Tributes paid after comedy promoter Alistair Greaves dies suddenly
Tributes have been paid to comedy promoter Alistair Greaves following his unexpected…
Jack Whitehall to host the Brit Awards again
Jack Whitehall is to host the Brit Awards for a fifth…
Andy Zaltzman writes a cricket book
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Geoff Norcott joins Times Radio
Geoff Norcott is to front his own show on Times Radio. The…
Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of the new BBC…
Tony Slattery's friends appeal for donations to pay for his funeral
Friends of Tony Slattery have launched a crowdfunding…
Noel Fielding’s Dick Turpin comedy axed
The second series of Noel Fielding’s star-studded…
Russell Howard: No, I'm not quitting TV
Russell Howard has denied he has retired from TV. Last week, the comic made headlines…
Stephen Mangan stars in new comedy set on Desert Island Discs' island
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Netflix snaps up Chris McCausland's stand-up special
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Alex Horne stars in his first music video
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Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner has announced. Slattery…
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Which political figure played themselves in an episode of The New Statesman?
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Sara Pascoe: Being a mum has made me a better comic
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Who's in the running to be a 2025 Chortle Hotshot?
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What was Alf Garnett's job?
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Videos
Tributes are pouring in for a man who died after expressing extreme outrage over the casting of a new actor for his favourite fictional character.
The Basildon man's cranial pressure increased to lethal levels after leaning that of the first time in 50 years, the role would not be taken by an upper-class white men.
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