As a lonely schoolboy Richard Herring spent many hours playing himself at snooker on a 6ft by 3ft table and providing his own commentary. As an adult he decided to recreate this battle for a podcast... more
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced the nominees for the 55th annual Rose d’Or Awards which honour the best in international radio, television and online entertainment. Among the... more
Felicity Montagu, best known as Alan Partridge's long-suffering PA Lynn, has created a new four part comedy-drama series with her real-life daughter Olivia Nixon. Guilt Trip, which stars the pair as... more
Shappi Khorsandi is touring with a brand new show for autumn 2016. In Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing To Morrissey she celebrates the fortieth anniversary of her arrival in... more
Nick Helm is due to start filming the third series of sitcom Uncle in which he plays dropout and rock and roll wannabe Andy. The shoot will start in a fortnight and last for eight weeks. Helm tweeted... more
Comedian Sarah Silverman has revealed that she nearly died last week.In a post on her Facebook page she explained how she went to see a doctor about a sore throat and it turned out that she had a... more
A Trust has been formed to encourage new comedy writers. The David Nobbs Memorial Trust is supported by comedy veterans and long-time friends of the late writer David Nobbs, including Barry Cryer and... more
Update 14/7: Damian Kingsley has made it to Edinburgh - he is doing a gig there tonight (Thursday) at the Voodoo Rooms with Tom Stade. Please give generously even if you can't go. Link for donations... more
Entries are now open for the New Act of the Year 2017 competition. Previous finalists include Russell Brand, Daniel Kitson, Eddie izzard and Harry Hill.Last year's winner was Bilal Zafar, who is now... more
Sky is to make a children's version of Duck Quacks Don't Echo, the popular panel show hosted by Lee Mack.This is part of Sky’s plan to make more exclusive kids' content for Sky households with... more
