© Sky UK Eddie Izzard to play Dr Jekyll
New film retells Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic
07/02/2022 … Eddie Izzard is to star in a new telling of the Jekyll and Hyde story.
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© Sister Carry On Doctor, it ain't...
This Is Going To Hurt, and the rest of the week's best comedy on TV and radio
06/02/2022 … Here's our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand this week: Sunday February 6 THE CURSE: This new crime-comedy caper comes from…
Count on Arthur...
06/02/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,889 events Chortle currently has listed.
Chelsea Handler pulls gigs over health scare
06/02/2022 … Chelsea Handler has pulled several shows in her American stand-up tour Vaccinated & Horny Tour over a health scare.
© Netflix Calls for Jimmy Carr to be prosecuted over Gypsy joke
...but should Nadine Dorries decide what counts as comedy?
06/02/2022 … Calls are growing for Jimmy Carr to be prosecuted for his offensive Holocaust joke, as politicians, celebrities and Travellers lined up to condemn him.
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© Matt Holyoak Jimmy Carr under fire over Gypsy Holocaust joke
MPs and Travellers' groups call on Netflix to drop his stand-up special
04/02/2022 … Jimmy Carr is under fire for a joke about the Holocaust on his latest stand-up special.
Get Wells soon
Somerset comedy festival announces comeback lineup
04/02/2022 … The Wells Comedy Festival has announced its return, with the first batch of shows now on sale.
Everything you know is 'a bit rubbish'
Premise of Paul Sinha's new Radio 4 show
04/02/2022 … Paul Sinha is making a new Radio 4 show – based on telling trivia fans that their favourite bit of information is ‘a bit rubbish’.