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Jimmy Carr to host frenetic Channel 4 quiz I Literally Just Told You
Monday 12th July 2021
Jimmy Carr is to host I Literally Just Told You, a Channel 4 comedy quiz that tests participants' short-term memory.
Guy Kennaway wins 2021 Wodehouse Prize
Thursday 8th July 2021
Guy Kennaway has won the 2021 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize For Comic Fiction for his novel The Accidental Collector.
Paddy McGuinness to host A Question Of Sport
Thursday 8th July 2021
Paddy McGuinness has been named as the new host of TV quiz show A Question Of Sport. He'll be joined by team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye.
James Acaster lands film role in Cinderella
Wednesday 7th July 2021
James Acaster has shot his first film role, in a musical version of Cinderella. The comic plays one of the mice footmen alongside fellow comedians Romesh Ranganathan and James Corden in Amazon's retelling of the fairytale.
Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet sign with BBC Studios
Wednesday 30th June 2021
BBC Studios has announced a development, production, and distribution partnership agreement with writers and actors Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet.
Romesh Ranganathan to host Weakest Link
Monday 28th June 2021
The BBC has revealed that Romesh Ranganathan will be the new host of Weakest Link, as the quiz show returns to television for its first new series since 2012.
Simon Pegg adapting Galaxy Quest for television
Friday 25th June 2021
Simon Pegg is adapting Galaxy Quest for television. The Star Trek star and writer is working to transfer the cult Trek spoof to the small screen with The Thick Of It and Succession writer Georgia Pritchett.
Romesh Ranganathan to present hip hop show on Radio 2
Tuesday 22nd June 2021
Four part series Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love Of Hip Hop is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 this August. He says: "I feel like there's a big group of people that feel like hip hop isn't for them, but it absolutely is".
Mae Martin signs first-look deal with Objective
Wednesday 16th June 2021
Mae Martin has signed a first-look deal for any new projects they develop, with production company Objective Fiction, following the international success of sitcom Feel Good.
Frankie Boyle writes debut novel
Monday 7th June 2021
Frankie Boyle has written his first novel. Set in Glasgow, the book will be a "multicultural, postcolonial" story about his home city.