Filming wraps on After Life series 2
25/10/2019 … Filming has wrapped on the second series of Ricky Gervais’s Netflix comedy After Life.
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Fri 25 October 2019
Comics donate jokes to fundraising poster
In aid of Leicester Comedy Festival
25/10/2019 … Comedians including Romesh Ranganathan, Milton Jones and Tim Vine have donated jokes for a poster to raise money for Leicester Comedy Festival.
© Kelly Bachman/ Zoe Stuckless Harvey Weinstein confronted at comedy gig
Yet it's the 'heckler' who's asked to leave
25/10/2019 … Given the rape accusations swirling around Harvey Weinstein, you might expect him to keep a low profile.
Julian Clary to star in The Dresser
New stage production alongside Matthew Kelly
25/10/2019 … Julian Clary is to star in a new production of The Dresser, playing the title role of an ageing actor's long-suffering personal assistant.
© Matt Crockett Comedy Women in Print prize returns
25/10/2019 … The Comedy Women in Print prize is returning for a second year.
Thu 24 October 2019
Slapstick festival finalises its 2020 programme
Including a Buster Keaton film screened in Bristol Cathedral
24/10/2019 … The Slapstick classic comedy festival has added actor Paul McGann, broadcaster Samira Ahmed and comedians Shappi Khorsandi and Lucy Porter to its line-up.
© C4 Whitehalls join Gogglebox
Jack, Michael and Hilary in celebrity special
24/10/2019 … Jack Whitehall has joined Celebrity Gogglebox – along with dad Michael and mum Hilary.
E4 seeks comedians to be the new face of the channel
Open auditions in London, Manchester and Birmingham
24/10/2019 … E4 is looking for comedians who could be one of the next faces of the channel.