Three new Arena films and an extraordinary range of films from the Arena archive are coming to the BBC across November and December.
The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated this Christmas in a new Arena film Caroline Aherne: Comedy Queen, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends and colleagues, including Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Craig Cash, Sue Johnston and producer Andy Harries.
Comedian Grace Campbell is setting off on her biggest UK tour to date in 2024 from 16th October to 24th Nov. The 26-date run includes iconic venues such as Manchester’s The Lowry, Birmingham Town Hall and London’s Apollo Theatre, which is then followed by three shows across Europe.
Romesh Ranganathan brings his festive cheer to a star-studded Christmas Special of The Weakest Link. Eight celebrities will initially have to work together to try to win up to £50,000 for their individual chosen charity, in one of the world’s most iconic quizzes.
Each round, one player will be voted The Weakest Link by their fellow contestants and will leave with nothing.=
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Rachel Fairburn are set to embark on a10-date ‘All Killa No Filla Live’ tour from 30th March 2024. This milestone run includes shows at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre, London’s Hackney Empire, Bristol’s Old Vic and the Manchester Opera House, with tickets going on pre-sale to their mailing list this Wednesday 29th November at 10am, followed by the general on-sale this Friday 1st December.
Following the success of his sold-out Fringe run, which had extra shows added due to phenomenal demand, and an Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 Best Newcomer nomination, comedian Dan Tiernan is set to embark on his debut UK tour with his critically-acclaimed hour ‘Going Under’ from Wednesday 10th January 2024. This includes a run at London’s Soho Theatre and a special one-off show at the iconic Leicester Square Theatre, as well as shows in Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Tickets are on sale now.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has announced its return with huge headliners set to once again transform Glasgow into the ‘funniest city in the world’ from 13th - 31st March 2024. With 160 shows already confirmed, the festival will welcome top comedians for its 21st year including: Susie McCabe, Ed Gamble, Frankie Boyle, Fascinating Aïda, Stewart Lee, Mark Nelson, Zara Gladman, Vittorio Angelone, Connor Burns, Jay Lafferty, Reginald D.Hunter and many more.
Gala for World AIDS Day returns to the Pleasance Theatre for its sixth consecutive year on Monday 27 November (7.30pm), with a night of incredible comedy to mark World AIDS Day 2023.
Bill Bailey has talked about how his experiences of grief following the sad death of his friend and fellow comedian Sean Lock to cancer a few years ago still have a powerful effect on him.
The comedian shared that he still has to cope with profound emotions since his close friend died.
Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
He will host episode 8 on Friday 1st December, available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 9pm.
On making his first appearance on the show, Guz said "Have I Got News For You? I don't know, have you got news for me? I guess we'll find out won't we pal.
MasterChef, one of the most famous shows on BBC One, is about to get a new twist.
For the first time ever, BBC Children in Need 2023 proudly presents…Puppet MasterChef.
Basil Brush, Zippy and George from Rainbow, Hacker T Dog and Dodge, and Tinky Winky are among the puppet legends set to invade the hallowed MasterChef kitchen of presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace .
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