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Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Rosie Ramsey, Jason Mantzoukas, Greg Davies, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Mathew Baynton, Stevie Martin, Alex Horne

Taskmaster Series 19 launches on Thursday 1st May

Wednesday 16th April 2025

Series 19 of Taskmaster - featuring Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin - launches on Channel 4 on Thursday 1st May.

Image shows left to right: Nick Frost, Paul Whitehouse

People

Nick Frost and Paul Whitehouse join Harry Potter TV series

Monday 14th April 2025

Nick Frost and Paul Whitehouse have joined the upcoming Harry Potter television series, playing Hagrid and Filch respectively.

Bridget Christie joins Things You Should Have Done Series 2

Monday 14th April 2025

Production is underway on the second series of Lucia Keskin's sitcom Things You Should Have Done. Bridget Christie is joining the cast as a unprofessional grief counsellor.

People

Rhod Gilbert: "My agent signed me after seeing me sh*t myself"

Friday 11th April 2025

Rhod Gilbert has told the Off Menu podcast how losing control of his bowels helped him get ahead in his career.

Green Man 2024. Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Credit: Nici Eberl

Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts BBC stand-up show Live From Merthyr Tydfil

Friday 11th April 2025

Kiri Pritchard-McLean is to host a stand-up showcase for BBC One Wales, with Live From Merthyr Tydfil headlined by local acts Morgan Rees and Owen Money, as well as featuring Ignacio Lopez, Priya Hall, Anna Thomas, Esyllt Sears, Mel Owen and reigning BBC New Comedy Award winner Paul Hilleard.

Film

Stephen Fry to narrate fencing comedy film Touché

Thursday 10th April 2025

Stephen Fry is lending his voice to Touché, a forthcoming British comedy film about a British Sikh who decides to turn her life around by entering the world of fencing.

Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham. Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett's Brum Hole live portal to link up Birmingham residents

Monday 7th April 2025

To mark the launch of TV series Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham, the public are invited to put themselves forward to "meet a Brummie from another Mummy" via The Brum Hole, a live portal in Victoria Square on 22nd April.