FRANK UP FOR RADIO AWARD 10/05/2013 19:44:57

Frank Skinner has been nominated for presenter of year in this year's Commercial Radio Awards. Click here for more info from BBC News.

SKINNER TO RAISE CASH FOR BAGGIES STATUE 09/04/2013 14:51:45

Frank will be performing a live show at Birmingham Town Hall on Wednesday July 24th, in order to raise money for a 'Three Degrees' statue to be erected in West Bromwich town centre. Click here to read more from BirminghamMail.co.uk.

SKY ARTS PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR 28/03/2013 23:30:05

Frank Skinner is to front a new six part TV show for Sky Arts in a bid to find new talented portrait artists in the U.K. The winner of the series will land a £10,000 commission to depict double Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel. All the finalists will have their work hung in the National Portrait Gallery, where a winner will be selected. The successful artwork will then be displayed at the British Library. Frank will host the show alongside Joan Bakewell. Judges will include the Royal Academy's director of exhibitions Kathleen Soriano, portrait artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg, and Kate Bryan, head of contemporary art at the Fine Art Society. Frank said: "I love the idea of rolling into town with our portrait roadshow and seeing who's got the guts and talent to step up to the easel. I'm preparing myself for some beautiful surprises." The programme is scheduled to be shown in November on Sky Arts. Click here to read more on the Sky News web site.

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS 02/03/2013 12:32:22

It is being reported that Frank Skinner will be involved in yet another new panel show, this time for ITV. "Good News, Bad News" will feature Jason Manford as host, and Frank Skinner and Gabby Logan as team captains. The show is being developed by Hat Trick Productions who also produce "Have I Got News for You". Click here to read more at Chortle.co.uk.

I LOVE MY COUNTRY - SERIES COMMISSIONED 16/11/2012 21:07:50

Frank Skinner is appearing as a team captain in a new panel show for BBC1. "I Love My Country will see Frank (Skinner) and Micky (Flanagan) both captaining teams made up of famous faces from the worlds of sport, entertainment and music, who’ll lock intellects to find out who knows the most about Britain. "Walliams will act as the show's host, and I Love My Country will be filmed in front of a live studio audience. In addition to the questions, there’ll also be music from a house band fronted by Mobo Award-winning pop star Jamelia." The series will air on BBC1 in early 2013. Click here for more information from the Radio Times website. Audience tickets are available from TVRecordings.com

FRANK PHOTO SHOOT MONTAGE 28/09/2012 21:56:28

Photographer Harry Borden has created a video containing all images from a photo shoot with Frank condensed into a short montage, like a flip book. Watch the video below. The images were also used in an article for the Sunday Times. Click here to read more.

BUZZ CODY 28/05/2012 20:38:10

Frank Skinner announced on his radio show this week that he and girlfriend Cath Mason are now the proud parents of a baby boy who they have named Buzz Cody. On his weekly show, Frank revealed the name of his son for the first time. He said: "Now I know celebrity types get condemned for giving their babies unusual names. So this is the name that I went for. He's called Buzz B-U-Z-Z. If you're my age, obviously he's after Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. For you youngsters listening, yes, it's that puppet from Toy Story." Later he explained the second name choice: "His second name is Cody, as in Buffalo Bill Cody, the greatest showman of all time, so I've worked out his career." "I looked at him, I don't know if many dads do this, but I looked at him, and you know you're supposed to say: 'Oh he's so blah-blah'. I said: 'Oh God, he's going to be so funny when he grows up.'"

WATCH FRANK SWIM FOR SPORT RELIEF ONLINE 24/03/2012 13:00:40

You can now watch Frank Skinner facing his fear of water for Sport Relief online. His aim was to swim a full length of a pool, something which he had never done due to his overwhelming fear of drowning. Watch the video below to see how he got on with his "Skinner Dipping Challenge"...