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News nuggets, trivia and fun goings-on.
Fern Brady to showcase Edinburgh Fringe comedians in Audible series
Friday 20th June 2025
Audible is to publish Fern Brady Presents: Comedy At The Fringe, a six-part stand-up series featuring comedians performing at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival.
Sara Pascoe and Roisin Conaty to sample worst reviewed places
Wednesday 18th June 2025
Quest TV series Zero Stars will see Roisin Conaty and Sara Pascoe journey across the globe to sample the worst reviewed accommodation, restaurants and experiences.
Guz Khan to present TV car show
Wednesday 18th June 2025
Guz Khan's Custom Cars will launch on TV channel Quest in 2026.
Memorabilia, including Only Fools props and scripts, to be auctioned
Wednesday 18th June 2025
A 30th June auction will feature a large number of British comedy related lots, including signed Only Fools And Horses memorabilia, a Tommy Cooper fez, 'Allo 'Allo! scripts, a theatre programme autographed by Morecambe & Wise and The Goon Show scripts.
Melvyn Hayes to star in sitcom taster Doubles
Monday 16th June 2025
It Ain't Half Hot Mum star Melvyn Hayes is to play a recently widowed pensioner in Doubles, a sitcom taster set in the world of domiciliary care.
Ed Reardon's Week returns 30th June, with Series 16 to hit Episode 100
Friday 13th June 2025
Radio 4's long-running sitcom Ed Reardon's Week returns on Monday 30th June for Series 16. The last episode in the six-part series will be the 100th episode of the show.
Monty Python And The Holy Grail in LEGO
Thursday 12th June 2025
A fan of Monty Python And The Holy Grail has built a LEGO model to pay tribute to the classic 1975 film.
Mark Simmons travels 12,000 miles to deliver birthday card for fan
Wednesday 11th June 2025
At a recent gig in New Zealand, Mark Simmons was given a birthday card by a fan to deliver to Yorkshire a few weeks later. The stand-up was true to his word, playing a mind reading trick on the fan's mother in the process of presenting it.
Paul Whitehouse to star in children's sketch show Collide-Oscope
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Paul Whitehouse is to voice Collide-Oscope, a TV series for children aged 6 plus which mixes animation, collage-art and live action.
Maisie Adam to present Euros 2025 show on Radio 4
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Maisie Adam is to return to Radio 4 to present Euros Fever, a comedy-based guide to the forthcoming Women's Euros 2025 football tournament.