Late Night Mash will return to Dave for a new series of topical comedy later this year, with new host Rachel Parris.

Parris will be joined each week by a special guest and the Late Night Mash team to react to the week’s events, with each episode recorded the day before transmission to be as incisive and up-to-date as possible. Comprised of eight brand new episodes and a ninth compiling the best moments from the series, Late Night Mash is produced by Zeppotron and made with The Daily Mash website.

A new comedy festival is to launch in France.Let’s Get Comédie will take place in the Portes Soleil ski area in Les Gets from January 20 - 24 and will feature a mix of English-speaking and French-speacking comedians.

Acts already confirmed include Mash Report star Rachel Parris, Marcus Brigstocke, Tom Wrigglesworth, Ian Moore, Paul Taylor, physical comedy act Men in Coats and French musical comedian Redouanne Harjane.

This one-off has slipped into the schedules without much of a fanfare. Which I'm surprised about because it is fronted by the breakout star of The Mash Report, Rachel Parris.

In fact it is co-written by Parris and comedian Tom Neenan, who was also involved in The Mash Report so don't be shocked if there is a bit of a stylistic overlap.