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Peep Show duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb will be reuniting on TV for the first time since 2021, collaborating with younger comedians in a new sketch comedy show.The as-yet-untitled series will consist of six half hour episodes, with the pair being joined by up and coming performers Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lara Ricote, Stevie Martin, and Krystal Evans. The show will air on Channel 4, who confirmed the news via press release. The broadcaster described the new project as “a bold return to British sketch comedy with an innovative merging of comedy minds across generations”.In the release, Mitchell and Webb released a statement that read: “When Channel 4 asked us to do another sketch show we were startled, bemused and available.

Russell Brand has said he does not live in the UK anymore, claiming to have been attacked and shut down in a social media post. A newspaper report has claimed he is currently living in America.In September 2023, the TV personality was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse following an investigation by Channel 4, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ and Apple TV+ now a regular part of many people’s lives, there are also specialist subscription services like Shudder for horror fans and Mubi for the arthouse crowd.Alongside the likes of BBC iPlayer and Channel 4’s online service, which are free for UK residents, there is also a large archive of films to stream for subscribers via Sky Go and NOW TV. But despite all these options, there are still plenty of films that slip through the cracks and appear on none of the streaming services.Among them are Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed trilogy of Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Taskmaster have been announced, with a new line-up of comedians and actors looking to fulfill host Greg Davies’ variety of obstacles.The new show coincides with the 10th anniversary of the first series, which debuted in July 2015. Since then, the show has gone on to air in 120 countries, and found success on YouTube with 1.6million subscribers and 895million views since their official channel launched.

Noel Fielding has reportedly confirmed his return for the next series of The Great British Bake-Off despite rumours over his health.Last week, production on the second season of his Apple TV+ comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin was cancelled after the star left the show midway through shooting.The series, which offers a fictional take on the 18th century highwayman co-starred Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville and Shameless star David Threlfall. Season two co-stars were set to include Jason Isaacs and comedian Dawn French.Fielding’s agent at PBJ Management gave a statement to Deadline, saying: “One of the main cast members who has not been well is not recovered enough to complete the filming”.

Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He was a fixture of the popular Channel 4 show for 48 episodes and seven series from 1988-1995, alongside host Clive Anderson. While there, he worked alongside cast members such as Sandi Toksvig, Paul Merton, and Ryan Stiles.He also appeared in the films The Crying Game, Peter’s Friends, and the final Carry On comedy, 1992’s Carry On Columbus.

The 1975‘s Matty Healy is set to make an appearance with his mum Denise Welch in the forthcoming series of Celebrity Hunted.Welch and her husband Lincoln Townley were announced in the line-up for the new series which airs on Channel 4 on January 5 at 9pm BST earlier this month. The show sees pairs going on the run while ‘hunters’ try and chase them down.Now fans, have been sharing a clip from the show which sees Welch evade the hunters to meet Healy backstage at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in 2023, during filming for the show.

Russell Brand.Specialist officers have been investigating non-recent accusations of rape, assault and emotional abuse by the comic and actor, following a joint investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, The Times and Sunday Times.Brand has strongly denied all of the allegations, saying all of his sexual relationships were “absolutely always consensual”.The dossier now rests with the CPS, who will determine whether to bring criminal charges against Brand, after an investigation that has lasted 13 months. Brand has been questioned under caution on three separate occasions, including a police interview in January.Andy Furphy, Detective Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, said: “Our investigation continues and a file has now been passed to the CPS.

Celebrity Gogglebox.The duo, who are most famous for The Lightning Seeds‘ football anthem ‘Three Lions’, will be making an appearance on the Channel 4 show this Friday (October 25) for the Stand Up To Cancer charity.Skinner told The Sun: “It is an amazing cause and Dave and me, back on a sofa, seems a better deal than cycling up K2, carrying a fridge to Istanbul or any of that sweaty stuff people do for charity.”Baddiel added: “I’m a big fan of Gogglebox, Stand Up To Cancer, and Frank Skinner, so this wasn’t a difficult yes.

David Mitchell and Robert Webb’s sitcom Back is set to receive an American remake at the hands of HBO.The show premiered on Channel 4 in 2017, and was followed by a second season in 2021, following lengthy delays from Webb’s heart surgery and then COVID-19.Mitchell played Stephen Nichols in the show, a 42-year-old who is set to take over the family pub in Stroud, Gloucestershire after the death of his father. However, his plans are interrupted when Webb’s Andrew Donnelly, Stephen’s estranged foster brother, returns and causes family tension.Back was created by Simon Blackwell, who has also worked on Peep Show, The Thick Of It, Veep and Breeders, and now it has been confirmed that Blackwell is working on the HBO remake of the show.In an interview with Deadline, Kenton Allen, the CEO of Big Talk Studios, which oversaw the Channel 4 version, confirmed the news that the US version is in the works.Meanwhile, last year, NME caught up with Mitchell and Webb about the 20th anniversary of their previous Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show.

