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© Abi Skipp/CC BY-SA 2.0 And So You Think You're Funny?'s future in doubt
24/07/2023 … Gilded Balloon’s main venue will be closed at next year’s Edinburgh Fringe, it has been revealed.
How one comedian is trying to take the pressure off new acts
24/07/2023 … Stand-up Carl Carzana says he’s on a mission to make comedy nights ‘nice’ – by reinventing the circuit’s brutal roast battles and gong…
Morwenna Banks' advice to comedy writing graduates as she gets an honorary fellowship
24/07/2023 … Comedy star and writer Morwenna Banks has been awarded an honorary fellowship by Falmouth University.
The best of the week's live comedy
23/07/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
23/07/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Tuesday July 25 AMBASSADORS: This three-episode series from 2013 stars David Mitchell and Robert…
© Peter Rogan Major exhibition to comedian opens this autumn
20/07/2023 … A new exhibition celebrating Ken Dodd is to open at the Museum of Liverpool this autumn.
Rebecca Bain and Alex Garrick-Wright scoop £1,000
20/07/2023 … Comedy writers Rebecca Bain and Alex Garrick-Wright have won this year’s David Nobbs writing prize, given in memory of the Reginald Perrin creator.
© Amazon Studios Comics revealed as hosts of Amazon reboot
20/07/2023 … Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis are to provide the commentary for revived game show Takeshi’s Castle, it has been revealed.
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