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Arthur Smith writing book and Radio 4 special about his father
Sunday 7th March 2021
Arthur Smith is turning his late father's life story into a Radio 4 special, and a book titled My Dad Was In Colditz.
John Cleese writes emu film with Rob Schneider
Saturday 6th March 2021
John Cleese has written a film with Deuce Bigalow star Rob Schneider... about Australia losing a war with emus.
Daisy May Cooper suspends own Instagram account in publishing row
Thursday 4th March 2021
Daisy May Cooper has apparently suspended her own Instagram account amidst a censorship row with the publisher of her memoir, announced only yesterday. However, it is unclear whether the argument is real or a publicity stunt.
Tom Allen to host Quizness on Channel 4
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Tom Allen is to host a Quizness, a Channel 4 game show that is described as "funny, fast-paced and brilliantly play-alongable".
Phoebe Waller-Bridge becomes Edinburgh Fringe Society president
Friday 19th February 2021
Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been named as the new president of the society that runs Edinburgh's fringe festival.
Matt Lucas to celebrate 50 years of Mr Men
Monday 15th February 2021
Matt Lucas is to front 50 Years Of The Mr Men, a Channel 4 show which celebrates the characters created by Roger Hargreaves.
Comedy writer Iain Pattinson has died
Monday 15th February 2021
Iain Pattinson, who has written countless jokes for shows including I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, has died.
Daliso Chaponda joins judging panel for Wodehouse book contest
Friday 5th February 2021
Daliso Chaponda has joined the judging panel for the 2021 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.
Matt Richardson replacing Rufus Hound on Dancing On Ice
Thursday 4th February 2021
Matt Richardson is to join Dancing On Ice this weekend. Producers have been forced to remove Rufus Hound from the competition after he tested positive for covid-19.
Comedy stars take part in Celebrity Bake Off 2021
Thursday 28th January 2021
Tom Allen, David Baddiel, Rob Beckett, John Bishop, Katherine Ryan and Reece Shearsmith will appear in The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer 2021 series.