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Dylan Moran stages his first art exhibition
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Smoggie Queens gets a second series
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BBC New Comedy Awards 2025 opens for entries
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Indian comedy club trashed after political joke
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Joe Gatto denies sexual assault
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Aisling Bea and Diane Morgan in Who Do You Think You Are?
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Russian comic 'brutally beaten' by authorities over joke about Ukraine
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Katherine Ryan: I've had a second skin cancer diagnosis
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Features
'I don't feel like a spokesperson for feminism... that would be really arrogant!'
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Punching Up
Jordan Brookes releases a very special special
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Videos
Brett Domino has created what he thinks may be the ‘best song I’ve ever written’ – with its lyrics taken almost entirely from two fishing magazines.
Dry Fly Dreams was inspired by headlines in editions of Trout Fisherman and Trout & Salmon.
Here’s a video - with a longer version available on streaming platforms.
Dry Fly Dreams by Brett Domino
Written with the aid of fishing magazines!
Bob Mortimer's magic show from Last One Laughing
Will he make his fellow comedians crack up?
Wes Streeting’s message on mental health
Via Larry & Paul
With Sally Bretton, Lee Mack and Kris Marshall