Andrew Sachs, the actor who will always be known as Manuel from Fawlty Towers, has died. He was 86.
Reports say that he had been suffering from dementia and died in a care home.
Sachs had a long career and in recent years had appeared in Coronation Street and Casualty. In 2008 he became embroiled in the scandal that became known as Sachsgate when Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left a rude message on his answerphone.
Last night Beyond The Joke gave away who had been evicted from I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in the headline and spoilt the fun for viewers who planned to watch the programme on catch-up. So this time we have been vague in the headline and will reprint a joke Joel Dommett told in the programme before revealing the results further down the page so that the Facebook intro doesn't give the latest news away either.
"In the new Fast and the Furious movie they have new aerodynamics on the cars. Spoiler Alert."
Comedian Olaf Falafel has signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins Children’s Books. The former art director will both write and illustrate the books.
Olaf put out a call for a publisher for his picture book on Twitter on November 22nd, igniting a frenzy of interest from publishers and agents alike. Within 24 hours, Alice Blacker, Picture Books Publishing Director at HarperCollins Children’s Books had secured the deal from Jo Unwin at JULA Ltd.
The first major names have been announced for next year's Teenage Cancer Trust comedy night.
Jo Brand, Kevin Bridges and Romesh Ranganathan will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. More names to be announced.
The musical acts playing the annual week of fundraising gigs organised by Roger Daltrey will include The Who, The Pet Shop Boys, Paul Weller and Olly Murs.
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 9am on Friday 2nd December from:
Comedian Joel Dommett has survived the first I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here vote.
But Danny Baker was voted off. "My winning personality once again descends upon the nation...I've had the time of me life," he said.
Dommett is well liked by viewers who have enjoyed seeing him stripped to the waist and bravely doing bushtucker trials.
A major power cut in Central London on Friday night forced Ed Gamble to cancel the final gig of his UK tour.
Gamble was supposed to be performing his show at the Leicester Square Theatre but early in the evening the power went out around the area and the venue was plunged into darkness. Gamble tweeted: "London has got Black Friday all wrong".
BBC Television has unveiled some of its Christmas comedy highlights, mixing old favourites which new projects across the channels.
Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, says: "We've pulled out all the stops this Christmas to bring the nation together with a sparkling line-up of family favourites, brand new treats and festive specials on BBC Television. We are showcasing an unrivalled range of top quality programmes across our channels that promise to deliver something for everyone."
I was listening to a podcast interview earlier this week where comedian Paul Currie told Stuart Goldsmith that he had heard that Sam Wills, aka The Boy With Tape On His Face had a five-year plan for his career. Wills certainly seems to be on schedule. Having won the Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize in 2012, he has recently been a finalist on America’s Got Talent and has just announced a seven-week residency at the Garrick Theatre in London next summer.
Never mind Bros asking “when will I be famous?” Jason Manford was pretty sure he would be famous two decades ago. Manford has posted on Facebook a picture of a note that he sent as a teenager to a classmate that he had a crush on back in November 1996. It says: “To Carly, luv Jason M…I will be famous one day soon so don’t lose this!” She didn't – she recently contacted him and showed him it.
Richard Herring's latest stand-up show Happy Now? has just been released by indie DVD label Go Faster Stripe. In the show the comedian reflects on becoming a father and asks whether it is possible to find contentment and what that might do to a comedian's creativity. Watch a clip below in which he talks about his daughter's birth and reveals that he can't look at Princess Anne without thinking of her coming out of the Queen's vagina.
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