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.
The last time I saw Tim Key he was onstage at the Old Vic in Art. The next time I will be seeing him is onscreen. Key plays Greg in E4’s new eight part comedy-drama Gap Year.
After more than 100 dates on the road in 2016 with his last show and a similarly epic effort with his previous tour, Mark Watson is amazed to find there are still some areas of the country he has not visited much and some towns that have been neglected altogether. It's hard to be everywhere at once, so for Watson’s new tour, MW, he has narrowed it down to a sensible plan. He will only visit places beginning with M or W, his initials.
Jack Whitehall is to star alongside Academy Award nominee Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can’t Jump) in a new action adventure comedy for Sky 1 entitled Bounty Hunters.
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Richard Gadd is one of the stars in a new BBC Two factual drama entitled Against The Law.
Three pairs of comedians, dubbed the Red Nose Convoy, are heading from Kenya to Uganda delivering crucial supplies and seeing first-hand how money donated is changing lives.
The three twosomes are Reggie Yates (not sure if he counts as comedian but that's what the Comic Relief says) and Chewing Gum star Michaela Coel, David Baddiel and Hugh Dennis and Russell Kane and Katy Brand.
Watch a clip of what is in store for them here.
More details have been released about the forthcoming eagerly anticipated drama Gap Year, featuring a host of comedy names including Tim Key, Robert Bathurst, Aisling Bea and Jamie Demetriou.
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