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People

Thursday 10th October 2024

London's Rose Bruford College has awarded Mo Gilligan an honorary fellowship.

Tuesday 8th October 2024

Miranda Hart has revealed that she recently got married and is eager to return to television comedy following a debilitating illness.

People

Tuesday 8th October 2024

Ben Elton will become the latest recipient of the Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend Award when the Bristol-based festival returns in February 2025.

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

The participating comedians in Last One Laughing UK have been revealed.

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Dinosaur, the new sitcom by Matilda Curtis and Ashley Storrie, has been nominated four times in the BAFTA Scotland Awards.

Tuesday 1st October 2024

Back, the 2017 to 2021 Channel 4 sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, is set to be re-made for American audiences by HBO.

Thursday 26th September 2024

Noel Fielding will face off against his ex, Courtney Love, in the first episode of the fourth Sky series of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with the Hole frontwoman joining host Greg Davies, regular Jamali Maddix, Joel Dommett, The Sex Pistols' bassist Glen Matlock and The Zutons' saxophonist Abi Harding for a special rock-themed episode.

Wednesday 25th September 2024

Kevin Bridges will guest host the opening episode of Series 68 of Have I Got News For You on BBC One on Friday 4th October.

Live

Monday 23rd September 2024

Vinnie Jones is making his stage acting debut as Danny Driscoll in Only Fools And Horses The Musical at London's Hammersmith Eventim Apollo from 17th December 2024 to 5th January 2025.

Online

Thursday 19th September 2024

Comedian Kyrah Gray fronts Dating Horror Stories, an eight-part sketch show for Comedy Central's online channels.