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News nuggets, trivia and fun goings-on.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Brian Butterfield's Call Of Now available to stream
Friday 4th April 2025
A recording of Brian Butterfield's Call Of Now, the live show starring Peter Serafinowicz as his businessman character, is available to stream now via the Veeps platform.
Ludwig to be remade in America
Friday 4th April 2025
Ludwig, the hit new BBC comedy drama starring David Mitchell as a detective, is to be remade for American audiences.
Juno Temple to star in spouse swap comedy The Husbands for Apple TV+
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Ted Lasso star Juno Temple is to lead The Husbands, a new, London-set comedy drama for Apple TV+, about a woman whose attic generates an infinite number of husbands, based on the debut novel by Holly Gramazio.