Fringe version
11/05/2014 … Whose Line Is It Anyway? is returning as a live show at the Edinburgh Fringe.