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Taskmaster to be produced in Australia by Paramount
Paramount has ordered a series of Taskmaster Australia to be produced by Avalon Television with Kevin & Co for Network 10. Set to air in 2023, the show will be hosted by Tom Gleeson and Tom Cashman.
Patrick Farter, Variety, 6th October 2022
Film to chart the history of Britain's oldest comedy club
Seann Walsh, Stewart Lee and others to hail Downstairs at the King's Head.
Chortle, 6th October 2022
WGGB launches new guide to self-publishing
Independent authors are changing the face of publishing with figures suggesting they now make up around a third of e-book sales in the largest English-language markets.
Writers' Guild of Great Britain, 6th October 2022
Debut UK tour for Alisdair Beckett-King
With viral hits and appearances on Mock The Week under his (vegan leather) belt, Alasdair Beckett-King is thrilled to return to his first love - stand-up comedy, as he takes his hit show The Interdimensional ABK on the road.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th October 2022
In my experience... Steve Coogan
The actor and comedian, 56, on how becoming a dad saved his life and why he won't be saying goodbye to Alan Partridge.
Danny Scott, Saga Magazine, 6th October 2022
Daisy May Cooper says people told her she 'wasn't funny any more' after weight loss
"Why do women have to be f***ing fat to be funny?", the actor asked.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 6th October 2022
Taskmaster: Does Wearing a Special Outfit Help Contestants Win?
From a skeleton jumpsuit to a hardhat and high-vis, we evaluate the winner potential of Taskmaster's craziest outfits.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 6th October 2022
The Lost King film review
A plucky outsider seeks to rectify a centuries-old libel in Stephen Frears's utterly English film.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 6th October 2022
Philippa Langley interview
Sexist history boffins told me Richard III couldn't be found - but my spooky experience in a car park proved them wrong.
Grant Rollings, The Sun, 6th October 2022
Good Luck, Studio review
Comedy masters Mischief return with a brand-new farce.
Mickey Jo Boucher, What's On Stage, 6th October 2022Videos
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11:30am30 min
Live In Kyiv: Comedy In A War Zone
How does war affect comedy? Ukrainian comedian Anton Tymoshenko explores how his job has changed since his country was invaded.
5pm15 min
Lloyd Of The Flies
Episode 14 - Knock KnockLloyd and Abacus' friendship is tested when they find a chrysalis and can't agree on what to do with it - they think they have the answer when the chrysalis starts communicating with a series of knocks, but is it one knock for 'yes' or one knock for 'no'?
6:30pm30 min
Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out
Episode 3Adam Fleming has been brought in to add some more gravitas to the programme but he struggles to fathom what's a sketch and what's a real news story.
9pm60 min
A League Of Their Own
Series 17, Episode 8Joining the boys this week: guest captain and West Ham striker Michail Antonio; actress and star of Ted Lasso, Hannah Waddingham; TV personality Jonathan Ross; and comedian Guz Khan.
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 14, Episode 2 - Enormous HugenessLittle Alex Horne is as happy as a sandboy when he gets to supervise tasks involving administration, little ducks and, best of all, messy flour, all for his beloved Taskmaster. John Kearns gets nostalgic about fonts, Sarah Millican searches for a door and Munya Chawawa falls in a bath.
10pm60 min
Late Night Mash
Series 2, Episode 5Michelle Wolf is amongst the guests joining Rachel Parris as the team discuss American healthcare, lessons to be learned from the French, childcare, and the 2022 Conservative Party Conference.
10pm30 min
Shopping With Keith Lemon
Series 3, Episode 5 - Tom Grennan & Vick and JordanKeith Lemon goes shopping for homeware with singer Tom Grennan, and looks for budget fashion with Radio 1 presenters Vick Hope and Jordan North.
10pm35 min
Fantasy Football League
Series 1, Episode 2Matt Lucas and Elis James host the comedy chat show, with guest managers Doc Brown and Gabby Logan joining to talk about the week in football and share their fantasy teams.
10pm60 min
Jon Richardson: Take My Mother-In-Law
Comic travelogue in which Jon Richardson takes his mother-in-law, Gill Adams, around Spain, where she is considering emigrating.
10:35pm45 min
The Russell Howard Hour
Series 6, Episode 4Russell tears into Liz Truss's economic plans and the Conservative Party conference. Plus, the kids in Playground Politics talk rail strikes and Maisie Adam guest stars.