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© Joseph Sinclair Aisling Bea spearheads initiative at London’s Bill Murray comedy venue
12/12/2023 … Comedians including Aisling Bea, Nish Kumar, Sara Pascoe and Rob Delaney are to host another food drive to help those struggling this Christmas The new initiative…
Dan Tiernan, Hayley Ellis and Jamie Hutchinson lead the field
12/12/2023 … Dan Tiernan, Hayley Ellis and Jamie Hutchinson lead the nominations in next year’s North West Comedy Awards.
© BBC Spandau Ballet's Martin and Gary happy to be the butt of more jokes
12/12/2023 … The Kemps hope to make another mockumentary about their post-Spandau Ballet career.
Too Much stars Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe
12/12/2023 … Girls creator Lena Dunham is to shoot a new romcom series in the UK, starring US comic Megan Stalter and White Lotus actor Will Sharpe.
Armageddon shortlisted... even though it's not out yet
12/12/2023 … He’s hosted enough of the ceremonies, and now Ricky Gervais is up for a Golden Globe for his stand-up.
For a series of shows about drumming
11/12/2023 … John Thomson is joining Absolute Radio for a series of festive specials based on his passion for drumming.
Crooked accountant found guilty of £10m fraud on retrial
11/12/2023 … Former Jongleurs boss Marios Lourides has been jailed for ten years, after a retrial found him guilty of multi-million pound fraud.
© Rory Lindsay Peter Serafinowicz's character returns to the stage
11/12/2023 … Peter Serafinowicz has announced more tour dates in the guise of hapless businessman Brian Butterfield.
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