British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

FYI Page 53

News nuggets, trivia and fun goings-on.

Best In Class Live

Best In Class 2023 line-up announced

Friday 10th February 2023

Leroy Brito, Ashley Gorman, Lee Hudson, Dani Johns, Katie Mitchell, Jen Nolan, Jacob Nussey and Katie Tracey will take part in Best In Class 2023, the profit sharing shows that champion working class comedians.

The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC Shop

Charlie Higson & Paul Whitehouse considering The Fast Show memoir

Friday 3rd February 2023

The Fast Show team have been approached about writing a "posh coffee table" memoir about the classic sketch show but creators Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse disagree about how truthful it should be, Higson has revealed.

Lee Kyle Online

Lee Kyle piloting Steve! sitcom with Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton

Friday 3rd February 2023

Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton and fellow comic Sammy Dobson star in Steve!, a new sitcom pilot from stand-up Lee Kyle, who also voices the show's self-destructive narrator.

The Cleaner. Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead (Greg Davies) TV

The Cleaner Series 2 guest stars

Friday 3rd February 2023

A host of guest stars appearing in Series 2 of The Cleaner have been revealed, including Asim Chaudhry, Roisin Conaty, Shakin' Stevens and Simon Callow.

Everyone Else Burns. Image shows left to right: Aaron (Harry Connor), Fiona Lewis (Kate O'Flynn), David Lewis (Simon Bird), Rachel (Amy James-Kelly) TV

Everyone Else Burns sets All 4 viewers on fire

Wednesday 1st February 2023

Channel 4 has revealed its new comedy Everyone Else Burns has pulled in viewers by the masses, becoming All 4's biggest comedy launch since Derry Girls in 2018.

Comic Relief. Lenny Henry News

Comic Relief launch new nose ahead of Red Nose Day on 17th March

Wednesday 1st February 2023

Comic Relief have revealed a brand new "magically transforming" Red Nose ahead of 2023's Red Nose Day. They've also confirmed that TV highlights on 17th March will include a parody of Love Island and Kylie Minogue featuring in a special episode of Ghosts.

Trigger Happy TV. Dom Joly TV

Dom Joly is planning a Trigger Happy TV spin-off

Wednesday 1st February 2023

Dom Joly has said he is hoping to get "a completely new spin" on his prank series Trigger Happy TV commissioned.

The Sheikh. Sheikh Ahmed Al Kabir (Sami Abu Wardeh) Online

Sami Abu Wardeh lands Channel 4 satire on the super-rich, The Sheikh

Tuesday 31st January 2023

Character comic and clown Sami Abu Wardeh takes the title role in The Sheikh, a satirical, semi-improvised show for Channel 4 in which he plays a Middle Eastern billionaire trying to immerse himself in British culture.

On Demand. Image shows left to right: Alison Hammond, Rob Beckett, Josh Widdicombe TV

Alison Hammond joins Sky's On Demand pilot

Tuesday 31st January 2023

Alison Hammond has been announced as a team captain for On Demand, Sky's panel show pilot about television. Meanwhile details for Series 5 of Rob And Romesh Vs have been revealed, plus more details on the new series of A League Of Their Own.

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

Only Fools And Horses The Musical to close 29th April

Tuesday 31st January 2023

Paul Whitehouse has revealed that Only Fools And Horses The Musical is to close in the West End on 29th April, after four years on stage.

Press clippings News archive

Share this page

Subscribe to our newsletters