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© BBC/Endemol Shine Shows may be axed as Tim Davie seeks balance
01/09/2020 … New BBC chief Tim Davie is to target comedy shows often seen as too left-wing, it has been reported today.
Alan Partridge creator teases an 'odd and unusual' appearance
31/08/2020 … Steve Coogan has said he will definitely stage a show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Production had been halted for 16 weeks
31/08/2020 … Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard have today resumed shooting the second series of their Sky comedy Breeders.
...as improv group Noise Next Door withdraw from contest
31/08/2020 … Comedians Myra Dubois, Steve Royle, Nabil Abdulrashid and Allen Finnegan have made it through to the live semi-finals of this year's Britain's Got…
Banana and Bearcat return... and the rest of the week's live comedy picks
30/08/2020 … Our pick of the week's best live comedy Sunday August 30 NEWCASTLE: Jason Manford plays the socially-distant Virgin Money Unity Arena, which used to be…
© Endemol Shine UK The week's best comedy on TV and radio
30/08/2020 … The week's best comedy on TV and radio.
29/08/2020 … Here's Chortle's daily round-up of new comedy to watch at home during lockdown.
28/08/2020 … Bill Bailey has reportedly signed up for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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