Bruce Dessau

When John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s (David Mitchell) identical twin, James, disappears, John takes over his brother’s identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts. John has never married, never had a family and never really ventured further than his own front door. He lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of ‘Ludwig’.

On Tuesday 24 th September, Joe Lycett will be in his beloved Birmingham, armed with a fistful of Friendship Agreements acquired during his road-trip around the US visiting 10 other Birminghams as part of Sky’s new original entertainment series Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham. As the Lord Mayor’s chosen ambassador, Joe has united Birmingham, Birmingham and all the other Birminghams across North America. This historic alliance will be celebrated on Tuesday 24 th September and every year from this day forth and shall be known as the International Day of Birmingham.

Comedian Trevor Noah is one of the guests set to feature in series three of the chart-topping show, The Louis Theroux Podcast. The new season will launch on Tuesday 24th September.

Brand-new BBC Children’s and Education animation sees Judi Love and Julian Barratt voice fun woodland characters on a fun-filled adventure through the Magic Forest.

Following Ivo Graham’s tenth run at the Edinburgh Fringe, he’s hitting the road in October with his very highly acclaimed show Grand Design.Ivo’s feeling the pressure. Last year, riding the wave of his shambolic performance in Taskmaster, he played to the biggest audiences of his career, but in keeping with said shambolic performance, he gave himself too much to do and crumbled under the pressure.

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse's relationship makes the series the true catch of the day

Legendary comedian Ben Elton has extended his sold-out Authentic Stupidity UK tour into 2025 due to phenomenal demand for tickets. The 34 new dates now takes the Authentic Stupidity tour to a huge 82 shows across the UK & Ireland until 27 February 2025, including a strictly limited West End run at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 13-18 January. Tickets for the new dates are on sale Monday 23 September at 11am here.

John Tothill has had quite the year. He deliberately contracted malaria to fund his 2023 Edinburgh Fringe debut. Then, whilst performing a show about this at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, his appendix completely burst and he was just days away from dying from sepsis. Miraculously, he recovered to finish the Fringe, and now the 2024 Chortle Best Newcomer nominee is taking the show on his first ever UK tour.

An Evening with Phil Dunster & Friends will feature an exclusive line-up of actors, singers and comedians for one night only at the Victoria Palace Theatre, the home of Hamilton, on Sunday 24 November 2024. Phil Dunster will be known to Ted Lasso fans for playing the role of Jamie Tartt in the hit series.

Comedy channel Gold is set to take a reflective look at Absolutely Fabulous, one of Britain’s most-loved comic creations set in the world of fashion PR in the 90s, with a brand-new retrospective, Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out. It is produced by Expectation and will air at 9pm on 17th October.