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© Carla Guler Plus attractions based on its hit shows
28/06/2018 … Comedy Central is going into the festival business – announcing a three-day stand-up event headlined by Katherine Ryan, Russell Howard and Jimmy Carr.
New play about sitcom's genesis
28/06/2018 … Birds Of A Feather writers Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks have penned a new play telling the story of how their sitcom came into being.
Dara O Briain, Nina Conti and more join Edinburgh show
28/06/2018 … Dara O Briain, Rachel Parris, Marcus Brigstocke, Nina Conti, Angelos Epithemiou and Lazy Susan have joined the cast of the biggest comedy show at this year’s…
One-off special before second series launches
28/06/2018 … Rob Beckett is to host a celebrity special of his singing show, All Together Now later in the year.
...but The Dandyman makes triumphant return
28/06/2018 … A street performer harassed by an intimidating far-right group has defiantly returned to his pitch – with supporters coming out in their droves to show their support.
© C4 Lukewarm audience figures, but a cautious critical welcome
28/06/2018 … Jamie Demetriou’s new Channel 4 comedy Stath Lets Flats struggled in the ratings last night.
Is Monogamy Dead? hailed for LGBT writing
27/06/2018 … Comedian Rosie Wilby’s debut book Is Monogamy Dead? has been longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize, which rewards the best in LGBTQ writing.
Top comedy writer reveals he's to undergo chemo
27/06/2018 … Graham Linehan, the writer of Father Ted, the IT Crowd and Motherland has revealed that he has testicular cancer.
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