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Comedian and cook George Egg has won an award for his…
First 2024 Chortle Student Comedy finalists named
The first finalists in this year’s Chortle Student…
Gavin and Stacey is to return for one last episode…
Irish comedian Michael Downey dies
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ITV drops Ruby Speaking and Count Abdulla
ITV has dropped its sitcoms Ruby Speaking…
Dane Baptiste: I made an 'error of judgment'
Dane Baptiste has admitted to a ‘massive error…
Jason Manford stars in Something Rotten!
Jason Manford is to star in the London premiere of the Broadway musical Something…
Seann Walsh to star in Art play
Seann Walsh is to star in a new touring production of the classic comedy play Art. The…
Dane Baptiste issues a death threat to fellow comic
Dane Baptiste has made a public death threat to a fellow comedian. The comedian…
Mark Heap and Sarah Parish join Piglets
Mark Heap and Sarah Parish are to star in Piglets, the new comedy set in a fictional…
ITV has brought the rights to US sci-fi comedy Slip. The series was written by…
ITVX orders Edinburgh Fringe series
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The man who sent a thousand weird theatre kids to clown school
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