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Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding to host Bake Off
Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding have been announced as the new hosts of The Great British Bake Off.
British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2017Rob Brydon: I Am Standing Up review
Picking on the audience is engaging more than cruel as Brydon riffs and ad-libs with seasoned charm in his new tour.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 13th March 2017Video: Stephen Fry on reading Sherlock Holmes audiobook
Having already narrated one of the world's best-selling book series in the form of Harry Potter, Stephen Fry has returned to the recording booth to take on another hugely popular series. A Study in Scarlet was written by Arthur Conan Doyle in the 1890s, where he introduced the character of Detective Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle's writings were later to become the most popular fictional detective series in the world, and Fry spoke to BBC News about the challenges he faced in narrating the four novels and 56 short stories.
BBC News, 28th February 2017Review: Simon Munnery: Standing Still
Simon Munnery could be his generation's Peter Cook. A bone fide comedy genius, but one showing little drive, at least in his performance, to maximise his innate brilliance.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd February 2017Finding the beat
A beat, in the context of a story, is an event, or a plot development.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 30th January 2017Extra £300,000 in funding for Edinburgh's festivals
Edinburgh's Festivals are to benefit from £300,000 in extra funding to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their founding.
BBC News, 3rd January 2017Charlotte Dawson to have cut-out of dad at wedding
Loved-up Charlotte Dawson vows to have a cardboard cut-out of late father Les at her wedding.
Beth Allcock, The Sun, 18th December 2016Jimmy Carr caught out avoiding tax again
Jimmy Carr has found his tax affairs under scrutiny once again after he was named among investors in a tax avoidance scheme that cost the taxpayer £52 million.
The comedian, who admitted in 2012 to making a "terrible error of judgement" over his involvement in another tax avoidance scheme, will now face a demand for repayment of tax relief given to him after he put money into an enterprise zone.
The entirely legal tax incentive scheme was scrapped in 2011 after investors had committed to it.
Gordon Rayner, The Telegraph, 15th December 2016Stanley Baxter shows no sign of ending love of radio
How much does Stanley Baxter love radio? Well, the fact he recorded his latest Stanley Baxter Playhouse series on his 90th birthday is a clue.
Brian Beacom, Glasgow Evening Times, 13th December 2016Filming nearly complete on British comedy film Finding Your Feet
Filming is nearly complete on new British comedy film Finding Your Feet, which stars Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie and Timothy Spall.
British Comedy Guide, 12th December 2016