Geoff Norcott is writing a memoir, Where Did I Go Right?: How The Left Lost Me, to be published by Monoray, part of the Octopus Publishing Group
It tells the story of how he grew up in a Labour household, but ultimately voted Tory and discusses why the working classes have deserted the Left and is described as "warm, honest and laugh out loud funny" and "the perfect place to start if you want to understand why in Britain, blue-collar Conservatism might be here to stay".
Jason Manford, a definite strong contender for hardest working person in 2020, is set to appear in panto for the first time this December.
Manford will be one of the stars of the socially distanced Sleeping Beauty at the Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester.
Also in the cast are Billy Pearce, Jodie Prenger, Eric Potts and Louis Gaunt.
The show will run from Saturday December 12 to Sunday January 3.
Comedian Charlie George is one of a select group of 14 new writers selected by Penguin Random House UK for their WriteNow editorial programme.
All 14 hail from a range of communities under-represented on the UK and Ireland’s bookshelves.
Dan Tiernan has been crowned the winner at this (Covid) year’s Beat the Frog World Series. The runner up was Charlie Lewis and a special panel prize award went to Adam Flood.
Dan was one of the first students of the Frog’s stand up courses four years ago and has dabbled in DJing and being a magician; he’s also worked as a dinner man.
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are set to return to Gold in another murder-mystery scripted comedy franchise written by Jason Cook. The brand-new three-part series Murder They Hope follows on from last year’s hit feature Dial M for Middlesbrough. Sian Gibson and Johnny Vegas will reprise their roles as Gemma and Terry, in a trilogy of new adventures.
The comedy circuit has been hit again by the imminent new lockdown. Entertainment venues are expected to have to close once again later this week.
Jamali Maddix is the host of the latest edition of BBC Three's Stand Up For Live Comedy. It is available on iPlayer now here and on BBC1 on Monday, November 2 at 10.45pm too. It was filmed at Vinegar Yard in London.
As well as Maddix MCing, the guests are Helen Bauer, Michael Odewale and Eleanor Tiernan.
A second series of Elephant in the Room, hosted by Sarah Millican, has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4.
The panel show uses surveys to discover who is the most Average Jolene, and who is the most Maverick Matilda. These form the basis for Sarah's questions to the panellists, discovering who is the closest to, and furthest from, the average. Surprising quirks, hilarious insights and unexpected anecdotes are revealed along the way.
The Cosmic Shambles Network is launching a brand new series of podcasts that will be available exclusively to the Network’s Patreon supporters. Without Patreon subscribers, the Shambles team would have been unable to create the masses of free content with which we have all been kept entertained and educated throughout the past few months of lockdown. To listen to the series, as well as get access to lots of other exclusive Cosmic Shambles content, listeners can sign up to the Patreon for as little as £5 a month.
Ken Dodd and Cilla Black's graves have been vandalised.
Reports say the headstones were damaged and written on in Allerton Cemetery in Liverpool.
Cilla Black's headstone were repaired in situ but Dodd's has had to be temporarily removed.
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