Broadcaster Iain Lee has revealed that he cheated when he appeared on a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link.Writing on his website he recalled how in 2004 he appeared on a special old school v new... more
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BBC Three has acquired hit Irish coming-of-age comedy Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope. The series follows two young women, Aisling and Danielle, as they navigate life in Dublin and the perilous waters of... more
Filming has started on the third series of improvised crime-busting comedy Murder In Successvile. DI Sleet, played by Tom Davies, will be joined by more celebrity rookie cops including Professor... more
Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted, My Hero) is to join the cast of BBC One’s hit crime drama Death in Paradise as the latest lead detective in the series.Ardal’s character DI Jack Mooney makes his debut in... more
Comedian Simon Amstell is to direct his first feature film. Carnage - Swallowing The Past will be made for release on BBC iPlayer. Set in 2067, it looks back at a time when human beings ate... more
The first shows for the 70th anniversary edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have been released. Tickets can be purchased on edfringe.com. More tickets will be released over the next four... more
Mum, the BBC sitcom starring Lesley Manville and written by Stefan Golaszewski, has won Best Comedy Programme at the Broadcast Awards this evening.The shortlisted shows were Catastrophe, Camping... more
The Wells Comedy Festival in association with Brothers Cider has announced its initial line-up for this year's festival. Over the bank holiday weekend of May 26-28 England’s smallest... more
Comedian Reginald D Hunter is to tour the UK in 2017 with his new show, Some People V Reginald D Hunter.In the years that he has been living and performing in the UK, Reginald’s searingly honest... more
Comedian, actor and author Julian Dutton has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the forthcoming council elections in Llandovery, Camarthenshire.He told Beyond The Joke: "I thought I'd... more
