© UKTV Be first to see the new season of Taskmaster
Episodes to be screened in London
29/09/2020 … Taskmaster fans are being given the chance to see the new series before anybody else.
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Tue 29 September 2020
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© Avalon/BritBox 'We might have been racist in the 1980s - but not any more'
Spitting Image's Roger Law on the show's return
29/09/2020 … Spitting Image creator Roger Law has defended the returning show against charges of racism – but admitted the show did go too far in the 1980s.
Ricky Gervais's Humanity named UK's top stand-up special
New research based on web searches
29/09/2020 … Ricky Gervais’s Humanity has been named Britain’s favourite Netflix stand-up special.
© UKTV/Gareth Gatrell Red Dwarf fan convention goes forward in time
Dimension Jump postponed to September 2021
29/09/2020 … The annual Red Dwarf fan convention has been postponed for a second time.
© Owl Power Mortimer & Whitehouse net another series of Gone Fishing
BBC Two orders six more episodes
29/09/2020 … Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is to return for a fourth series Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are to head back to the British…
Mon 28 September 2020
Richard Ayoade returns to game show pilot
28/09/2020 … The Dave channel has returned to its Richard Ayoade game show pilot after the original recording was hit by the coronavirus lockdown.
Frank Skinner and Barbara Nice comic write 'park-bench' plays
Pop-up performances to be staged across Birmingham
28/09/2020 … Frank Skinner and Janice Connolly – the comic behind stage creation Barbara Nice, pictured - are to write short plays to be performed around Birmingham.
Union Jack Radio boosts its comedy offering
28/09/2020 … Digital radio station Union Jack is to air stand-up clips thanks to a new tie-up with streaming service NextUp Comedy.