Chortle Digest: Richard Pryor, Martin Clunes, Andy Kaufman and more

No 804
November 24, 2017

Sky 1 has ordered a second series of Jack Whitehall action series Bounty Hunters.

Martin Clunes is set to star in his first sitcom since the Reggie Perrin remake.

Noel Fielding is to play Alice Cooper in a film telling the true story of the rock star’s meeting with Salvador Dali.

Early Doors is being revived as a stage play.

Radio 4 is to air some rare Richard Pryor tapes in a new documentary fronted by Lenny Henry...

...it's part of a batch of festive radio offerings, including a celebration of 50 years of Just A Minute

Tour dates were announced for Peter Kay, Kevin Bridges, My Dad Wrote A Porno and more... check out all 97 forthcoming tours here

Adam Kay’s account of his time working in the NHS has been named ‘book of the year’ by a public vote

Former Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan is to replace Al Porter in panto, after the comic quit amid groping allegations

Comedian London Hughes is to take part in the new series of Celebs Go Dating.

The last diary entries of Yes Prime Minister's Jim Hacker have been published, in which he shares his thoughts on Brexit

And Micky Flanagan says: I can think of nothing more horrific than being middle-class

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