Thursday 1st September 2016
Stephen Merchant has been announced as the host of a Stand Up To Cancer special edition of 1990s game show The Crystal Maze.
Friday 26th August 2016
The Victoria & Albert Museum has acquired a large collection of artefacts from the career of Tommy Cooper.
Thursday 25th August 2016
Actor and comedian Dawn French is to host a new entertainment show for ITV about the world's most talented children, Little Big Shots.
Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Sir Antony Jay, the co-writer of Yes Minister, has died at the age of 86.
Saturday 20th August 2016
Actor and campaigner Lord Brian Rix, the star of many of the Whitehall farces, has died after a long illness, at the age of 92.
Tuesday 16th August 2016
John Cleese is to be awarded a prestigious Lifetime Achievement prize at this year's Rose d'Or awards next month.
Friday 12th August 2016
One Foot In The Grave star Richard Wilson is in a "stable condition" following a heart attack.
Tuesday 26th July 2016
A new blue plaque dedicated to comedian Frankie Howerd has been unveiled at his birthplace in York.
Thursday 21st July 2016
Sir Lenny Henry has been appointed Chancellor of Birmingham City University. He says of the news "It's so exciting, I could burst!"
Tuesday 5th July 2016
Bill Bailey will voice Wilbur the cat in Channel 5's new animated pre-school series Winnie And Wilbur.
