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Comics compete in University Challenge for CiN
Russell Kane, Angela Barnes and Jon Culshaw are to take part in a special charity episode of University Challenge. Teams from the BBC and ITV will go face-to-face for Children in Need - with Kirsty Wark taking over the questions Jeremy Paxman for the one-off.
Chortle, 28th October 2021
Frankie Boyle's crime novel debut netted by Baskerville
Frankie Boyle is making his crime fiction debut with Meantime, a "phenomenal" story set in the Scottish independence referendum's aftermath, to be published by John Murray imprint Baskerville.
Mark Chandler, The Bookseller, 28th October 2021
West End run for Ben Elton
This long awaited London season is the climax of a massive sold out UK and international tour and also marks Ben's 40th year in showbusiness. Where better to celebrate a lifetime of laughter than in his home town and within heckling distance of where it all began at the legendary Comic Strip in February 1981. Ben will play a two week residency at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 20 - 30 December.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th October 2021
Interview: Funny Women Award finalist Abby Wambaugh
We spoke to Abby about getting started in comedy, a need for adult attention and dressing room etiquette...
Funny Women, 28th October 2021
Why you should not start your sitcom in Iceland
If your sitcom is about an Icelandic chef hitting the big time as a celebrity chef in Paris, and your first episode is entirely in Iceland and she gets on a plane for France at the end of the episode, we still don't really know what the sitcom's actually going to be. Start the show in Paris!
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 28th October 2021
Greg Davies leaves little to the imagination in leotard
Never Mind The Buzzcocks presenter Greg Davies left the panel open-mouthed after leaving little to the imagination in a skintight leotard.
Robert Mann, The Sun, 28th October 2021
Mo Gilligan interview
The comedian talks about writing in front of the TV, Sir David Attenborough, doing up his house, and falling on his feet like Ferris Bueller.
Patrick Heardman, i Newspaper, 28th October 2021
Hardeep Singh Kohli caught speeding in Glasgow
Hardeep Singh Kohli pled guilty at Glasgow's Justice of the Peace court.
Connor Gordon, Daily Record, 28th October 2021
One year on - Tommy Cannon remembers Bobby Ball
Tommy Cannon spoke to ITV Granada Reports' entertainment correspondent Caroline Whitmore about his hopes for the future exactly a year since Bobby Ball passed away.
Caroline Whitmore, ITV, 28th October 2021
O'Carroll: Mrs Brown was woke before woke was invented
With its old-school gags and stereotyping, Mrs Brown's Boys is often viewed as the nemesis of woke culture. But creator Brendan O'Carroll, who also plays the show's matriarch Agnes Brown, insists they've blazed a trail for political correctness.
Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 28th October 2021
What it was like working with Russell Brand
Henry Jeffreys recalls his time working for a certain tousle-haired comedian.
Henry Jeffreys, The Fence, 28th October 2021
Georgie Morrell on blindness and body confidence
Losing my eyesight helped me overcome my body confidence issues.
Georgie Morrell, Metro, 28th October 2021
Joanna Page quits acting to launch presenting career
She spent years delighting millions of viewers in Gavin & Stacey but now you are much more likely to see Joanna Page on screen as herself. The actress is planning to give up acting and dedicate her career to TV presenting.
Natasha Wynarczyk, The Mirror, 28th October 2021
Brighton Grin final review
Who would start stand-up in a pandemic? But despite the dearth of gigs in which to hone their craft over the past 18 months, the finalists in the first Brighton Grin new act competition last night set a cracking standard.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th October 2021
The Shark Is Broken - go behind the scenes
A behind the scenes video from the stage show imagining the Jaws set.
Madeleine Spivey, What's On Stage, 28th October 2021Paddy McGuinness: I kissed Prince Harry
Prince Harry enjoyed a topless dance-off with Paddy McGuinness before planting a kiss on the TV favourite's lips.
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