Tributes have been coming in for Michael Bond, the creator of Paddington who has died after a short illness at the age of 91.
Bond was still writing stories about the famous bear earlier this year. A second Paddington film is currently in production. Buy the first one on DVD here.
Jimeoin has announced a new tour, entitled Ridiculous, which runs from autumn 2017 to 2018.
Jimeoin is internationally acclaimed as one of live comedy’s masters. His brilliantly observed, ever-evolving stand-up has also made him (and his eyebrows) a star of TV shows including ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’, ‘John Bishop Show’, C4’s ‘O2 Comedy Gala’ and the ‘Royal Variety Performance’.
Update December 2017: lots of extra dates now added to the initial 130 dates below due to demand. Click on link below for dates and to buy tickets.
A major tour has been announced for Sarah Millican.
The Control Enthusiast tour will currently start at The Dukes in Lancaster on January 13, 2018 and finishes at the Pyramid and Parr Hall in Warrington on December 6. There are 130 dates.
Pranking went on long before the internet and even TV were invented, but now in the post-Jackass world it has moved on to new levels. And Comedy Central in the UK is currently after a piece of the action.
One of the heated debates on social media is whether Count Arthur Strong has transferred successfully from radio to television. There is a school of thought that somehow the dotty creation of Steve Delaney works better without pictures. I’m not so sure myself. One thing I am sure of though is that he certainly works brilliantly on the live stage.
Children's presenter Brian Cant has died. He was 83.
Cant will be remembered by a generation for presenting BBC's Play School and Play Away. He also appeared on Jackanory and Dappledown Farm and did voices for Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley.
His agent said he died at Denville Hall, a retirement home often used by those in the entertainment industry.
Adam Buxton and Jessica Hynes have lent their comedic talents to the new series of The Crystal Maze. They will make cameo appearances in the legendary adventure gameshow, which is back on Channel 4 later this month, hosted by Richard Ayoade.
The series sees teams of five contestants navigate the Aztec, Medieval, Industrial and Futuristic zones before facing the fans in the iconic Crystal Dome. On their journey through the maze, our adventurers will encounter fiendish challenges and some interesting surprises.
The first thing to say is that Sarah Silverman’s Netflix special is longer than her gig at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2008. For live comedy fans in England Silverman is arguably most famous for her major London show that lasted less than an hour and left many fans more bemused than amused.
Comedian Daliso Chaponda has come third in this year's Britain's Got Talent Final.
The Manchester-based Malawian said "this has been life-changing, amazing."
The winner was pianist Tokio Myers. He gets a gig at the Royal Variety Performance and £250,000.
Second place went to magician Izzy Simpson.
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