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Michael Palin to publish fourth diary collection
Friday 8th January 2021
Michael Palin is working on a fourth volume of his best-selling diaries, covering 1999 - 2010, as well as a book about his great-uncle, who fought and died during the First World War.
John-Luke Roberts plans vinyl album
Friday 11th December 2020
Comedian John-Luke Roberts plans to release his new comedy album It Is Better on vinyl. The show has no audience, instead featuring a specially composed soundtrack.
Ken Dodd biography The Squire Of Knotty Ash to be published
Monday 7th December 2020
Ken Dodd's wife is helping to write The Squire Of Knotty Ash... And His Lady, an "intimate biography" of the comedian.
Rich Hall writing "fictional" memoir
Thursday 3rd December 2020
Comedian Rich Hall is writing a "re-imagined" autobiography, pivoting around nine key moments from his career.
Ellie Taylor to publish a book about motherhood
Monday 30th November 2020
Ellie Taylor is writing My Child and Other Mistakes, a book that will share her "honest, hilarious and moving" account of becoming a mother.
Matt Lucas releases 'Merry Christmas, Baked Potato' single
Friday 27th November 2020
Matt Lucas has released a festive song to raise money for charity. Merry Christmas, Baked Potato is now available to download and stream.
Beano publishes comic for adults
Wednesday 18th November 2020
Beano has published its first comic for adults. The one-off 'BeanOLD' features characters including Captain Sir Thomas Moore, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson.
Benji Waterstones to publish book about being a psychiatrist
Wednesday 18th November 2020
Stand-up comedian and comedy writer Benji Waterstones has landed a book deal to write about his career as a psychiatrist.
School's Out Comedy Club to publish a joke book
Tuesday 17th November 2020
School's Out Comedy Club, the online show run by stand-up Philip Simon, is to publish a joke book with profits going to food waste charity FareShare.
Isy Suttie writes her debut novel
Monday 9th November 2020
Isy Suttie has written her first novel. Provisionally titled Jane Is Trying, it focuses on a funny but anxious woman back living with her parents in her late thirties.