Blackadder is back
But without Blackadder, just Baldrick
14/02/2023 … First it was Fawlty Towers, now Blackadder is making a return.
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Tue 14 February 2023
Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award judges announced
For a show or performer at the city's international comedy festival
14/02/2023 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced the judging panel for the inaugural Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award.
Rhod Gilbert to return to the Edinburgh Fringe
Comic announces Gilded Balloon shows following his cancer diagnosis
14/02/2023 … Rhod Gilbert is to make his first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe since 2019.
© BBC Two more series for Tom Basden's Here We Go
Jessops family sitcom returning to BBC One
14/02/2023 … Tom Basden’s family sitcom Here We Go is to return for two more series, the BBC has announced.
Mon 13 February 2023
© C4 New film for Richard Ayoade
He will direct, co-write and star in The Semplica Girls
13/02/2023 … Richard Ayoade is to direct, co-write and star in a film about wealthy people importing girls from impoverished countries to serve as decorative figurines.
© Gary Moyes New tour for Michael McIntyre
13/02/2023 … Michael McIntyre has announced his first live tour in five years.
Government tax plans would be 'a disaster' for TV comedy
'It’s an existential issue' producers say
13/02/2023 … British TV comedy faces an ‘existential’ threat from planned tax changes, some of the biggest names in the business have warned.
© FX Always Sunny In Philadelphia crosses the Atlantic
Spin-off podcast to record in London and Dublin
13/02/2023 … The creators and stars of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are to perform their first live shows in the UK and Ireland Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Glenn…