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Sean Lock: Keep It Light. Sean Lock

Sean Lock had the best selling stand-up special of 2021

Thursday 6th January 2022

Sean Lock's final recorded show was the best selling stand-up special in 2021.

Janey Godley

Janey Godley's debut novel to be published this autumn

Tuesday 4th January 2022

Janey Godley's debut novel, Nothing Left Unsaid, is about a dying Glaswegian woman and survival of abuse.

Konstantin Kisin. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Konstantin Kisin to publish debut book

Tuesday 2nd November 2021

Comedian Konstantin Kisin has written his first book and is seeking to adapt his free speech podcast for television.

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Del (David Jason), Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield), Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses 1980s specials to be released on Blu-ray

Monday 1st November 2021

The five 1980s specials of Only Fools And Horses are due to be released on Blu-ray for the first time.

The Morecambe And Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Associated Television

Remaining Morecambe & Wise shows to be released on DVD

Tuesday 19th October 2021

The final unreleased episodes of The Morecambe & Wise Show are to be issued on DVD in time for Christmas, almost 40 years since they were made.

Fern Brady

Fern Brady writing autism memoir

Tuesday 28th September 2021

Fern Brady is writing a memoir, focusing on her autism and the sexism that surrounds the condition. Strong Female Character will be published in 2023.

Sophie McCartney

Sophie McCartney signs two book deal

Sunday 26th September 2021

Comedy writer and social media star Sophie McCartney has signed a two-book deal with publisher HarperCollins. Her first, Tired And Tested: The Wild Ride Into Parenthood, will be published in February 2022.

Peter Kay

New Peter Kay autobiography and audiobook

Wednesday 8th September 2021

Peter Kay has recorded an audiobook of his bestselling first autobiography, The Sound Of Laughter, for the very first time. Including two new chapters, it will be published later this month. The comic has also revealed he has begun work on a third volume, charting his TV career.

UK Pun Championships 2020. Image shows from L to R: Iain MacDonald, Colin Leggo, Philip Simon, Jason Byrne, Adele Cliff, Richard Woolford, Stevie Vegas

Leicester Comedy Festival to publish All Puns Blazing joke book

Monday 16th August 2021

Leicester Comedy Festival is publishing a celebratory book of puns. All Puns Blazing: The Best British Knockout Jokes will be published in November.

Image shows from L to R: Tessa Coates, Stevie Martin

Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin write Nobody Panic self-help guide

Tuesday 10th August 2021

Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin, the hosts of hit podcast Nobody Panic, have written a self-help guide based on what they have learned from the show.

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