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Award-winning comic Dave Spikey has extended his Punchlines tour with a series of 2016 dates, kicking off on March 3 in New Brighton.Before then on February 4 he is appearing in a... more
There seems to be a question mark over whether The Brittas Empire is going to return to the BBC.The sitcom, starring Chris Barrie as hapless leisure centre boss Gordon Brittas ran from 1991 to 1997.... more
A number of fans were ejected from Kevin Hart's Birmingham show because they had their phones out.According to this report before the Barclaycard Arena gig started on Friday night an... more
Voting has now opened for the annual Comedy.co.uk Awards. There is no jury, this is an entirely public online vote and there are no shortlists – you can vote for anything in each of the categories.... more
Ricky Gervais has become involved in just two spats this week.Following his hosting of the Golden Globes, Caitlyn Jenner has responded to his quips. At the awards Gervais said: “I’ve changed. Well,... more
Simon Callow is to star in The Rebel, a new sitcom for the Gold channel inspired by Andrew Birch’s long-running cartoon strip in The Oldie Magazine.The actor, best known for his appearances in... more
It has been announced that Michael Sheen will narrate The Truthful Phone, a short film based on Terry Jones’ story of the same name to be directed by fellow Welshman Carl Rock. A... more
Comedy superstar Miranda Sings has signed a deal to make an eight-part series for Netflix. The series, taking its cue from one of Miranda's catchphrases, will be called Haters Back Off.The American... more
It has been announced that actor Alan Rickman has died. He was 69 and had been suffering from cancer.Rickman was probably best known for his role as Snape in the Harry Potter films. He was an eminent... more
