Matt Lucas joins Bake Off
11/03/2020 … Matt Lucas is to be the new host of Great British Bake Off.
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Wed 11 March 2020
Ed Gamble to launch heavy metal podcast
Lifers coming to Spotify next week
11/03/2020 … Ed Gamble is to launch a new heavy metal podcast.
Chris Ramsey joins Little Mix
Comic to front new BBC One talent hunt
11/03/2020 … Chris Ramsey is to host a major new BBC One entertainment show.
The jury convenes...
More cast announced for the US remake of James Acaster's courtroom sitcom
11/03/2020 … More casting has been revealed for the US remake of James Acaster’s BBC comedy pilot We The Jury.
Tue 10 March 2020
'Titania McGrath' writes a woke children's book
10/03/2020 … Woke social justice parody Titania McGrath has written a spoof children's book, Chortle can reveal.
UK dates for Doug Stanhope and Maria Bamford
10/03/2020 … American comics Doug Stanhope and Maria Bamford have announced UK dates later this year.
Mon 09 March 2020
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 TJ Miller announces UK date
US comic defies #MeToo claim to keep touring
09/03/2020 … Deadpool and Silicon Valley star TJ Miller has announced a rare UK stand-up gig – as he attempts to continue his career in the wake of sexual abuse allegations.
Brilliant! Fast Show team to reunite
For a belated 25th anniversary celebration
09/03/2020 … The cast of The Fast Show are to reunite for a belated 25th anniversary celebration, in which they will reprise some of their favourite creations.