© BBC Janine Harouni takes the BBC Radio 4 Comedy Award
American crowned winner in live final
15/08/2019 … Janine Harouni has won this year's BBC Radio 4 comedy award.
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Thu 15 August 2019
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Tom Allen pilots new Channel 4 series
Coming from a different town each week
15/08/2019 … Tom Allen is working on a new Channel 4 series which will come from a different British location each week.
© Channel 4 Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back... will be back
Second series for comic's consumer affairs show
15/08/2019 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back.
Eurydice Dixon's killer in court
Disturbing details of attack revealed before he is sentenced
15/08/2019 … The man who killed Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon has appeared in court ahead of his sentencing.
Wed 14 August 2019
Guest hosts for Radio 4's News Quiz
No permanent chair for the show's 100th series
14/08/2019 … Radio 4’s News Quiz is to have a guest presenter each week as it celebrates its 100th series.
Tue 13 August 2019
Alan Partridge gets Steve Coogan off a long driving ban
Comic argued that losing his licence would put the next series in jeopardy
13/08/2019 … Steve Coogan has escaped a lengthy driving ban – by saying he'd have to cancel the next Alan Partridge series if he didn’t have a licence.
Underbelly raises £41k for brain tumour charity
Sell-out benefit gig at the Edinburgh Fringe
13/08/2019 … Edinburgh’s Underbelly venue raised £41,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity with a sell-out benefit at the McEwan Hall last night.
When does Taskmaster series 9 start?
13/08/2019 … Dave had announced that the next series of Taskmaster will launch on September 4 at 9pm and run for ten weeks.