The latest cancellations and other news

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Ambassador Theatre Group have announced that all their venues which closed on Monday will remain dark until at least Sunday, April 26. 

The night of comedy to commemorate Jeremy Hardy has been postponed by a full year. Friends including Mark Steel, Jack Dee, Harry Enfield, Miles Jupp, Angela Barnes, Imran Yusuf, Shappi Khorsandi and the cast of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. has been due to celebrate the comic's work at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith. next Wednesday but has now been moved to March 25,2021. Tickets for the new date are available here.

Milton Jones has shelved all the spring dates in Milton Impossible tour, with the aim of rescheduling them later. The tour was already set to resume in October - see dates here

The Last Leg has confirmed that, like most other studio TV shows, this week’s final episode in the current series will not have a  studio audience. However hosts Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, plus guests Rob Beckett, Lorraine Kelly and O.T. Fagbenle will be broadcasting live on Channel 4 at 10pm on Friday.

Comedy-on-demand platform NextUp is to launch a number of initiatives to get comedians' work to fans under the title  #HeckleTheVirus, including a virtual comedy venue and launching a hardship fund via JustGiving.

The Friends reunion has been postponed. Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Matt Leblanc and Lisa Kudrow had been scheduled to get together on Monday to record a talk show for new streaming service HBO Max. Production has now reportedly been delayed until at least May.

Daniel Sloss has postponed his 21-date tour of Australia in April and May following the cancellation of the Melbourne, Sydney and Perth comedy festivals.

Published: 19 Mar 2020