Tributes as Roly Poly Mo dies at 87
Dancer found fame with Les Dawson
20/12/2023 … Tributes have been paid to Mo Moreland – one of the lead dancers of comedy troupe the Roly Polys – after her death at 87.
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Wed 20 December 2023
Prime Video snaps up Tessa Coates' hitwoman comedy
Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer to star
20/12/2023 … Comic Tessa Coates has sold an eight-part sitcom to Amazon’s Prime Video.
What We Do In The Shadows to end
20/12/2023 … What We Do In The Shadows will end with its upcoming sixth season, it has been revealed.
© Channel 4 Adam Hills gives his gold foot away
20/12/2023 … Adam Hills has donated a gold prosthetic foot to a museum about the Paralympic movement.
© BBC Guest stars revealed for Inside No 9's final series
Including Matthew Kelly, Charlie Cooper and Susan Wokoma
20/12/2023 … Matthew Kelly is to make his small-screen comeback in the final series of Inside No 9.
Tue 19 December 2023
BA apologises for dropping Jewish sitcom
Airline U-turns over Hapless after public outcry
19/12/2023 … British Airways has apologised for pulling a sitcom about Jewish characters from its in-flight entertainment because of the war in Gaza.
Russell Kane announces 2024 tour
Intimate venues for first leg of HyperActive
19/12/2023 … Russell Kane has announced his 2024 tour, entitled HyperActive.
© Unicef / Boushnak Alex Brooker made a Unicef ‘high-profile supporter'
Comic has seen charity's work in Jordan refugee camp
19/12/2023 … Alex Brooker has been made an official Unicef UK ‘high-profile supporter’, recognising his commitment to protecting the rights of children.