Derry Girls mural in Londonderry, Northern Ireland has been “split in half” by the installation of a bar canopy.Since being unveiled at Badger’s Bar in 2019, the mural – which features illustrations of Erin, Michelle, Orla, Clare, and James from the hit Channel 4 comedy series – has attracted many visitors wishing to take selfies.Now, however, the bottom half of the mural has been obscured by the newly installed canopy, leaving locals and tourists disappointed.Planning permission for the installation was granted in 2022 and construction was completed this week, but the local council has said that the permission did not extend to this particular section of the building.On Friday (September 13), the council said its planning enforcement team have started an investigation into the matter.Speaking to BBC News NI, tourists in the city shared their disappointment about the installation, saying it’s a shame the mural can no longer been seen in full.Julie Sargisson, visiting Derry from New Zealand, said the hit Channel 4 series is “huge” back home. “Everybody I know has watched it and loves the series.”Sargisson said she thinks the new structure does “cut the mural off a bit,” but said she still thinks it is a very impressive piece of artwork.Lovely to see Derry shoot itself square in the foot again by building a glorified smoking hut to cover half the Derry Girls mural… Scunnered is not the word for it.

Green Wing looks like it could be about to get a revival on television, 17 years after the show ended.The hit Channel 4 series first hit screens in 2004 and ran for two seasons before coming to an end in 2007. It followed the lives of staff at a fictional medical centre called East Hampton Hospital, where surreal and unusual incidents occurred.The sitcom was created by Smack The Pony producer Vicky Pile and starred Tamsin Greig and Mark Heap of Friday Night Dinner, along with comedian Stephen Mangan and Fleabag star Olivia Colman.Now, in a new interview with Radio Times, the show’s writer and creator Pile surprised fans with news that the writing team behind the show had recently discussed the possibility of a revival.“We are debating [a revival],” she told the publication, adding: “I’m about to email everybody and see how they feel about it.

what happened at the Trump rally on Saturday. Donald Sutherland, who died at 88 in June, guest starred in the episode. The episode was supposed to air at 1 p.m.

Russell Brand‘s behaviour while hosting Big Brother spin-off programmes were “not adequately addressed”, an investigation has found.The comedian and actor presented shows including Big Brother’s Big Mouth and Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack on Channel 4 between 2004 and 2008.An investigation by production company Banijay UK has said managers were alerted to allegations that Brand asked staff to get audience members’ phone numbers, and that his behaviour made female crew members feel uncomfortable or intimidated.However, the production company said that no formal complaints were made and the concerns were “not properly escalated”.Banijay said (via BBC News): “We are extremely sorry to anyone who was impacted by this behaviour and felt unable to speak up or that their voice was not properly heard.”Banijay is one of several broadcasting organisations to have investigated whether any complaints were made about Brand’s behaviour during his employment. The company asked law firm Lewis Silkin LLP to conduct the investigation.Lewis Silkin’s head of investigations Karen Baxter concluded: “No formal complaints were made about Brand during the programmes.”“There were, however, concerns regarding Brand’s behaviour which were raised informally with senior members of staff, particularly in relation to him asking runners to obtain phone numbers of audience members and female crew members feeling uncomfortable or intimidated by his behaviour while working in Bristol in 2004/2005.

We Are Lady Parts, the cult sitcom about a British all-female Muslim punk band, is returning to Channel 4 for a second season, but when are the episodes out?The first series, which aired in 2021, introduced audiences to a fictional band called Lady Parts, specifically through the eyes of lead guitarist and microbiology PhD student Amina (Anjana Vasan).Zaqi Ismail, Juliette Motamed, Faith Omole, Lucie Shorthouse and Aiysha Hart also make up the ensemble cast alongside Vasan.The first season was named as one of the best TV shows of 2021 by NME, who noted: “This is a show that mashes together the nerve-shredding, shambolic spirit of youth with the raw catharsis of punk, played out by five raucously funny and energised young performers. With a soundtrack that blends modern classics with original music – some of the girls learned new instruments to perform as a real band – this is an exuberant and joyful debut that deserves, at the very least, a second season – and a live tour to boot.”In November 2021, Channel 4 confirmed that We Are Lady Parts would indeed be returning to screens in the future.

