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QI’s John Lloyd: ‘I lost £10k when Rowan Atkinson’s stage show flopped’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJohn Lloyd’s TV work includes the satirical puppet show Spitting Image - David Rose John Lloyd CBE,...
With the death of the BBC’s The Now Show, we are in danger of losing the art of radio comedy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSoon The Now Show will be no more. There will be an enormous online archive on BBC Sounds, of...
Huw Merriman: BBC hits back as minister mocked for claiming Radio 4 comedy show is proof of 'bias'
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe BBC hit back on Tuesday after Government minister Huw Merriman attacked an award-winning...
The BBC’s future can no longer be ducked
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNext week, the BBC licence fee will rise by more than £10 to £169.50. The Corporation will argue that this is great value for money, less than £4 a week...
Jim Backus: Remembering the Man Who Gave Us Mr. Magoo and Mr. Howell | First For Women
First for Women via Yahoo News· 3 months agoYou'd think that late actor Jim Backus would have felt a bit elevated from ordinary folks when you...
I Grew Up Living In Zoos And People Always Have A Lot Of Questions, So Here's My Story
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHey everyone! My name is Hannah, and I recently wrote an article where I happened to briefly mention...
David Stafford, comedy writer and broadcaster who worked with Alexei Sayle and Benjamin Zephaniah –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDavid Stafford, who has died from lung cancer aged 74, was a comedy polymath across television and...
The Crown’s Claudia Harrison says the British public will be ‘surprised by’ the ‘truth’ of...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Crown star Claudia Harrison, who plays Princess Anne in the forthcoming fifth season of the...
Emily Atack pays tribute to ‘sweetest, most hard-working’ co-star Maddy Anholt following death aged...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoInbetweeners star Emily Atack has paid tribute to her former acting co-star, Radio 4 comedian Maddy...
Gyles Brandreth: my role in the deaths of Rod Hull and other comedy legends
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoRod Hull, the entertainer best known for his partnership with the puppet Emu, fell to his death in...