Written by the Dawson Brothers, based on an original script by Ben Crocker, Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime For Christmas will be a ‘stay at home’ retelling of the timeless panto classic, with a star-studded cast assembling online and giving everyone a very special version of the fairy-tale this Christmas.
Monday, 8th February marks the UK’s seventh ever UK PunDay, an annual event in which pun fans around the country unite to share their best (and worst) puns on social media, using hashtag #UKPunDay.
#UKPunDay is Britain’s first and only national day celebrating puns, and was founded by Leicester Comedy Festival following the cult success of The UK Pun Championships.
Bill Bailey is the hot favourite to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
All online bookmakers currently have Bailey and his dancing partner Oti Mabuse as odds-on favourites to win the 2020 competition. Most currently have Bailey at 4/5 or 8/11 on. There are three other finalists. HRVY is 15/8. Maisie Smith is 13/2. Jamie Laing is 66/1.
Having most recently starred in Britain’s Got Talent Christmas Spectacular and following on from the success of RUNNER UP in Britain’s Got Talent 2018 and his debut comedy tour in 2019, the unique and hilarious musical comedian Robert White will be hitting the road in 2021 with his rescheduled brand-new show – The Brand-New Tank Top Tour.
Radio X has teamed up with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to create a series of podcasts offering mental health support. Radio X’s Mental Health Tool Kit with CALM - exploring grief and bereavement, anxiety, depression, financial stress and ways to seek help - launches today (Monday 14th December) on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.
BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute will have long-standing panellists Paul Merton and Gyles Brandreth, as well as Lucy Porter (pictured), Stephen Fry, Jo Brand and Nish Kumar in the host’s chair for a new series beginning in February. This series will see 10 guest presenters follow in the footsteps of Nicholas Parsons. Each will take a turn to lead the comedy panel game and to uphold the tradition of attempting to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation.
Northern Irish comedian and online viral sensation Sean Hegarty is set to star in a new Comedy/Drama on BBC Radio Ulster entitled What Happens In Ulster.
Sean will play the role of the Mayor in the production that will also see him once again star alongside his wife Diona Doherty.
The comedian from Lurgan in Northern Ireland is a familiar face on screens and radio in his native country, having appeared in Soft Border Patrol, Find Me The Funny and Irelands Got Talent were he reached the Semi Finals.
Watch Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse dance the Argentine tango in the latest edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
The theme of the night was musicals and they danced to Phantom of the Opera.
The judges' reponse was mixed.
Shirley Ballas said: "It’s not an easy routine. Also at the end, you were slightly off-balance, but you pulled in. You nailed it, you stood there strong."
Motsi Mabuse said: "I think you pulled it off."
Finalist of Britain’s Got Talent and star of BBC Radio 4’s Citizen of Nowhere Daliso Chaponda is back onstage with a new hour of stand-up comedy.
After performing no fewer than 160 shows on his last circuit of the country, Gary Delaney might be expected to take a bit of a breather now. But he has spent the lockdown period burrowing through the looking-glass and emerging with a brand show. Welcome to ‘Gary In Punderland’.
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