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© Johan Persson With Rob Rouse and Helen Monks reprising roles
08/09/2022 … Gregory’s Girl star John Gordon Sinclair is joining the cast of the stage version of Upstart Crow when it returns to the West End later this month.
Heats for the 2022 talent hunt kick off
08/09/2022 … The BBC’s New Comedy Awards starts tonight, kicking off the annual hunt for the best new stand-up talent with its first heat at The Albany in Deptford, South…
Stand-up and writer had two Netflix specials
08/09/2022 … American comedian David A.
© Steve Eason/CC BY-SA 2.0 Rail union chief to appear opposite Roisin Conaty
08/09/2022 … Union boss Mick Lynch is to be a panellist on Have I Got News For You later this month, producers Hat Trick have announced.
Producers seeking the neurodivergent, too
07/09/2022 … Producers piloting a half-hour sketch show have launched a talent search for comedy writers who are deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.
But BBC boss denies comic's Kuenssberg appearance showed bias
06/09/2022 … BBC director-general Tim Davie said it was ‘bemusing’ that Joe Lycett was booked for Laura Kuenssberg’s political show on Sunday.
Guests for farewell run announced
06/09/2022 … The final run of Mock The Week episodes will kick off at 10pm on September 16, BBC Two has confirmed.
Comic and podcaster to play the O2
06/09/2022 … Joe Rogan has announced a rare UK stand-up date next month.
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