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© BBC 250million views of Big Show series 9 clips
23/06/2026 … The BBC has been hailing the social media success of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, after clips from the latest series racked up 250 million views worldwide.
© Paul Gilbey Comic to oversee new animated series
23/06/2026 … Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians books are being turned into an animated series.
As his lawyer blames prosecutors for 'overreach'
23/06/2026 … American comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony counts related to his tax filings The stand-up has been released on bail following…
© Channel 4 John Thomson, Katherine Parkinson and Mawaan Rizwan in Channel 4 special
22/06/2026 … John Thomson, Katherine Parkinson and Mawaan Rizwan have joined the voice cast of Channel 4’s next animated adventure involving Mog the cat, Mog’s…
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Critics vote it 'best ensemble'
22/06/2026 … A stage musical based on 1990s TV comedy The High Life has scooped an accolade at the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland.
Animated film penned by Deborah Frances-White.
22/06/2026 … James Acaster has joined the cast of an animated musical movie created by the Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White.
20 tales now published in a book
22/06/2026 … Comedy magazine Chaff has announced the winners of its first short story competition, with three writers declared joint winners after judges were unable to separate…
22/06/2026 … Disney+ has commissioned a British new comedy drama series called Dad, about three adult siblings whose lives are turned upside-down when their father is accused…
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