UKTV’s comedy channel, Dave, is taking over a commercial ad break and will use the time for the first ever ‘Comedy Festival in an Ad Break’ as part of its partnership with the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a leading movement against suicide, which remains the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK.
Receiving the full-length documentary treatment is certainly an accolade for Inside No 9 creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. The challenge for Melvyn Bragg and the makers is how to condense what is now a pretty lengthy career into a single one-hour (including ads) programme.
Lucy Pearman plays Herbert’s wife Bobby Kindle in new comedy The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk, following the success of the Bafta-nominated pilot for BBC Two last year.
Madcap comedian Spencer Jones returns to the screen as his alter ego Herbert Clunkerdunk in a series of The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk, following the success of the Bafta-nominated pilot for BBC Two last year. Take a look inside the brilliant mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk as he attempts to navigate his way through everyday life only to be constantly interrupted by his own imagination.
A stellar voice cast has been announced for Channel 4, Lupus Films and HarperCollins’ animation The Tiger Who Came to Tea which is set to air this Christmas.
Based on the classic children’s book by the much-loved Judith Kerr OBE, who sadly died in May this year, the half-hour film will bring to life the vivid images and irresistible story of this classic picture book turning it into a truly festive family treat.
Ever wanted to be an icon and have everyone look up to you? Ever wanted to be the face of disability? Georgie Morrell didn't but she is now and she doesn’t remember agreeing to this. Or did she? Join Georgie, who was diagnosed with a visual impairment at the age of three, as she explores disability and why being sick on a puppy will come back to haunt you.
In a special one-off event Dan Cardwell will be eating a three course meal onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe while other comedians attempt to put him off.
The special event is the brainchild of Cardwell and comic Alexander Bennett and is in aid of the food bank and food waste charity FareShare.
Rising star and wheelchair enthusiast Aaron Simmonds is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his new show Disabled Coconut. The Jewish Comedian of the Year 2017 and 2017 BBC New Comedy Award finalist promises to tell audiences about how his first paid gig led to him performing on BBC2 a year later, and the events that led to him being trolled online for not being disabled enough.
Entries are invited for the 2020 New Acts of the Year Competition. For the second year running the final will be back at its original venue, the Hackney Empire, where it started out over thirty years ago.
It will take place on 14th March 2020.
A short clip of the spoof African dictator character played by Sliced/Famalam star Samson Kayo has been released.
The character, who is set to front a pilot entitled The Colonel Banjoko show, is at the centre of a complaint from stand-up comedian Benjamin Bankole Bello, who has been doing a spoof African dictator character called President Obonjo on the live comedy circuit for a decade.
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