Sophie Willan was named as the first winner of the Caroline Aherne Bursary in 2017. Her pilot Alma’s Not Normal premiered on BBC Two in April 2020 and has now been commissioned as a full series.

A comedian has called for a statue tribute to be created in memory of her idol Caroline Aherne, who she applauded for "breaking the stereotype that women aren't funny". Stand-up comic Lucy ...

including the much-loved BBC series The Royle Family Writer and actor Craig Cash has said he sometimes feels the "presence" of his late friend Caroline Aherne when recording his Gogglebox voiceovers.

The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated in a new Arena film, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends, including Steve Coogan ...

A Welsh comic has been named the latest winner of an award in memory of sit-com star Caroline Aherne. Kiri Pritchard-McLean becomes the third person to receive the bursary honouring Aherne ...

The Royle Family's Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston told the Loose Women heartwarming stories about their beloved friend, Caroline Aherne, as they reunited to mark the fourth anniversary of her death.

In the last of three special programmes, chat show host Mrs Merton, alias Caroline Aherne, focuses on the 50 regulars who make up her studio audience and joined her for the trip of a lifetime to Las ...

Born in London and raised in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Caroline Aherne started out on the comedy circuit in the mid-Nineties with characters such as country singer Mitzi Goldberg and nun Sister Mary ...