The week's comedy news – and reviews from Stewart Lee to Michael McIntyre

No 699
October 2, 2015

Here's our rundown of comedy news from the past seven days

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Shirley Ghostman creator Marc Wootton has been interviewed by police after interrupting a Derek Acorah show and challenging him to a 'psychic showdown'.

Man Down is to return to Channel 4 for a third series.

Dapper Laughs is to make his film debut, starring in a comedy-horror described as 'The Inbetweeners meets Lesbian Vampire Killers'.

E4 has picked up Roisin Conaty's comedy Game Face for a full series, 18 months after the pilot aired.

Friends actor David Schwimmer has joined the cast of Julia Davis’s new comedy, Morning Has Broken.

E4 has commissioned a new West Country comedy from the writers of Cuckoo.

A cast of comedy favourites has been announced for the BBC One adaptation of David Walliams's book, Billionaire Boy.

And Andy Parsons is working on a new panel show that will involve taking direct action to tackle a big topical issue.

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Billy Connolly has announced an 11-night residency at London's Hammersmith Apollo for January.Tickets are on sale now

A preview of Jonny Sweet's excellent new BBC Three series Together.

New Perfect Playlists as Justin Moorhouse and Jo Enfield pick their comedy favourites.

We reveal the line-up for the next series of Alan Davies As Yet Untitled

Michael McIntyre: Happy & Glorious tour

Stewart Lee at the Leicester Square Theatre

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical in the West End

Sean Hughes: Mumbo Jumbo on tour

John Finnemore's Souvenir Cabin

Paul Chowdhry's PC World tour

And on telly, new BBC One sitcom The Kennedys, which starts tonight.

The awkward question of money. Robin Ince on wanting to be paid for his work

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Brian Pern goes all Madchester in a new indie special, a preview clip from ITV2's new hidden camera sketch hybrid Glitchy, the Best Night Of Roxy's Life, a short starring Isy Suttie, an the Rubberbandits commentating on ITV2's new Almost Impossible Game Show.and more...

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The week's comedy news – and reviews from Stewart Lee to Michael McIntyre

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