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Mae Martin signs first-look deal with Objective
Wednesday 16th June 2021
Mae Martin has signed a first-look deal for any new projects they develop, with production company Objective Fiction, following the international success of sitcom Feel Good.
Frankie Boyle writes debut novel
Monday 7th June 2021
Frankie Boyle has written his first novel. Set in Glasgow, the book will be a "multicultural, postcolonial" story about his home city.
Stewart Lee to present Radio 4 documentary on unreliable narration
Thursday 3rd June 2021
Stewart Lee is to present a Radio 4 documentary on the literary device of the unreliable narrator. He has also revealed that he was once asked to audition to play Alan Davies in a sitcom.
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for new film
Tuesday 1st June 2021
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are reuniting on screen for the first time in more than a decade. Animated film The Canterville Ghost, based on the short story by Oscar Wilde, has been in development for 11 years but is only now in production.
Comedy producer Charlie Hanson accused of sexual assaults
Saturday 29th May 2021
TV comedy producer Charlie Hanson has been accused of being a sexual predator. 11 women have outlined allegations against him in a letter to BAFTA and Netflix. He denies all the claims.
Katherine Ryan to return as host for All That Glitters Series 2
Thursday 27th May 2021
Katherine Ryan is to return to present a second series of BBC Two's All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star.
Anneka Rice writing sitcom about her fake agent
Friday 7th May 2021
Anneka Rice is writing a sitcom about her imaginary former agent. Clemmie Hart was the fictional representative she created to continue fielding work offers while she took time out from showbusiness to raise her children.
Comedy commissioner Shane Allen quits BBC to form Boffola Pictures
Wednesday 5th May 2021
Shane Allen, the BBC's comedy commissioning boss for the past nine years, is to leave the broadcaster and establish a new production company, Boffola Pictures, with Kate Daughton.
Joe Lycett to publish glossy coffee table book of bins
Friday 30th April 2021
Joe Lycett is to publish a book about his "obsession"... rubbish bins. Bins, Bins, Bins will collect together the comic's photographic tributes to waste disposal.
Al Murray's stalker barred from attending his shows
Wednesday 28th April 2021
A stalker has been barred from Al Murray's shows after subjecting him to years of "distressing" harassment.