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Sara Pascoe: "I'm a downtrodden mum moaning about the very thing I wanted"
The comedian talks motherhood at 40 - and why she turned down Strictly.
Mark Wareham, i Newspaper, 6th December 2024
Gray day for comedy festival in artist tribute
Three comedians walked into an archive. Not the beginning of a joke but a new collaboration between the Glasgow International Comedy Festival and the Alasdair Gray archive which they hope will result in some original - and funny - new material.
Pauline McLean, BBC, 6th December 2024
Gavin & Stacey stars' tribute to Doris before finale
Ruth Jones and Joanna Page have paid a touching tribute to Gavin & Stacey actress Margaret John who played cheeky neighbour Doris on the hit BBC sitcom.
Ryan Leston, BBC, 6th December 2024
Leigh Francis to release Christmas Pigs single
Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis is to release a festive single featuring a raft of guests stars including Paddy McGuinness and Liv Tyler.
Chortle, 6th December 2024Edinburgh Fringe show 5 Mistakes That Changed History becomes a book
Paul Coulter's Edinburgh Fringe show 5 Mistakes That Changed History is to be turned into a book.
Chortle, 6th December 2024
Big Laughs: The Skinny's Comedy Picks of 2024
The Skinny's Comedy Team give us the lowdown on their favourite funny moments of the year.
Arusa Qureshi, Emma Sullivan, Louis Cammell, Laurie Presswood and Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 6th December 2024
Sandi Toksvig: 'I'm not someone who's going to sit and watch a meringue dry'
The quizshow host, activist, wedding officiator - and now Santa Claus at the Royal Albert Hall - is still reaping the rewards of saying yes to life. Just don't ask her about Bake Off...
Fiona Sturges, The Guardian, 6th December 2024
Get Away review
Nick Frost attempts to give folk horror the Shaun Of the Dead treatment.
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6th December 2024Videos
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1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 29, Episode 9Des Clakre is joined by guests Jay Lafferty, Scott Agnew, Athena Kugblenu and Ian Smith.
6:30pm30 min
The Naked Week
Episode 2Andrew Hunter Murray, Amy Hoggart, Jon Holmes and The Naked Week team deliver a topical news-nude straight to your ears. This week - Milestones, and Monopoly (Qatar edition).
8pm60 min
Junior Taskmaster
Episode 5 - Nice Shiny ButtonsWe've made it to the last heat of the series - and we're going out with a bang. But which of our final five contestants, who are all aged between 9 and 11, will make it through to the semi-finals? Well, that's up to Junior Taskmaster Rose Matafeo, but they're not making it easy for her this week. There are ducks gliding down drainpipes and presents to wrap, and all five contestants - August, Olivia, Reuben, Scarlett and Sid - are invited to insult Rose's assistant Mike Wozniak, with impressively inventive results.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 68, Episode 9Mel Giedroyc is host, with panellists comedian Jamie MacDonald and journalist Anushka Asthana joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop as they delve into the news.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 31, Episode 7The Keir Starmer World Cup concludes, with Richard Osman and Amy Gledhill.
10:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 3, Episode 9Join Des Clarke and guests Athena Kugblenu, Ian Smith, Jay Lafferty and Scott Agnew as they offer their own unique take on the last seven days of news.
10:40pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 32, Episode 10 - Sigourney Weaver, Nicholas Hoult, Jamie Oliver, Lolly Adefope, ColdplaySigourney Weaver talks Shakespeare, Nicholas Hoult says his own film scared him, Lolly Adefope talks about confusion on the set of her latest series, Jamie Oliver reveals what his eight-year-old son thinks of his cooking, and Coldplay perform live in the studio.