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Several sitcoms banned by Mastermind

Contestants on the BBC quiz show Mastermind will no longer be allowed to pick Fawlty Towers, Blackadder or Roald Dahl as their specialist subjects as the producers have run out of questions. Mark Helsby, Mastermind's producer, has revealed that some subjects are so popular that they have been "exhausted" for new questions. Father Ted and the Chronicles of Narnia have also been removed.

Graham Ruddick, The Guardian, 30th January 2018

Seven questions with... Josh Pugh

Josh Pugh is a stand up comedian from Warwickshire who has had surprising success for someone whose comedy career has only quite recently begun. He won the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award in 2015, as well as English Comedian of the Year in 2016, which goes to show that this quirky comedian has an extremely promising future ahead of him.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 27th January 2018

Last Leg trio reveal what goes on behind the scenes

Political guests like Jeremy Corbyn, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg are treated like "rock stars" and stay to hang out until 3am.

Radio Times, 26th January 2018

Maid Marian live stage show in development

Tony Robinson has announced that he is working on a script for a live stage show version of his cult hit sitcom, Maid Marian And Her Merry Men.

British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2018

Evelyn Mok interview

'In my private life I'm very prudish but on stage I'm very, very crude'

Jay Richardson, The List, 22nd January 2018

My comedy hero: Tiff Stevenson on Wanda Sykes

As she takes Bombshell across the UK, Tiff Stevenson picks the stand-up and social commentator as her comic idol.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 22nd January 2018

Red Dwarf: revisiting the seventh series

In the three years between Red Dwarf VI and VII, some big changes occurred.

Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 19th January 2018

Sir Ken Dodd in ­hospital with a severe chest infection

Liverpool-born Ken, 90, has spent nearly a week being cared for by medics after falling ill last Friday.

Andy Halls, The Sun, 18th January 2018

Vic Reeves aka Jim Moir Settles Phone Hacking Case

Jim Moir - aka comedian Vic Reeves - has settled his case over phone-hacking allegations just before it went to court.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th January 2018

Katherine Ryan is developing a scripted Netflix project

"I'm a pretty bad actress when I'm playing anyone but myself."

Digital Spy, 15th January 2018

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