Alison Spittle writes her second play
Glacier - about wild swimming at Christmas - to open in December
18/10/2023 … Alison Spittle has written her second play, about three women going wild swimming.
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Wed 18 October 2023
© BBC Lenny Rush joins Children in Need line-up
Alongside Jason Manford and Chris Ramsey
18/10/2023 … Am I Being Unreasonable? star Lenny Rush has joined the presenting team of BBC Children in Need.
© Channel 4 / Alistair Heap Stars sign up for C4's darkly comic zombie series Generation Z
Sue Johnston, Anita Dobson, Robert Lindsay, and Johnny Vegas
18/10/2023 … Sue Johnston, Anita Dobson, Robert Lindsay, and Johnny Vegas are to star in Channel 4’s new darkly comic zombie apocalypse series Generation Z,…
Tue 17 October 2023
Radio 4's The Skewer goes visual
New screen version of Jon Holmes's satirical mash-up show
17/10/2023 … Jon Holmes’s satirical Radio 4 comedy The Skewer has created its first visual episode.
Lucy Beaumont extends tour
19 new dates for The Trouble And Strife show
17/10/2023 … Lucy Beaumont has extended her first-ever tour.
© Matt Holyoak Jimmy Carr: Teach stand-up in schools
'It’s more relevant than music'
17/10/2023 … Jimmy Carr thinks stand-up should be taught in schools.
Mon 16 October 2023
Brendon Burns appeals for help as he heads back to rehab
Comic launches crowdfunding campaign
16/10/2023 … Brendon Burns has launched a crowdfunding appeal to put himself through rehab.
First tour for Jake Lambert
23 dates scattered across 2024
16/10/2023 … Jake Lambert is going on his first national tour In the show, the comedian talk about ‘trying to navigate his way through everyday life, why he has a fear…