Nica Burns, the long-standing director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, now sponsored by digital channel Dave, has made a speech launching the comedy on the Fringe and calling for more press support... more
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The date and time has been revealed for the second series of Channel 4 estate agent comedy Stath Lets Flats.It will return on Monday, August 19th at 10pm, when star and writer Jamie Demetriou will... more
All-round entertainer Joe Longthorne has died. He was 64.Longthorne found fame as a mainstream singer and impressionist and appeared on numerous TV shows. In recent years he was also a major live... more
Following the success of series one, UKTV is bringing backFlack for its premium entertainment channel W. The series, described by Metro as a “major coup for W”, is co-commissioned... more
Rewind North, which was supposed to take place this weekend from August 2 - 4 has been cancelled due to the extreme weather. Comedians Russell Kane, Justin Moorhouse, Lost Voice Guy and Andre Vincent... more
UKTV’s comedy channel Dave, has commissioned a series of shortform comedy programmes which will air on the channel from Monday 12th August. Dave News, produced by Strawberry... more
Digitalbox plc, the digital media business and owner of The Daily Mash, has announced a partnership with the UK’s leading comedy video platform, NextUp. The agreement will mean the Daily Mash will... more
Chris Ramsey has been named as one of the celebrities to do the next series of Strictly Come Dancing. The 17th series of the NTA and Bafta award-winning entertainment show produced by BBC... more
Comedian Joe Lycett raised £3,000 for charity when he opened his kitchen extension in Birmingham earlier this year.The 31-year-old raffled tickets to be present at his Kings Heath home when the... more
Comedian Mark Thomas is celebrating the news that Salford City Council has scrapped a ban on swearing.The Council had previously outlawed foul and abusive language in Salford Quays.Thomas said... more
