Chortle Digest: Gervais, Whitehall, Bishop and more...

Blimey! Welcome to NUMBER 800 in your weekly round-ups of comedy news. As always check chortle.co.uk for listings of around 4,200 live comedy gigs as well as all the breaking news, reviews and features

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On stage:
John Bishop: Winging It

In print:
Little Me: My Life From A-Z by Matt Lucas

On Netflix:
Jack Whitehall At Large

On TV:
Bounty Hunters with Jack Whitehall

In cinemas
The Death Of Stalin


Robin Ince responds to those who said a benefi gig he organised wasn't diverse enough.

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Ricky Gervais gurns on Jimmy Fallon, QI plays 'name that skeleton' and stand-up from Des Bishop among many more.

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