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Sun 12 February 2017
Quickfire comedy?
Jack Whitehall tackles blaze (badly) on stage
12/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall had to fight a fire on stage on Friday night.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan: I almost quit comedy
Stand-up reveals his lowest ebb, and the moment it all changed
12/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan has revealed that was on the verge of quitting comedy until he won a stand-up competition.
Man collapses at 'Grim Reaper' comedy gig
Drama at the Leicester festival
12/02/2017 … A man collapsed at a comedy gig tonight – after hearing jokes about death delivered by a man dressed as the Grim Reaper.
Newspaper thinks Alec Baldwin IS Donald Trump
12/02/2017 … He's not going to like this…President Trump has always been quick to show his upset at Alec Baldwin's blustering portrayal of him on Saturday Night Live.
Sat 11 February 2017
Fri 10 February 2017
© David Shankbone / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Mike Myers to play the man who mentored him
New movie about improv svengali Del Close
10/02/2017 … Mike Myers is to play improv comedy legend Del Close in a new movie.
Red Dwarf producer Charles Armitage dies
Grant Naylor founder and agent was 62
10/02/2017 … Charles Armitage, the executive producer of Red Dwarf and a leading showbiz figure, has died at the age of 62 The grandson of legendary composer Noel Gay,…