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Martha WAS based on lawyer Fiona Harvey, court papers confirm
30/07/2024 … Richard Gadd as confirmed for the first time that the stalker in Baby Reindeer was based on Scottish lawyer Fiona Harvey.
Paul Merton writes his first academic paper
29/07/2024 … Comedian Paul Merton and a Cardiff University academic have investigated why Radio 4 programme Just a Minute is so challenging for players.
© Thomas Laisne New film about the Saipan bust-up with Roy Keane
29/07/2024 … Steve Coogan is to star as former Ireland manager Mick McCarthy in a new film about his bust-up with captain Roy Keane ahead of the 2002 World Cup.
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
28/07/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday July 28 SAUCY! SECRETS OF THE BRITISH SEX COMEDY: TRUE CONFESSIONS: A two-part…
© John McMurtrie 28/07/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Comic cancels gigs after major health scare, but is deemed OK for the Fringe
28/07/2024 … Susie McCabe has been given the all-clear to perform her Edinburgh Fringe show after she was rushed to hospital for an emergency heart procedure.
© CBS 27/07/2024 … The American version of Ghosts is to make a major change from the British original.
Phil Ellis revives his Edinburgh Fringe hit for its 10th anniversary
26/07/2024 … Cult comedy show Funz and Gamez is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe to mark its 10th anniversary.
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