The Daily Star today reports that a big-screen version of the hit BBC comedy is in the works, with filming set to start ‘within months’. However the paper cites no production company or director ...

Australian comic Alice Fraser has announced a short UK tour to promote her new book. A Passion For Passion is described as ‘a love letter to genre romance fiction’ that ‘celebrates the joyful ...

Johnny Ball is to write a book about his career in comedy before he became known as a children’s science presenter. Ball – the father of broadcaster Zoe – began his entertainment career by working as ...

Dawn French looks almost unrecognisable in a new comedyclip posted on Instagram. The 67-year-old comic long ago ditched her brunette bob and shed a huge amount of weight after joking that she would ...

The shows – and the comics taking part in each one – are: Aaron Wood, Adam Anwar, Alex Stringer, Ava Liversidge, Dom Hatton Woods, Ellie Pea, Jacob Nussey, Lindsey Davies, Nathan Birkinshaw, Paul ...

Global entertainment giant Live Nation has set up a UK comedy agency. Matt Bragg, Thomas Green, and Josh Baulf, pictured, are the first comics signed up to the company. Comedy Nation Management.

Alice Fraser has fallen in love… with romance novels. She’s written a delirious love letter to the genre and now she has to live with the consequences. If you love romance novels, or if you have no ...

Elsewhere in the interview, Gledhill recalled being 'angered' at effectively losing a slot on a prestigious showcase at the 2023 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, when a man heckled her throughout ...

Comedian Will BF has launched a magazine for alternative comedy writing. Co-created with comedy producer Amber Ash, the first 36-page edition features contributions from Rosalie Minnit, Alex Franklin, ...

The French comic has been a significant rising star on the UK circuit for a few years now, but 2024 represented an evolution of her style. Of All People is a more honest, affecting show than ever ...

Superhero movie satire The Franchise has not been renewed for a second series. Armando Iannucci was one of the executive producers of the big-budget HBO comedy, whose stars include Himesh Patel, ...

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