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Alex Horne was petrified of killing Jason Mantzoukas with an egg on the current series of Taskmaster. The actor is severely ...
The second series is full of familiar comedy faces – from returning acts like Desiree Burch as Horne’s voice-of-reason agent and John Oliver Zooming in his desperation to be part of the show, to new ...
Suggestions included Constantly Pumped, Zero Charisma and Songs About Talcum Powder. The unrehearsed scene comes from the new series of the band’s TV show that starts on Channel 4 at 10pm.
Fry stars as Alice’s husband Daniel, with Tyrese Eaton-Dyce as her son Dom and The Crown’s Warren as Alice’s mother Val. Rounding out the cast are Eilidh Fisher and Ebony Aboagye. The six-episode ...
Steve Coogan has credited his lower-working class upbringing as helping him get ahead in comedy. The Alan Partridge creator said he first realised his background was a ‘superpower’ when he went to ...
The report adds: ‘The BBC is widely recognised for backing emerging talent and taking risk to work with people early in their careers, which underpins the UK’s comedy talent pipeline.’ It said ...
Visitors to FringeRat are shown a short video of a randomly selected act. They can either click ‘Get tickets’ to go to the Fringe website and see details of the act’s show, or click ‘Scamper on’ to ...
ITV has confirmed that its police training comedy Piglets is returning for a second series. The broadcaster today announced that filming has begun on six new half-hour episodes. It comes after star ...
The BBC has recommissioned The Young Offenders for a fifth series. Alex Murphy and Chris Walley will return as Conor and Jock, reunited in Cork after both spent series four in different prisons. Also ...
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Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said: ‘The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is honoured to welcome comedian Ricky Gervais to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Finally, a star that will give snarky ...
Spending more money on comedy shows doesn’t make them funnier, the BBC’s comedy chief has said. In a speech that might make sobering reading for production companies grappling with budgets, Jon Petrie ...