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Stewart Lee sings on folk album
Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Stewart Lee's spoken words and vocals will feature on improvising violinist's Laura Cannell's These Feral Lands Volume I folk album.
Writer George Jeffrie dies
Tuesday 22nd September 2020
George Jeffrie, a prolific comedy writer whose credits include co-creating Channel 4 sitcom The Windsors, has died.
Sara Pascoe to write a book about murder
Thursday 17th September 2020
Sara Pascoe has revealed her next book will be about murder. Speaking on a podcast, she revealed "it's ruminating in my brain but I haven't started writing it yet".
Josie Long speaks about violent online threats and sexism in comedy
Wednesday 9th September 2020
Josie Long has spoken of the sexism she encountered as a teenage stand-up and the violent misogynistic abuse that she attracts online.
Bill Oddie reveals he has been 'very ill'
Sunday 6th September 2020
Bill Oddie has revealed he has been "very ill most of this summer". The Goodies star has been suffering from lithium toxicity, which he says almost killed him.
Bill Bailey to take part in Strictly Come Dancing 2020
Thursday 3rd September 2020
Bill Bailey will take part in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
TV warm-up comedian Ian Royce dies aged 51
Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Ian Royce, a comedian who acted as the studio warm-up act for entertainment shows such as Britain's Got Talent, has died of severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure.
Katherine Ryan to host jewellery crafting show
Wednesday 26th August 2020
Katherine Ryan has been announced as the host of BBC Two's reality contest series, All That Glitters, about jewellery crafting.
Mo Gilligan to host one-off Big Breakfast revival
Tuesday 25th August 2020
Mo Gilligan will host a special one-off revival of The Big Breakfast next summer, as Channel 4 focuses on black talent both on- and off-screen for a 'Black Takeover' day of its schedules. A new black-focused sitcom will also be launched.
Anna Morris to record Radio 4 stand-up special
Friday 14th August 2020
Anna Morris has landed her debut stand-up special on Radio 4. She is also working on two sitcoms for Channel 4 with Lee And Dean co-creator Mark O'Sullivan, and has a number of other projects in development.