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Rhod Gilbert, Greg Davies and Alexei Sayle in the week's comedy news

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Rhod Gilbert, Greg Davies and Alexei Sayle in the week's comedy news
No 721
March 11, 2016

 

The contestants have been announced for the second series of Taskmaster.

Rhod Gilbert is working on Llanbobl sitcom

BBC Two has ordered a second series of its comedy panel show Insert Name Here.

Chris Ramsey had to abandon a show early last night – to vomit profusely.

Alternative comedy pioneer John Dowie is to perform his first live show in 14 years.

Irish sketch group Diet of Worms are making a Radio 4 pilot with Adam Buxton

BBC Two is to showcase five new comedy pilots this summer, including shows from Johnny Vegas and Graham Linehan and Sharon Horgan

Roy Chubby Brown: ‘I’m the Archbishop of Canterbury compared to Jimmy Carr’

The Missing Hancocks could be set to return to Radio 4, after appearing to be axed.

Ricky Gervais is to publish a David Brent Songbook 

BBC Four has commissioned Jo Brand to make a follow-up to her hospital sitcom Getting On.

 Sky's star-studded comedy-drama You, Me And The Apocalypse  has not been renewed for a second series.

Comedians say they are to boycott the world’s second largest fringe festival in the face of awful audiences

 And Alan Partridge is to release his first vinyl record.

 

 

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