Pete Teckman has been crowned Silver Stand Up of the Year 2017, seeing off fierce competition from up and coming comedians aged between 55 and 81 at the final in Leicester.
The contestants each performed their five-minute sets in front of the crowd and the judging panel; BBC radio presenter Monica Winfield, Martyn Allison from Big Difference Company and Louise Grainger from Equity union.
Comedian Louis C.K. is to debut two new stand-up comedy specials exclusively on Netflix. The first of the specials, entitled 2017, was filmed in Washington DC, and will premiere April 4 everywhere Netflix is available.
Matt Berry, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal are among the stars of a new production of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated play The Philanthropist to be directed by Simon Callow at the Trafalgar Studios. Also appearing are Fresh Meat's Charlotte Ritchie and Lily Cole. The play will run from April 3 to July 22.
Never let it be said that John Shuttleworth does not respond to global events. His latest show, My Last Will And Tasty Mint, is his response to the catalogue of music business deaths in the last year. In fact, prepare yourselves for a nightmare scenario, Shuttleworth has decided that the music business is now too risky for him and he has decided to quit…
Here's an exclusive look at new E4 comedy drama Gap Year. Centred on British lads Dylan (Anders Hayward) and Sean (Ade Oyefeso), who are childhood friends that initially set out to backpack through China, but end up taking on the whole continent.
We left series two on something of a cliffhanger, with Rob about to speak following his discovery of Sharon’s receipt. Where do we pick it up from?
Rob: Right then. Exactly then.
Sharon: Yeah, it’s from exactly that moment.
Did you know what Rob was about to say, when you shot the end of series one, or did you still have to work that out?
Following the sudden death of Brian Pern in a segway mistake, BBC Four is to broadcast a special documentary, dedicated to the musician, celebrating his life and work. The one-off will be directed by the award-winning film-maker Rhys Thomas OBE (self-proclaimed) who will talk exclusively to Brian’s friends and family as well as any random celebrities he can get hold of at such short notice.
Actor/comedian Omid Djalili is to star in a new stage version of Fiddler on the Roof.
The production will be part of the new season of plays at the Chichester Festival under artistic director Daniel Evans, who will direct Djalili and his co-star Tracy Ann-Oberman.
The classic musical about life in a village in Tsarist Russia, by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, will run at the Festival Theatre from July 10 to August 26.
Jason Simms has been appointed new director of drama and comedy at Sky Vision, the production and distribution arm of Sky. He will take up the role on March 20 and will report to managing director of Sky Vision, Jane Millichip.
Simms joins from Fox Network Group Europe and Africa (FNG), where he was the senior vice president for Global Acquisitions.
BBC Store, the digital download-to-own service, has released some rarely seen and previously unavailable-to-buy episodes of classic comedy series The Goodies starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
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