© BBC Studios Two Doors Down 'set to be a stage show'
Star Doon Mackichan says plans are afoot
25/06/2024 … A stage version of Two Doors Down is in the pipeline, star Doon Mackichan has revealed.
Tue 25 June 2024
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The comic making his Edinburgh Fringe debut at 81
Former adman Jeffrey Stark took to stand-up to liven up retirement
25/06/2024 … Comedian Jeffrey Stark is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut – at the age of 81.
Sun 23 June 2024
I Coulda Gone To Law School
From Willy's Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody
23/06/2024 … Here's American comedian Riki Lindhome singing a track from the forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe show inspired by Glasgow's disastrous Willy Wonka experience.
Carry On will be back – as a panto
15 simultaneous 'big name' shows planned to revive the franchise
23/06/2024 … The Carry On franchise will be rebooted with a series of 15 pantomimes across the UK, says the company that owns the rights to the name.
© BBC Mark Steel is back in town
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
23/06/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday June 24 MARK STEEL’S IN TOWN: The comic returns to Radio 4 after his cancer…
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Norhtern News and the rest of the week's best live comedy
23/06/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Bowled over!
Stan Laurel's trademark hat sold for £12,800
23/06/2024 … One of Stan Laurel's trademark bowler hats has sold for £12,800 at auction.
Sat 22 June 2024
The last curtain for the Earth Exchange cabaret
...and promoter Kim Wells' clashes with the feminists running the venue
22/06/2024 … In the fourth and final part of his series about the Earth Exchange – a vegetarian cafe in North London that was a significant venue in the early…