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© zoetnet / Flickr New study shows economic impact
28/06/2023 … Independent research published today confirms the huge contribution that Edinburgh’s festivals make to the economic vitality of the city and beyond.
...all about his fading memory
28/06/2023 … Simon Evans has announced a new tour, speaking about his failing memory at the age of 58.
Comic boasts a billion online views
28/06/2023 … New York-based comedian Kyle Gordon is heading to the UK for the first time, to play just three dates.
© So Television Ltd ITV keeps plundering the old hits
28/06/2023 … ITV is reviving Wheel of Fortune, with Graham Norton as host.
© BBC/screen grab And then he wrote a sketch about them, Daily Mail columnist claims
28/06/2023 … Daily Mail writer Sarah Vine claims Harry Enfield fondled her breasts at a Downing Street party – then wrote a sketch about it.
Ceremony also honours GB News, Nigel Farage and Piers Morgan
27/06/2023 … Ricky Gervais’s After Life has been named best streaming show at the Tric Awards.
Including Isy Suttie, Peter Serafinowicz and Jessica Hynes h
27/06/2023 … Isy Suttie, Peter Serafinowicz and Jessica Hynes have joined the cast of new BBC comedy Dreaming Whilst Black, it has been announced today.
© BBC/Lingo Catherine Tate's sitcom proves a turn-off
27/06/2023 … Catherine Tate’s new sitcom Queen Of Oz shed more than a third of its viewers between its first two episodes.
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