Bob Saget's cause of death revealed
10/02/2022 … American comic Bob Saget died of head trauma, his family revealed.
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Thu 10 February 2022
Wed 09 February 2022
First shows of the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe go on sale
Nina Conti, Angela Barnes and more head to the Pleasance
09/02/2022 … The first shows have gone on sale for the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe – six months in advance.
© BBC Bigger than the Brits!
Strong audience for This Is Going To Hurt
09/02/2022 … This Is Going To Hurt got off to a strong start in the ratings last night, attracting 3.
Emily Atack to retrace the steps of 19th Century explorer Isabella Bird
New BBC series with Ruby Wax and Melanie Brown
09/02/2022 … Emily Atack will join Ruby Wax and Spice Girl Melanie Brown in following the footsteps of 19th Century explorer Isabella Bird for a new TV series.
© BBC First look at Daisy May Cooper’s new comedy thriller
Jessica Hynes also joins the cast of Am I Being Unreasonable?
09/02/2022 … Daisy May Cooper’s new comedy thriller will be titled Am I Being Unreasonable?, the BBC announced today as they revealed this first image from the show.
Tue 08 February 2022
© BBC Al Murray writes his first straight history book
Comic's serious overview of the Second World War
08/02/2022 … Al Murray has written a serious book about the Second World War.
© Netflix Jimmy Carr racism row: Now No10 wades in
Boris Johnson's spokesman calls Gypsy joke 'deeply disturbing'
08/02/2022 … Downing Street has waded into the row over Jimmy Carr’s joke about the genocide of Gypsies in the Holocaust.
Comedians up for 2022 BBC Audio Drama Awards
08/02/2022 … Bridget Christie, Olga Koch and John-Luke Roberts are among the finalists in this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.