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Filming gets underway on final episode of Prime's Good Omens

Good Omens' feature-length, finale episode is filming at a Scottish studio.

• Good Omens
• David Tennant
• Michael Sheen

Pauline Quirke reveals dementia diagnosis

Pauline Quirke, famous for starring in TV sitcom Birds of a Feather, has retired from acting following a dementia diagnosis, her husband has said.

• Pauline Quirke

Yes Minister character is government's new AI assistant

Government workers will soon be given access to a set of tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI), named after a scheming parliamentary official from the classic sitcom Yes Minister. The government says the assistants - called Humphrey - will "speed up the work of civil servants".

• Yes Minister

Jamie Demetriou: Quietly becoming Britain's funniest new Hollywood export

Demetriou muses about comedy with the respect it deserves as an art form; for him, it's all-encompassing.

• Jamie Demetriou

Dame Edna's glasses are up for auction

Auctioneers Christie's put a £1,000 to £1,5000 estimate on each of seven specimens being sold off next month.

• Barry Humphries

Sunday with Julian Clary: 'Our family tradition is a midday gin'

The TV personality talks about his neurotic rescue dog, salmon-cooking husband, daily phone calls to his mum and irrepressible ironing habit.

• Julian Clary

"Not where you go to laugh": LinkedIn turns to comedy

Light-hearted posts are becoming more popular on a professional network known for accidental hilarity.

• Rob Mayhew

Stewart Lee: An information dark age is upon us. I'm logging off

As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out.

• Stewart Lee

Pioneering podcasters Answer Me This! on the show's return

Hosts Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann tell us why their comeback coincides with Trump's second act - and how they now feel like the punks of the speech-audio world.

• Helen Zaltzman
• Olly Mann

Ed Patrick predicts today's football scores

BBC Sport columnist Chris Sutton takes on doctor, comedian and Nottingham Forest fan Ed Patrick.

• Ed Patrick

Red Dwarf return "might not happen" - star confirms status of new episodes

While excitement has been high about a potential return for Red Dwarf, star Craig Charles has revealed the comeback is proving trickier than expected and that it "might not happen" this time around.

• Red Dwarf
• Craig Charles

Mae Martin announces surprise career move into music

The comedian shared on Instagram that they are releasing music. Posting a snippet of a song called Good Dream, Martin teased an album on the way, writing: "My earnest music album I'm A TV is coming soon. Pre-save in bio."

• Mae Martin

Harry Deansway 'faces financial ruin' as he loses plagiarism case

Harry Deansway has said he was 'brave' to sue the makers of Live At The Moth Club for plagiarism, and suggested he only lost as the programme-makers Baby Cow had deeper pockets.

• Live At The Moth Club
• Harry Deansway

Harry Deansway loses copyright lawsuit against Steve Coogan's production company over sitcom

A judge in London's High Court has ruled that Baby Cow series Live At The Moth Club, which ran for one series on UKTV in 2022, wasn't a copy of Deansway's 2013 YouTube series Shambles.

• Shambles
• Live At The Moth Club
• Harry Deansway
• Rupert Majendie

Adam Kay's 2024 after show collections raise £58,994.77 for Lullaby Trust

The grand total of money raised for Lullaby Trust at Adam's shows to an incredible £321,189.78.

• Adam Kay

Tributes flood in as comedy promoter Alistair Greaves dies unexpectedly

The prolific producer behind Burning Duck Comedy in Yorkshire, who is believed to have been in his 40s, passed away on January 8, but his death has just been announced.

• Alistair Greaves

Pregnant Michelle Keegan glows on set of Brassic

Pregnant Michelle Keegan looked to be glowing as she returned to work on Sky sitcom Brassic after the cast's Christmas break.

The actress, 37, might be expecting her first child but that hasn't slowed her work ethic, as she got stuck into lines and braved very cold temperatures.

• Brassic
• Michelle Keegan

Why Apple TV+'s Noel Fielding comedy came to an untimely halt

Filmed footage cannot be fashioned into a scaled-back season and there is no hope of getting the show back on the road, according to three sources familiar with Dick Turpin's demise.

• The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin
• Noel Fielding

Nick Frost: "Me and Simon Pegg will definitely do something else at some point"

The Hot Fuzz creator talks family trauma, being diagnosed with ADHD at 47, and his new film.

• Simon Pegg
• Nick Frost

Ian Hislop: regime satirist

The once irreverent Private Eye editor can now be relied on to parrot the official, centrist line.

• Ian Hislop

Aurie Styla launches new video game podcast

Each episode features a one-on-one conversation with a very special guest about their life journey - and the video games they played along the way. It's a warm, funny, nostalgic look at the most influential story-telling medium of the last five decades.

• Aurie Styla

TV legend died aged 83 after surgery 'went wrong'

A TV legend who launched the careers of Lenny Henry, Victoria Wood and Les Dennis died from sepsis while recovering from surgery, an inquest has heard.

• Paul Stewart Laing

Jack Whitehall to host the BRIT Awards again

Munya Chawawa will also be co-presenting The BRITs 2025: The Warm-Up with DJ Harriet Rose.

• Jack Whitehall
• Munya Chawawa

Tony Slattery's friends appeal for donations to pay for his funeral

Friends of Tony Slattery have launched a crowdfunding page to pay for his funeral. The Whose Line Is It Anyway? star had little money when he died on Tuesday, at the age of 65, two days after suffering a heart attack.

• Tony Slattery

Tony Slattery obituary

Comedian and actor who found television fame in the 1980s on Whose Line Is It Anyway?

• Tony Slattery

Tony Slattery: the generous improv great whose successes masked his suffering

He was a wonderful team player in Whose Line Is It Anyway? and affection for him grew when he disclosed the severe pain and distress he was trying keep at bay.

• Tony Slattery

Art ahoy! Jim Moir and Jenny Eclair take part in artistic cruises

Comedian-turned-artist Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves), best-selling author Jenny Eclair, and celebrity photographer Scarlet Page have become the cruise industry's first 'Moments Crew' - a new service promising to capture guests' most memorable onboard moments.

• Vic Reeves
• Jenny Eclair

Russell Howard reveals what would make him return to TV

Russell Howard has revealed what would make him return to TV - following his decision to 'quit' the medium after 19 years.

The comedian, 44, recently announced he is "quitting" TV - instead sticking to his roots with live stand-up and turning his attention to podcasting.

• Russell Howard

Tony Slattery obituary

Much-admired performer whose burgeoning career in television came to an abrupt halt after he suffered a drink and cocaine-induced nervous breakdown.

• Tony Slattery

Tony Slattery obituary

He brought an edge of danger to light entertainment, but in his 1990s heyday he became visibly exhausted by his punishing schedule.

• Tony Slattery