Comedy agent Kitty Laing demoted in antisemitic tweet row
But she will continue to represent her acts
26/10/2023 … Leading comedy agent Kitty Laing is to lose her senior roles after retweeting incendiary posts about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Thu 26 October 2023
© BBC Lost episodes of classic Eric Sykes and Terry Scott sitcoms discovered
...but still dozens are missing
26/10/2023 … Two lost episodes of 1960s sitcoms have been rediscovered in private collections.
© Raphael Neal New tour for Catherine Bohart
Soho Theatre run and 25 other dates for Again, With Feelings
26/10/2023 … Catherine Bohart has announced a 2024 tour Her new show Again, With Feelings kicks off with 12 nights at London’s Soho Theatre in March, followed by 24…
Jen Brister’s The Optimist to be released as a stand-up special
First as 'pay what you want'... then for free
26/10/2023 … Jen Brister’s latest stand-up show The Optimist is to be put out as a special next month.
Work set to start on Colin From Accounts series 2
Production had stalled over Hollywood writers strike
26/10/2023 … Production is to start on the second series of Colin From Accounts ‘in the coming months’.
© Channel 4/Avalon Kiell Smith-Bynoe takes over The Great British Sewing Bee
As Sara Pascoe welcomes her second child
26/10/2023 … Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe is to take over from Sara Pascoe as host of The Great British Sewing Bee.
Wed 25 October 2023
Jessica Fostekew announces 2024 tour
25/10/2023 … Jessica Fostekew has announced her biggest tour so far, with 40 dates of her new show Mettle across the UK next year.
Top agent under investigation over 'hurtful' tweets
Kitty Laing apologises after being accused of 'sharing hateful crap'
25/10/2023 … Top comedy agent Kitty Laing is being investigated by her employers after retweeting a number of social media posts that have been slammed as antisemitic.