Tom Basden writes a BBC comedy to star Katherine Parkinson
About a family winter holiday in Margate
24/11/2020 … Tom Basden has written a one-off BBC One sitcom starring Katherine Parkinson.
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Tue 24 November 2020
© Rumpus Media Romesh Ranganathan films Scottish travelogue
New adventure is a lot closer to home than usual
24/11/2020 … Romesh Ranganathan has previously travelled from the Sahara to Mongolia to the Arctic in his travel series.
© Owl Power It's a Christmas angle!
Festive special for Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
24/11/2020 … Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have made a special Christmas episode of their fishing show.
© BBC Christmas special for King Gary
Tom Davis sitcom returns for a one-off festive edition
24/11/2020 … Tom Davis sitcom Gary King is to return to BBC One for a Christmas special.
Mon 23 November 2020
Victoria Wood left a treasure trove of unseen sketches
...and the first draft of a film script
23/11/2020 … Victoria Wood left behind a large tranche of unfilmed sketches – and the first draft of a film script.
Comedy venues allowed to reopen next week
Depending which tier they're in... and we won't know that til Thursday
23/11/2020 … Some comedy venues shuttered since the start of the month will be allowed to reopen on December 2 under new rules Boris Johnson confirmed today.
Record deal for Unknown P
Munya Chawawa's alter-ego signs with Atlantic
23/11/2020 … Munya Chawawa has signed to Atlantic Records.
© C4/Ben Meadows Raise a Toast – again!
Matt Berry's alter-ego set to return after five years - this time in America
23/11/2020 … Steven Toast is set for a comeback for the first time in more than five years – and this time he’s going to Hollywood.