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I Talk Telly Awards 2024 TV

I Talk Telly Awards 2024 nominations announced

Saturday 9th November 2024

Big Mood, Boarders, Daddy Issues, Ludwig, Mammoth, Mr. Bigstuff, Spent, Such Brave Girls, Things You Should Have Done and We Might Regret This are amongst the nominees in the I Talk Telly Awards 2024.

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Bobby Davro shared the emotional truth of stand-up with Jacob Hawley

Friday 8th November 2024

Jacob Hawley has revealed how Bobby Davro once schooled him in comedy.

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Sophie Willan's relationship began with sex in the Blue Peter Garden

Friday 8th November 2024

Sophie Willan has recalled how she and her boyfriend, fellow comic Jonny Pelham, got together after having sex in the Blue Peter Garden.

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Micky Flanagan, Maisie Adam and Paul Chowdhry specials to air on Sky

Thursday 7th November 2024

Sky Comedy will air stand-up specials Micky Flanagan: If We Ever Needed It, Maisie Adam: Appraisal and Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian this December.

CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Olivia Colman People

Olivia Colman reads a CBeebies Bedtime Story

Wednesday 6th November 2024

On Friday 8th November, Olivia Colman will read The Gruffalo's Child in the CBeebies Bedtime Story slot.

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John Bishop threatened to "knock out" Dave Johns for "taking the piss"

Monday 4th November 2024

John Bishop has revealed that he once threatened to punch Dave Johns for belittling him on stage during an early gig.

Here We Go. Image shows left to right: Robin (Tom Basden), Rachel (Katherine Parkinson), Cherry (Tori Allen-Martin), Paul (Jim Howick), Amy (Freya Parks), Sam (Jude Morgan-Collie), Sue (Alison Steadman) TV

Here We Go Series 3 now being filmed

Monday 4th November 2024

Filming has started on the third series of BBC One comedy series Here We Go. The new episodes will see Rachel starting her life as a therapist and Robin and Cherry busy with a new arrival, baby Atlas.

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Cally Beaton writes her first book, Namaste Motherf*ckers

Wednesday 30th October 2024

Cally Beaton has written her first book, a guide to midlife reinvention, with Namaste Motherf*ckers: A Modern Manifesto for Keeping Cool When You're a Hot Mess described as a "no bullsh*t handbook for midlife female reinvention where the worlds of comedy, boardrooms, self-help and womanhood collide".

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Beat the Frog World Series 2024 finalists

Tuesday 29th October 2024

Tabish Akbar, Sharifa Butterfly, Alfie Dundas, Shannon Griffiths, Donatas Kvesely, Murph, Ciara O'Connor, Bilal Rachid, Alex Redman and Maxine Wade will compete in the Beat the Frog World Series 2024 new act final.

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Chris McCausland extends his stand-up tour into 2026

Monday 28th October 2024

Stand-up tour Chris McCausland: Yonks! has been extended again, with over 100 more dates now added. The Strictly Come Dancing star will now be on the road until April 2026.

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