Spike Milligan's Badjelly The Witch becomes an animated series
03/11/2023 … Spike Milligan's children's book Badjelly The Witch: A Fairy Story is being turned into an animated television series starring Miriam Margolyes…
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Fri 03 November 2023
Futurama renewed for two more seasons
Hulu sticks with comedy it revived after a decade
03/11/2023 … Futurama has been renewed for two more seasons.
© Karla Gowlett Luisa Omielan announces 2024 tour
All about being bitter about life being 'rigged' against her
03/11/2023 … Luisa Omielan has announced a new stand-up tour, all about being resentful about how she feels world being rigged against her.
© UKTV Maisie Adam and Suzi Ruffell win 'best sports podcast' award
Comedians' accolade for football show Big Kick Energy
03/11/2023 … Maisie Adam and Suzi Ruffell’s Big Kick Energy has been named the UK’s best sports podcast.
© Channel 4 Look who's doing Celebrity Googlebox
Comics join C4's Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser
03/11/2023 … Bob Mortimer, Richard Ayoade Harry Hill and Tim Vine have all signed up for Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox.
Iain Stirling and Laura Whitmore launch a true-crime podcast
03/11/2023 … The world has got yet another true-crime podcast, this one hosted by Iain Stirling and his wife Laura Whitmore.
Thu 02 November 2023
NextUp to steam Glee and Frog & Bucket gigs
02/11/2023 … NextUp have teamed up with the Glee and Frog & Bucket comedy clubs to stream gigs to their subscribers.
Ex-soldier wins Jim Davidson's comedy talent hunt
Pat Smith takes Laughter Class title
02/11/2023 … Former soldier Pat Smith has won the comedy talent hunt run by Jim Davidson.