Award-winning comedian Shazia Mirza will take on hosting duties at the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
The Birmingham born-and-raised comic will be on hand to introduce some of the countries as their athletes parade around Alexander Stadium in her home town tonight, live on BBC1 from 8pm. 30,000 people are expected to be inside the stadium, with many millions more watching around the globe.
Legendary actor Bernard Cribbins has died. He was 93.
Cribbins' lengthy career ranged from comedy to music - he had a hit single, Hole In The Ground.
He appeared alongside two Doctor Whos - David Tennant and Peter Cushing.
One of his most famous roles was in the classic film The Railway Children.
He also held the record for presenting the most episodes of Jackanory.
The 2022 British Podcast Awards powered by Audible have taken place today. Elis James and John Robins hosted, joined by the biggest names in podcasting including Idris & Sabrina Elba, Pandora Sykes, Jamie Laing, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Poppy Jay, Jon Sopel, Diana Vickers, Kem Cetinay, RedHanded, The Receipts' Tolani Shoneye and Dr Rupy.
Comedians Russell Kane, Darren Harriott, Suzi Ruffell, Tom Rosenthal are among the competitors set to take part in a one off, All-Star version of the Commonwealth Games. Led by Team Captains, double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes and five-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds OBE, two teams from the world of sport and entertainment will go head to head to raise life-changing money in Sport Relief All Star Games: Birmingham 2022 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Adam Hillsm Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe welcome more guests onto the Last Leg this week to discuss hot topics such as the Conservative Leader Talent Competition and the Women's Euros. The guests this week are Sayeedi Warsi, Frankie Boyle and Jess Robinson.
The forthcoming series of Ladhood, the critically acclaimed coming-of-age BBC Three comedy series made by BBC Studios Comedy Productions is set to conclude this summer, as announced by writer and creator Liam Williams on Twitter today.
NextUp are bringing the Edinburgh Festival experience live to their streaming platform for the first time ever this year; the biggest arts festival in the world will be beamed straight into people’s living rooms in all its glory - from dank dark caves, to the swanky big arts spaces, with 50+ shows throughout August, Edinburgh will finally be accessible to audiences who can’t make it in person.
The BBC has announced its plans to mark the Edinburgh Festivals this year across TV, iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds.
Highlights include:
Comedian Jason Manford might not resemble Steve Martin or John Candy but he had his own Trains, Planes And Automobiles adventures on Tuesday – albeit without a plane – attempting to cross the country to get from Stockport to a gig at Margate's Winter Gardens. A journey of around 280 miles that should have taken not much more than four hours took more than twice as long in sweltering temperatures.
He shared the details on social media...
"Quite the journey!
Filming has begun in the seaside town of Margate for Dreamland; a brand-new Sky Original comedy starring Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who) and Lily Allen (How to Build a Girl) in her debut TV role.
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