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© UKTV Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson will also star in another one-off in 2024
16/05/2023 … Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are to return to Gold for Murder, They Hope Christmas special The 90-minute special, called Blood Actually, will feature guest…
© Bafta/BBC One Joe Lycett, Friday Night Live and Bad Sisters also winners
15/05/2023 … Derry Girls won two Bafta awards last night.
14/05/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC Studios The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
14/05/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday May 14 THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF SPORT: Roisin Conaty, Judi Love, Joel Dommett,…
Comedy-drama set about a South Asian family falling apart
14/05/2023 … ITVX has acquired the comedy-drama film The Effects Of Lying, about a British Asian family living in London.
But STILL no Radio 1 airplay, despite ditching the bad language
12/05/2023 … Comedy punk outfit The Kunts have racked up another Top 10 hit – but still failed to get any Radio 1 airplay despite cleaning up their act.
© David Woolfall U-turn from comedy club after politician threatened legal action
12/05/2023 … The Stand Comedy Club has reversed its ban on MP Joanna Cherry appearing at its venue – after the politician threatened legal action.
Part of a Radio 4 series about turning points in history
12/05/2023 … The groundbreaking comedy show Beyond The Fringe is to be recreated in a new drama about the start of Britain’s satire boom.
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