© ITV Brookside's Jennifer Ellison slates fellow actors as she joins G'wed
02/06/2026 … Actors who can’t do decent Scouse accents shouldn’t be cast as Liverpudlians, Brookside legend Jennifer Ellison has claimed.
© Barry Pells Mural unveiled in Middlesbrough
28/05/2026 … The stars of Smoggie Queens have been captured in a mural that was officially unveiled in Middlesbrough town centre yesterday.
Comedian recalls celebrating the Lionesses' Euros victory
27/05/2026 … Maisie Adam has relived the moment she took her top off to celebrate Lionesses winning their second Euros last summer.
Comedian referenced in new Lego game
21/05/2026 … Limmy has been given a nod in the new Lego Batman game, Legacy of the Dark Knight.
© BBC/James Stack Photography Alison Steadman at the BBC Comedy Festival
16/05/2026 … It became the biggest comedy on British TV, but Gavin and Stacey had a modest start on BBC Three – and certainly didn’t have the brand recognition…
A League of Their Own donates £50k of old props
13/05/2026 … When A League of Their Own aired its final episode in December after 15 years and 20 series on Sky, it left behind rather more than memories.
© Harald Krichel (Law pic, cc-by-sa 4.0) Possible casting for TV version of comic's cosy crime novels
12/05/2026 … It’s a dinner-party fantasy conversation many people will have had: who would play you in a movie of your life? Well, comedian-turned-author Ian Moore might…
© Hat Trick / Channel 4 A Lovely Horse episode replaces song contest final
12/05/2026 … Irish TV viewers will be shown the Eurovision-themed episode of Father Ted in place of the song contest’s final on Saturday.
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