FYI Page 15
News nuggets, trivia and fun goings-on.
Everyone Else Burns Series 2 pictures released
Thursday 8th August 2024
Filming is complete on the second series of Everyone Else Burns. Channel 4 has released some fresh images of the cast in their roles, ahead of the episodes airing later this year.
Comics do Celebrity Gladiators
Wednesday 7th August 2024
Comedians Rob Beckett, Ellie Taylor and Joel Dommett are competing part in a celebrity special of BBC One's physical challenge show Gladiators.
Sky reveals Funny Woman Series 2 details
Tuesday 6th August 2024
The second series of Funny Woman will launch on Sky Max early in September.
NextUp returns with even bigger Biggest Award trophy
Thursday 1st August 2024
NextUp is bringing its Biggest Award In Comedy prize back to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with a trophy now measuring 202cm tall.
Frank Foucault publishes live show free online
Thursday 1st August 2024
Musical comic character Frank Foucault has released a live show for free on YouTube.
Judi Love to host ITVX's live Edinburgh Fringe shows
Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Judi Love will host ITVX Presents: Live Comedy From The Edinburgh Fringe, four hour-long stand-up shows broadcast directly from the festival.
Sara Pascoe makes Radio 4 Appeal for Women & Children First
Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Sara Pascoe is making a BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women & Children First, a charity that works in some of the world's most remote communities to make pregnancy and childbirth safer.
Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri join Silence Is Golden on U&Dave
Monday 22nd July 2024
Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri have joined Katherine Ryan as team captains on U&Dave's new comedy game show Silence Is Golden, in which the audience try to win £250,000 by resisting 30 acts trying to make them laugh.
99 Club announces 2024 bursary recipients
Tuesday 16th July 2024
The 99 Club's Female & Non-Binary Comedians Bursary Programme has announced five winners for 2024.
Chris Morris, Noel Fielding & more voice Richard Ayoade's spoof memoir
Monday 15th July 2024
Chris Morris is returning to acting for the first time in eight years, voicing the audiobook of Richard Ayoade's latest spoof memoir, The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, alongside Stephen Merchant, Noel Fielding, David Mitchell, Sally Hawkins and Lydia Fox.