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Band sues comic over the 'defamatory' suggestion that YMCA might be a bit gay
13/02/2025 … The Village People are threatening to sue Jim Jefferies for daring to suggest that YMCA might be a celebration of gay sex The Australian comedian was served with…
© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 For his live Political Party podcast show
13/02/2025 … Matt Forde is to interview Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and former Cabinet minister Michael Gove on stage for his Political Party podcast.
...but Elis James doesn't as John Robins now hosts it alone
13/02/2025 … John Robins is making a new series of his podcast How Do You Cope? – but this time without Elis James.
Edinburgh Fringe showcase for working-class comedians
13/02/2025 … Best In Class have announced the lineup for their 2025 Edinburgh Fringe showcase of working-class comedians They are: Shawn Uyosa: A Nigerian-born Irish comedian…
© Tyler Bartlam Pun champion accused of plagiarism
13/02/2025 … The winner of the year’s UK Pun Championships has been accused of using second-hand jokes to take the title.
© Objective Fiction Comedy Blap dropping next month
13/02/2025 … Nabil Abdulrashid and Finlay Christie have joined the cast of fellow stand-up Ola Labib’s Channel 4 Comedy Blap, The Pharmacy.
But comic insists GB News comment was a joke about paedophilia in churches
12/02/2025 … Comedian Josh Howie has attracted tens of thousands of complaints after making a joke on GB News that appeared to suggest the LGBT community included paedophiles.
© BBC An eco-drama, not a remake of the 1970s sitcom...
12/02/2025 … Steve Coogan is working on a film about greenwashing.
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