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Lady Bigfoot. Bigfoot (Anna Thomas) TV

BBC New Comedy Award winner Anna Thomas & Paul Allen pilot new shorts

Friday 23rd June 2023

BBC New Comedy Award winner Anna Thomas and Paul Allen, one of the writers of The Cleaner, have made Lady Bigfoot and Grandfather Rights, new comedy shorts for BBC Wales.

Not Going Out. Lee (Lee Mack) TV

Not Going Out becomes Britain's third longest running TV sitcom

Friday 23rd June 2023

Not Going Out now sits third in the list of British TV sitcoms ordered by the number of series to their name. Only Last Of The Summer Wine and ChuckleVision have run for more series.

Sean McLoughlin Online

Sean McLoughlin releases So Be It stand-up special

Friday 23rd June 2023

Sean McLoughlin critically-acclaimed stand-up hour So Be It is now available as a special.

Künt Shop

Kunt and the Gang release Phillip Schofield song

Friday 23rd June 2023

Controversial musical comedy group Kunt and the Gang have released a new song about Phillip Schofield.

Gyles Brandreth People

Gyles Brandreth talks about being part of a pornography commission

Friday 23rd June 2023

Gyles Brandreth has talked about the time he and Cliff Richard were asked to be part of a commission looking into pornography.

Only Fools And Horses - The Musical. Image shows from L to R: Ryan Hutton, Tom Bennett, Paul Whitehouse TV

Only Fools And Horses stage show cast hope for TV special

Friday 23rd June 2023

The cast of the musical stage show version of Only Fools And Horses are hoping to film a version for television.

Kevin Bridges. Copyright: Andy Hollingworth People

Kevin Bridges in talks to adapt his novel for television

Thursday 22nd June 2023

Kevin Bridges has revealed that he's in talks to adapt his debut novel, The Black Dog, into a television series. "I think I'd like to make the characters evolve and go on different journeys away from the book" he said.

Touring Toolshed. Image shows left to right: Jay Blades, David Jason People

David Jason teams up with Jay Blades for Touring Toolshed

Wednesday 21st June 2023

David Jason is teaming up with Repair Shop star Jay Blades to present Touring Toolshed, a BBC TV series focused on crafts.

Huge Davies Online

Huge Davies launches The Carpark special online

Tuesday 20th June 2023

The Carpark, a comedy special from Huge Davies, is now available online.

Ali Woods Online

Ali Woods publishes Best Friend Ever stand-up special

Tuesday 20th June 2023

Stand-up comedian Ali Woods has published Best Friend Ever, his debut comedy special, on YouTube.

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