© BBC Crew member reveals venues shady reputation
12/01/2024 … The venue used to film Fawlty Towers was a den of sex, gambling and gangsters, according to an insider who worked on the show.
Papers from London episode should have been destroyed
09/01/2024 … Original scripts from Friends are going under the hammer – after they were rescued from a London bin 25 years ago.
© BBC/Hungry McBear In the new series of his Big Show, starting this weekend
09/01/2024 … Michael McIntyre pranks Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley in the next series of his Big Show.
© BBC Paul Gorton is a would-be stand-up who's a regular on Joe Wilkinson and David Earl’s podcast
05/01/2024 … The new series of BBC One reality show The Traitors features a familiar name… at least for followers of one popular comedy podcast.
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© ITV 05/01/2024 … Lee Mack has one showbiz ambition left to fulfil – appearing in Coronation Street.
04/01/2024 … Alex Horne says Jasper Carrott is on top of his most-wanted list for a future series of Taskmaster.
Comedy star expecting her first child in spring
31/12/2023 … Emily Atack has announced that she is pregnant with her first child.
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