Comedian Allan Finnegan, who was also a baptist minister and had appeared on Britain's Got Talent has died. He was 59.
Finnegan made it to the semi-finals of the ITV show in 2020. In 2024 he revealed that he had cancer and had been diagnosed with ocular melanoma. He was treated successfully but unfortunately it metastasised into his liver and was incurable.
Finnegan made a splash on the programme, coming on backed by organ music.
Channel 4 has announced the cast of Mog’s Bad Thing, Lupus Films’ hand-drawn animated adaptation of Judith Kerr’s classic picture book of the same name. The special will air on Channel 4 this Christmas.
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show has become one of the BBC’s most successful social media campaigns of 2025 as a record-breaking performance for series nine has been confirmed.
The BBC has unveiled first-look pictures and announced further casting for The Hairdresser Mysteries, a new crime drama starring Sally Phillips created by playwright and screenwriter Jim Cartwright (Road, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise, King of the Teds) and produced by Mill Bay Media. The Hairdresser Mysteries will be coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One in July.
The producers of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have revealed that Romesh Ranganathan is backing the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, donating £5k to the prize fund this year.
The comedian, actor and presenter is sponsoring the Best Show Prize this year, 100% of sponsorship goes to the artists in the form of prizes.
Romesh Ranganathan says 'Absolutely delighted to give the public impression of supporting new talent.'
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced a new sponsorship with Audible, a leading provider of spoken word entertainment.
From 2026 Audible will sponsor the Audible Best Comedy Show and the Audible Panel Prize, which is awarded at the discretion of the judges to an individual or organisation that embodies the true spirit of the Fringe, for an initial three-year period.
During these divided times, many people believe that open dialogue and discourse are the only tools to mend a wounded nation. Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng believe the opposite.
The producers of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have confirmed that award-winning stand-up comedian and writer Sarah Millican is backing the ISH with a donation of £4,000 to fund the Newcomer Prize this year. 100% of any donations goes to the artists in the form of prizes.
After enjoying a triumphant debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 and going on to Melbourne Comedy Festival and London’s Soho Theatre and Underbelly Boulevard, Flo & Joan’s award-winning One Man Musical returns to Soho Theatre from Wednesday 17th to Friday 3rd July at 9pm, before embarking to its birthplace at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from Wednesday 5th to Sunday 30th August at 4:50pm, performing at The Pleasance Beyond.
UKTV has announced another edition of Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza, which launches exclusively on its U&Laughs Youtube channel, hosted once again by BAFTA winner Rosie Jones. Filmed at Underbelly Boulevard in Soho, the eight comedians taking part include a returning Harriet Dyer (Live at the Apollo), Alex Mitchell (Britian’s Got Talent), BAFTA winner Jack Carroll, Ro Dodgson, Ma
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