Armando Iannucci to make a Sumo comedy movie
20/02/2020 … Armando Iannucci is to make a new comedy film comedy set in the world of amateur sumo wrestling.
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Thu 20 February 2020
© BBC Man Like Mobeen up for arts award
20/02/2020 … Man Like Mobeen and comedian Cariad Lloyd have been nominated for awards to honour those who make a social impact in the arts.
Wed 19 February 2020
Stolen memories
Irreplaceable memorabilia taken from Navy Lark tribute show
19/02/2020 … ‘Irreplaceable’ memorabilia from classic radio comedy The Navy Lark was stolen from a theatre staging a tribute show last night.
Angela Barnes confronts The Ugly Truth
New book addresses notions of beauty and her own feelings of unattractiveness
19/02/2020 … Angela Barnes is writing her first book, exploring her feelings of unattractiveness.
Comedian could have brought coronavirus to the US – because he didn't want to miss a gig
19/02/2020 … A stand-up comedian risked bringing the Covid-19 coronavirus into the US because he didn’t want to cancel a gig.
Jimmy Tarbuck: I have cancer
19/02/2020 … Jimmy Tarbuck has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Tue 18 February 2020
Andi Osho joins Line Of Duty
...but there are no clues about her role
18/02/2020 … Andi Osho has joined the cast of Line Of Duty.
M*A*S*H star Kellye Nakahara dies at 72
She played nurse Kellye Yamato in 167 episodes
18/02/2020 … Kellye Nakahara, who played Lieutenant Nurse Kellye Yamato on M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 72.