BBC Two has commissioned a new two-part series fronted by comedian and writer Sara Pascoe.In The Last Woman On Earth Sara will travel the world on a mission to track down the world’s most endangered... more
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Streaming service NextUp have announced that from the 24th June 2019 they will be doubling their output; releasing two shows per week (on a Wednesday and a Friday) instead of one.Hosting a... more
Beyond The Joke has learnt that comedian Dave Evans has died. Dave Evans was the father of Lee Evans but also a long-standing highly respected professional comedian in his own right, doing... more
The David Nobbs Memorial Trust, established after the death of the Reggie Perrin author, has launched its third annual comedy writing competition. The first prize of £500 as well as any runner-up... more
Jack Whitehall, Katherine Ryan and Paul Merton are to appear in the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? The series will also feature actors Kate Winslet and Daniel Radcliffe, music... more
Award-winning comedian Trevor Noah has added a second night at the 02 Arena in London. He will now appear there on April 3 as well as April 4 with his brand-new show Loud & Clear.The most... more
Vic Reeves is among the upcoming names to be interviewed by Richard Herring for his Leicester Square Theatre Podcast over the next few months. The podcast will be going on tour again with shows... more
I should say at the outset that I'm not the world's biggest Piers Morgan fan. That's why I didn't rush to watch his Life Stories interview with Michael Barrymore on ITV last night. But I've just... more
Olivia Colman has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List and Griff Rhys Jones has been given an OBE.Colman, who plays the Queen in the next series of The Crown on Netflix, said she... more
Daniel Kitson is to perform a one-off show at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.Outside. Again. is on July 7 and tickets go on sale on June 11 at 11am to members of the Open Air Theatre and on... more
