Second series for Jason Manford's Unbeatable
Daytime show returns to the BBC
27/07/2022 … Jason Manford is making a second series of his daytime BBC quiz show, Unbeatable.
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Wed 27 July 2022
© Sky UK Eddie Izzard champions the Edinburgh Fringe
Comic appointed as patron of the charity behind the festival
27/07/2022 … Eddie Izzard has been appointed as the first alumni patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society to champion the annual event.
Fin Taylor announces 2023 tour dates
With his new show about mental health, Daddy Self-Care
27/07/2022 … Fin Taylor has announced a 20-date tour for spring 2023.
Tue 26 July 2022
© Matt Crockett Joe Lycett reveals his Commonwealth Games role
Birmingham comic will be part of the opening ceremony
26/07/2022 … Joe Lycett has revealed he is taking part in the opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Comedian denied a gig for being 'openly Jewish'
And where were the fellow comics calling this out, asks Katie Price
26/07/2022 … A comedian has told of how she was turned down for a gig because she was ‘too Jewish’.
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee cancelled
Groundbreaking talk show axed after seven seasons
26/07/2022 … American talk show Full Frontal With Samantha Bee has been axed after seven seasons.
© ITV/Monkey Fourth series for Don’t Hate The Playaz
ITV recommissions hip-hop comedy panel show
26/07/2022 … ITV2 has commissioned a fourth series of its hip-hop comedy panel show Don’t Hate The Playaz.
Brits make Montreal festival's tips for the top
Catherine Bohart, Rhys James, Sophie Duker and Suzi Ruffell make Just For Laughs New Faces showcase
26/07/2022 … Catherine Bohart, Rhys James, Sophie Duker and Suzi Ruffell have made the cut for one of the major international showcases for breakout comedians.