Update 26/4: Due to demand Jason Manford has added 15 extra shows to his 2018 UK tour. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Wednesday 26 April 2017 here.
Let’s make one thing crystal clear. The death of Victoria Wood last year was a tragedy. Not just for her family but for comedy. She was only 62 years old and was still at her creative peak. The only consolation was that she left behind an enormous body of phenomenal work. And it’s that body of work that dominates this six-part series paying homage to a bona fide comedy legend.
For Edith (Alison Steadman), life is pretty good.
Comedian Stephen Bailey has spoken out about the lack of gay comedians on panel shows. In his new video clip he asks "Where are the gays? Where are we? Like Mock The Week, I've not seen a gay man on that in years.
Could you introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your character?
I play Paul Pennyfeather, who is the character at the centre of this mad world. He is expelled from University at the beginning of the story and ends up becoming a teacher, marrying a rich heiress and then goes to prison.
What drew you to this production?
Comedian/actor Jim Tavare's wife Laura has posted an encouraging update on her husband's health following his involvement in a head-on collision earlier this month. He has been able to get into a wheelchair for the first time and recently went outside the hospital where he was reunited with his dog Mr Kippy, who was with him at the time of the accident. The video below captures the soppy moment.
The full ten-act line-up has now been announced for this year's WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards. The final will take place at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, on April 10.
Emma Sidi is a comedian on the way up. In the last couple of years she has been busy establishing herself as a formidable personality in all the right places. She has been in TV's Drunk History and online YouTuber satire Pls Like to name two excellent things. And she recently picked up a Chortle Award nomination for Best Character/Variety Act.
A new trailer has been released to promote Sky's forthcoming series The Trip To Spain, starring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan.
The third instalment of their comedic gastronomic travels will be broadcast on Sky Atlantic starting on April 6.
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