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© BBC 'I promise you, I’m going to give it everything I’ve got'
07/08/2023 … Eddie Kadi has become the fifth celebrity contestant confirmed for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Director's vow after Fringe accolades were almost cancelled this year
06/08/2023 … The Edinburgh Comedy Awards will return next year – and ‘as long as the Fringe continues’, its director Nica Burns has said.
Australian streamer Binge orders new episode of hit romcom
06/08/2023 … Hit Australian romcom Colin from Accounts is returning for a second series.
© C4/Avalon The week's best comedy on TV and radio
06/08/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday August 6 TELL ME ANOTHER: This episode of the vintage talk show, from 1976, features Bernard…
Performer who went viral over her audience of one posted a similar tweet in 2022
06/08/2023 … She is the performer whose story encapsulated the spirit of the Fringe after tweeting a tearful post about having only one punter at her first Edinburgh show.
06/08/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed – though just a brief selection this week given all…
Comic confirms 'amicable' separation
05/08/2023 … Stewart Lee last night confirmed that his marriage to Bridget Christie is over.
Comedian rushed to hospital for stitches after freak accident
05/08/2023 … Joe Pasquale says he’s lucky to be alive following a freak accident with one of his props.
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