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Paul Merton and Suki Webster to film Channel 5 motorhome series
Monday 12th April 2021
Married comedians Paul Merton and Suki Webster are to film a Channel 5 series titled Motorhoming With Merton & Webster.
Ricky Gervais to launch new podcast
Thursday 8th April 2021
Ricky Gervais is launching a new podcast about "being human". Absolutely Mental will feature the comic in conversation with American neuroscientist Sam Harris.
Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter dies aged 54
Tuesday 6th April 2021
Paul Ritter, who plays Martin in Friday Night Dinner, has died of a brain tumour.
Lost Voice Guy finds his Geordie voice
Thursday 1st April 2021
Stand-up comedian Lee Ridley is getting a new voice, after a competition to find him a genuine Geordie accent. Actor and voiceover artist Dan Pye will now provide the voice for Ridley's communication aid.
Sitcom creators Marks & Gran to publish comedy writing guide
Thursday 1st April 2021
Sitcom writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran are publishing a comedy writing guide, collecting together scripts from pilot episodes of their most celebrated shows, with essays on each.
Comedian Leo Kearse to run for Scots Parliament
Sunday 28th March 2021
Award-winning comedian Leo Kearse is to stand for election to the Scottish Parliament in Glasgow, in protest at the SNP's "vague" and "authoritarian" Hate Crime Bill.
Andrew Doyle to join GB News
Friday 19th March 2021
Stand-up comedian Andrew Doyle is joining GB News, a new TV news channel that launches later this year. He will present a weekly show titled Free Speech Nation.
Trevor Peacock who played Jim in The Vicar Of Dibley dies aged 89
Tuesday 9th March 2021
Trevor Peacock, the actor and writer best known for playing Jim Trott in The Vicar Of Dibley, has died aged 89.
Arthur Smith writing book and Radio 4 special about his father
Sunday 7th March 2021
Arthur Smith is turning his late father's life story into a Radio 4 special, and a book titled My Dad Was In Colditz.
John Cleese writes emu film with Rob Schneider
Saturday 6th March 2021
John Cleese has written a film with Deuce Bigalow star Rob Schneider... about Australia losing a war with emus.