Stand-up comedian Marie Goulbourne has died unexpectedly from a health issue, aged 46. A rising star on the comedy circuit, she won the Lancaster-based heat of the BBC New Comedy Awards earlier this month.
Stand-up comedian Janey Godley has posted a video on social media explaining her cancer has spread further and she is now receiving palliative care in hospital before going into a hospice.
Janey Godley has had to cancel her upcoming stand-up tour, as doctors have advised her that she must stop work for the foreseeable future due to complications in her battle with cancer.
This Country star Charlie Cooper is to present a BBC Three TV series about "gloriously bonkers rural myths of the UK". Charlie Cooper's Local Legends will see him investigating crop circles, ghost dogs and more.
Steve Coogan plans to perform live as Alan Partridge again, has confirmed that there will be no more This Time... and is making a drama about Margaret Thatcher's relationship with the political journalist Brian Walden, he has revealed.
