Dawn French Joins Judging Panel Of New Show Walk The Line

Music icon Gary Barlow, award winning performer Alesha Dixon, comedy legend Dawn French, and chart superstar Craig David have been officially announced as the stellar new judging panel for new ITV musical game show, Walk The Line.

The four panellists will head into the studio together for the first time this month, with the high octane show - created by Simon Cowell and produced by his Syco Entertainment and Lifted Entertainment (part of ITV Studios) - debuting on ITV and ITV Hub later this year.

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Leicester Comedy Festival’s Union JACK Radio Circuit Breakers – Applications Open

Applications for Leicester Comedy Festival’s Union JACK Radio Circuit Breakers development programme open on 25th November. New and emerging comedians from across the UK are encouraged to enter for the opportunity to gain support and a guaranteed spot to perform at the 2022 Leicester Comedy Festival. 

 

Christmas Special For Spitting Image

Advent events to go through Spitting Image’s legendary prism include: a shocking Christmas surprise for Prince Andrew; an ever-heroic Tom Cruise stepping up to save Christmas for Santa; who better to add a bit of flair to the Queen’s annual Christmas message than Phoebe Waller-Bridge; Keir Starmer finally springing into action for an oncoming Christmas lunch crisis with his (always law-abiding) vigilante alter-ego, Fox Man; while poor Rishi Sunak is visited by terrifying visions inclu

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UK Dates for Maria Bamford

The star of Netflix’s Lady DynamiteArrested Development and several hugely successful stand-up specials, Maria Bamford heads out on her debut UK tour next April. Tickets go on sale on Friday 26th November at 10am via links below.

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Biggest Tour Yet For Glenn Moore

Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, writer, broadcaster and stand-up Glenn Moore (Mock The WeekThe Stand-Up Sketch Show and The Dave Berry Breakfast Show) is back on the road on his largest tour to date for Autumn 2022 with a new show, Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I’m Sixty Moore. Expect a “comedy masterclass” (The Times) and a high-energy barrage of the most jokes you’ve ever heard humanely fit into one stand-up show.

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Jonathan Ross Who Guests This Week – David Walliams, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Louis Theroux

This week on The Jonathan Ross Show, Jonathan is joined by children's author and comedian David Walliams, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, the always fascinating Louis Theroux, as well as Hollywood superstar Kevin Hart via zoom. Plus, the first band to get seven consecutive number 1s in the UK, Westlife, will be chatting and performing.

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Janey Godley Is In Hospital With Ovarian Cancer

Janey Godley has postponed her upcoming dates this weekend. The Scottish comedian posted a picture of herself in hospital on social media and explained why.

"Sorry but my last weekend of the tour can’t go ahead in Edinburgh and Musselburgh as I am in hospital with ovarian cancer - look after each other #MentalHealthMatters"

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TV Review: Bravo Two Charlies, BBC iPlayer/BBC One Wales

If I ever get pulled over by the police I'd like to get pulled over by the Welsh Traffic Police. Or more particularly the north Wales-based coppers in Bravo Two Charlies.

In this short television version of their hit radio show we see the force in action. Or, to be more precise, the inaction of the force.

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Leicester Comedy Festival Launches 2022 Programme – Including Katherine Ryan, Maisie Adam, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, Tim Key, Ross Noble

Leicester Comedy Festival is the UK’s longest running and biggest comedy festival. Since 1994 it has been bringing the best of live comedy to the heart of Leicester, the wider Leicestershire community and comedy fans from across the UK. In 2021 the Festival moved online to allow audiences access to live comedy during lockdown and produced over 1600 hours of online entertainment.

 

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Review: In My Skin, BBC iPlayer/BBC One

I hesitated about reviewing the second series of In My Skin. While I've seen it described as a comedy drama I watched the first episode and felt that there wasn't much of a comedy element to it. On reflection though I concluded that it is so good, so powerful and so destined to scoop up a handful of awards and is not getting as much coverage as it clearly deserves I should chip in

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