Channel 4's Head of Comedy Entertainment Ben Caudell is to leave.He was previously Head of Comedy at Objective Productions and came to Channel 4 in May last year. His departure coincides with... more
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Channel 4 has acquired the UK broadcast rights to This Is Us, the latest show from Dan Fogelman, the writer/reator of Crazy, Stupid, Love.With its first-look trailer amassing a record-breaking... more
I, Daniel Blake, the film directed by Ken Loach and starring comedian Dave Johns has won the Audience Prize Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.Johns posted the news on Twitter, adding that it... more
Monty Python veteran Terry Jones has been diagnosed with dementia.The 74-year-old Welshman is due to receive a special BAFTA Cymru award for his outstanding contribution to Film and... more
Comedian Nish Kumar has contributed to a new anthology of writing about life in multicultural Britain today.The Good Immigrant brings together emerging British BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic... more
Miles Jupp has announced a major one-off date at the London Palladium as part of his Songs of Freedom UK tour. He will perform at the prestigious theatre on February 25 next year. Tickets go on... more
Comedian Paul Foot is taking his latest show, 'Tis A Pity She's A Piglet on tour. Dates start on October 27 at the Alhambra in Bradford. Or as Foot calls it, on "Thirsty 27th Octopus".Professor... more
After a year that has seen him prank Donald Trump, Sepp Blatter and Sir Philip Green, Simon Brodkin, alias Lee Nelson, will embark on his next nationwide tour in 2017 with his brand new stand-up... more
BBC2 has commissioned the production of a new scripted comedy project Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back.Starring Kevin Bishop (Porridge, The Rack Pack, We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story) as Farage,... more
Alan Carr will turn festive elf this December he presents a star-studded quiz – The Twelve Stars of Christmas – where the audience take home the prizes, if their celebrity rep knows what’s... more
