Justin Moorhouse quits BBC Radio Manchester
Dispute over show's running time
26/10/2021 … Justin Moorhouse has quit his local radio show following a new diktat about the length of programmes.
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Tue 26 October 2021
© Geraint Lewis Thom Tuck cast in The Play What I Wrote
Revival of Morecambe and Wise tribute
26/10/2021 … Thom Tuck is to celebrate the spirit of Morecambe and Wise in a revival of The Play What I Wrote.
New US comedy role for Claudia O’Doherty
Former Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee cast in Craig Robertson's Killing It
26/10/2021 … Former Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Claudia O’Doherty has been cast in a new US sitcom.
© Wall to Wall Media The shocking story of Joe Lycett's great-great-grandfather
Comedian uncovers a dramatic family history in Who Do You Think You Are?
26/10/2021 … Joe Lycett has learned that one of his ancestors was spared the death penalty after stabbing a fellow sailor in the stomach with a bayonet.
UK dates for Russell Peters
Three arena show as part of his Act Your Age tour
26/10/2021 … Canadian comedian Russell Peters has announced three UK arena gigs as part of his 2022 world tour.
Mon 25 October 2021
© Two Rivers Frankie Boyle makes his stage acting debut
In Samuel Beckett's Endgame in Dublin next year
25/10/2021 … Frankie Boyle is to make his stage acting debut, starring in a new production of Samuel Beckett's Endgame.
Dara O Brian announces 2022 UK tour
So… Where Were We? runs from March to December
25/10/2021 … Dara O Brian has unveiled a new 2022 tour, So… Where Were We? The Mock The Week host has announced 32 dates from March through to December…
© Bafta Double Bafta win for Rhod Gilbert
Cymru Awards for his Work Experience show
25/10/2021 … Rhod Gilbert picked up two awards at the Welsh Bafta awards last night.