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Just Act Normal: First look

Monday 24th March 2025

The BBC has released first look pictures for Just Act Normal, the new comedy drama series about three siblings who have to hide that their mum has disappeared.

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Diane Morgan to appear on 'Who Do You Think You Are?'

Friday 21st March 2025

The celebrities involved in the 2025 series of BBC genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? have been revealed. Diane Morgan, Aisling Bea and Layton Williams are amongst those taking part.

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Amy Gledhill writes more Toads for Channel 4

Friday 21st March 2025

Amy Gledhill is developing her Channel 4 pilot Toads further, she has revealed, writing for more scripts for the series that began as a Blap last year.

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Wallace & Gromit amongst Broadcasting Press Guild winners

Thursday 20th March 2025

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and the final episode of Gavin & Stacey were amongst the winners at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

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Jamie Demetriou joins Charli xcx's music mockumentary The Moment

Wednesday 19th March 2025

Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of Charli xcx's The Moment, a music mockumentary shooting in London about "the life of a pop star in the lead-up to her first headline arena tour", which offers a look "at the inner workings of the music industry and explores how subculture is mutated by commercial success."

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Catherine Tate to star in London Palladium Pantomime

Tuesday 18th March 2025

Catherine Tate will play Carabosse the Wicked Fairy in The London Palladium Pantomime. The production will be celebrating its 10th anniversary season from December, with Sleeping Beauty.

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Inbetweeners stars play Oasis in Comic Relief sketch

Monday 17th March 2025

Inbetweeners stars James Buckley and Joe Thomas are to play Oasis in a star-studded sketch to be shown on Friday's Red Nose Day TV broadcast.

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Comedy Lab Cymru 2025 participants selected

Monday 17th March 2025

Carwyn Blayney, Cerys Bradley, Harri Dobbs, Gruffudd Owen, Mel Owen and Fflur Pierce have been selected for Comedy Lab Cymru 2025, the scheme run by Little Wander, S4C and Channel 4 to develop emerging Welsh (and Wales-based) comedy writer-performers.

Alexander Bennett. Credit: Ollie Craig Online

Alexander Bennett publishes stand-up special

Saturday 15th March 2025

I Can't Stand The Man, Myself, a stand-up show from Alexander Bennett, is now available to watch on YouTube.

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Rachel Parris pens Pride & Prejudice sequel

Thursday 13th March 2025

Comedian and Regency improv troupe Austentatious member Rachel Parris has written a sequel to Jane Austen's lauded novel, Pride & Prejudice.

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