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© BBC Co-starring fellow comics Jo Enright and Matt Rees
29/06/2023 … Former BBC New Comedian of The Year winner Anna Thomas has made her first film – about a lonely bigfoot living a secret existence in a Welsh woodland.
Awards to be handed out by London comedy club
29/06/2023 … London's West End Comedy Club has launched a bursary to help working-class comedians heading for the Edinburgh Fringe.
Contestants have to double their money in the real world
29/06/2023 … Sue Perkins is to host a new Channel 4 show in which contestants have to double their money.
Accolades hope to fill a Fringe gap
29/06/2023 … A group of comedy fans are setting up their own alternative to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards following the news the long-running accolade may not take place this year.
© Steve Ullathorne 'Pink Wednesday' to aid Scotland's Equality Network
29/06/2023 … Edinburgh’s Gilded Balloon venue has named a new charity partner for their Pink Wednesday promotion during the Fringe.
© UKTV No third series for Dave panel show
28/06/2023 … Richard Ayoade’s panel show Question Team has been dropped after two series.
New episodes of Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard comedy move the timeline forward again
28/06/2023 … Sky comedy Breeders, which stars Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard as harassed parents, is to end after the forthcoming fourth series.
© zoetnet / Flickr New study shows economic impact
28/06/2023 … Independent research published today confirms the huge contribution that Edinburgh’s festivals make to the economic vitality of the city and beyond.
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