Taskmaster have confirmed that the show’s new live experience will launch in London this autumn.It comes after hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne shared plans for Taskmaster: The Live Experience which will allow viewers to “take part in the same ludicrous tasks that these so-called comedians do”, last December.The duo launched a mailing list to gauge interest in the idea, with 100,000 sign-ups required to get the project off the ground at the time.An overwhelming response from fans of the Channel 4 show was received and a ticket ballot has now been created to allocate tickets to Taskmaster fans for the forthcoming interactive experience which will take place at Dock X from September 18 to January 25, 2025.“We were hoping 100,000 people might sign up to the Live Experience mailing list, but when 250,000 did, we were excited and scared respectively,” Davies and Horne said in a statement.Taskmaster: The Live Experience is happening! Sign up the ballot now to be in with a chance of getting tickets.https://t.co/T5TkbN3Z5E pic.twitter.com/fk6OX75lnY— Taskmaster (@taskmaster) May 29, 2024“Do you want to compete in ludicrous tasks, just like your favourite comedians? Of course you do! And you can still sign up to Taskmaster: The Live Experience mailing list right now to enter the ticket ballot.”A ticket ballot will be drawn from 10am on June 19 before tickets go on general sale on June 21.

Channel 4 earlier this week, titled The Gathering.Created by the team behind Line Of Duty, the series follows a group of teenagers from different backgrounds who all become suspects in an assault case after a girl is attacked at a Merseyside rave.The drama, which aired on Tuesday (May 14) stars Saltburn’s Sadie Soverall, newcomer Eva Morgan, Vinette Robinson of Sherlock and Boiling Point fame, and Richard Coyle, best known for playing Aberforth Dumbledore in 2022’s Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore.The six-episode series was executive produced by Line Of Duty’s Simon Heath, and was directed by Gareth Bryn, known for directing episodes of Last Tango In Halifax, Line Of Duty and Hidden, and The Windsors director Amanda Blue.The series has received critical acclaim upon its release, with The Guardian praising “some fine performances – especially from Morgan as Kelly, with her poignant blend of brashness and vulnerability, and Soverall, who never lets Jess descend into spoiled-little-rich-girl territory.”The Standard, which also praised the “killer performances” and called it a “deftly-told exploration of being a teen in the digital era” praised the series’ soundtrack.

Kevin Spacey has called on Channel 4 to air his “right to reply” interview with Dan Wootton, in response to their documentary Spacey Unmasked.Spacey Unmasked is a two-part show that aired on the channel on May 6 and 7, featuring “never-seen-before interviews and archive” footage that covered the actor’s life “from childhood to early success on Broadway and subsequent meteoric rise to stardom.”It also explored Spacey’s sexual allegations and subsequent acquittal. A description reads: “In 2023, Spacey was acquitted of sexual offences against four men in a UK trial.

Kevin Spacey has addressed the release of an upcoming docuseries about him, which is due to be aired this week.The two-part show, Spacey Unmasked, is coming to Channel 4 on May 6 and 7, and set to feature “never-seen-before interviews and archive” footage (as per Variety).The docuseries will reportedly cover the American Beauty star’s life “from childhood to early success on Broadway and subsequent meteoric rise to stardom.”The show is also set to explore Spacey’s sexual allegations and subsequent acquittal. A description reads: “In 2023 Spacey was acquitted of sexual offences against four men in a UK trial.

Kevin Spacey’s “spectacular fall from grace” is set to air on Channel 4 next month.Spacey Unmasked will feature never-before-seen interviews with multiple people who are not connected to the actor’s UK trial last year, speaking for the first time about their experiences with the actor.It will screen in the UK on May 6 and 7, and will air in the US at a later date on Max, and in several other territories through a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.Check out a trailer for the doc below:In July last year, Spacey was acquitted of all nine charges he was facing, including seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.This documentary was first announced in 2022, prior to Spacey’s acquittal.An official description of Spacey Unmasked reads: “Spacey Unmasked is a forensic look at a man who was once one of the most admired and respected actors in the world.

Peep Show fans are very happy about the discovery.Celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, Peep Show documented the increasingly tragic lives of bank manager Mark Corrigan (played by David Mitchell) and his layabout flatmate/ occasional musician Jeremy Usborne (played by Robert Webb). The show also featured the characters’ friends and partners, including the drug addict Super Hans (played by Matt King) and Olivia Colman as Sophie.Now, Zodiac Court in Croydon, which is Apollo House in the show – the place where Mark and Jez’s flat was located – is being redeveloped.In a digital image of the new development, fans have spotted what appears to be an Easter egg linking the show.One image features what appears to be a retail unit called ‘SuperHans’, in reference to the show’s beloved character.Check out the image here:A post shared by Dobby Club (@dobbyclub06)Last year, Peep Show co-writer Sam Bain revealed that they received offers to turn the hit Channel 4 sitcom into a play.Speaking to NME, Bain said that he and fellow co-writer Jesse Armstrong (Succession) had to reject the proposal because they couldn’t figure out how to make the show work on stage.The iconic comedy was shot through a POV perspective with the actors performing to camera, while the characters’ internal thoughts were added as narration.