Ted Milligan wins Edinburgh Fringe assistance
Plus Best In Class reveal their 2025 line-up
04/06/2025 … Character comedian Ted Milligan has been given financial backing for his Edinburgh Fringe show from London’s Seven Dials Playhouse.
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Wed 04 June 2025
Tue 03 June 2025
Nick Mohammed joins Slow Horses
Playing an ambitious politician
03/06/2025 … Nick Mohammed is to appear in the new series of acclaimed Apple TV+ drama Slow Horses.
Hitchhiker’s Guide live show coming to London
Directed Inside No 9's Simon Evans
03/06/2025 … A new live version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is to open in London later this year.
Ross Noble and Lenny Henry go swimming with sharks
03/06/2025 … Lenny Henry, Ross Noble and Amandaland star Lucy Punch have gone diving with sharks for a new ITV reality show.
Meet the 100-year-old Taskmaster contestant!
Alex Horne takes his format to a care home
03/06/2025 … Alex Horne has staged a Taskmaster challenge for residents of an Oxfordshire care home.
© Jess Shurte Edinburgh Fringe launches its 2025 printed programme
Fewer comedy shows than at this point last year
03/06/2025 … The printed edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme has been unveiled today.
Mon 02 June 2025
2025 Balham Comedy Festival line-up announced
13th year for South London event
02/06/2025 … South London’s Banana Cabaret has announced the line-up for their 2025 Balham Comedy Festival.
Unseen Mitch Hedberg pilot emerges
...thanks to Doug Stanhope. Watch it here
02/06/2025 … Rare footage of late American stand-up Mitch Hedberg has resurfaced – thanks to fellow comic Doug Stanhope.