Leigh Francis: I don't regret any of my jokes
...but I probably wouldn't do some of them now
28/01/2025 … Comedian Leigh Francis says he doesn’t regret anything he has done in the past but concedes that he would ‘probably change’ some things, as he…
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Tue 28 January 2025
Entries open for David Nobbs comedy writing competition
28/01/2025 … Entries have opened for this year’s David Nobbs comedy writing competition, set up in 2017 after the death of the Reggie Perrin author.
© fern.elise UK tour for Jamaican comic Dale Elliott Jr
....plus a London date for Kumail Nanjiani
28/01/2025 … Jamaican-born comedian Dale Elliott Jr – known for his internet sketches – has announced a European with his new show Son Of An Immigrant.
Alan Davies announces his first tour in a decade
Think Ahead comes as he releases the next volume of his memoirs
28/01/2025 … Alan Davies is to tour the UK for the first time in a decade.
Dara Ó Briain to front volcano documentary
‘What an adventure!' comic says
28/01/2025 … Dara Ó Briain is to present a new TV documentary about volcanoes.
Mon 27 January 2025
Soho Theatre announces opening line-up for new Walthamstow venue
Natalie Palamides, Dara O Briain, Mark Watson and more
27/01/2025 … Natalie Palamides is to open Soho Theatre’s new venue in Walthamstow, it has been announced tonight.
Kevin Hart makes an animated comedy
27/01/2025 … Kevin Hart has made an animated series about his childhood.
© BBC Studios Filming starts on series 4 of Diane Morgan’s Mandy
27/01/2025 … Filming has started on the fourth series of Diane Morgan’s Mandy.