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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.
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Tue 24 November 2020
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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.
London Hughes up for South Bank award
Comedy's nominee for breakthrough talent
23/11/2020 … London Hughes has been shortlisted for the breakthrough award in this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
Christmas gigs for Bill Bailey
23/11/2020 … Bill Bailey has announced a series of live Christmas shows in the West End.