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© Forever Edinburgh (edinburgh.org)/CC BY-SA 2.0 As comedians slam 'monstrous' decision
17/03/2023 … Edinburgh Fringe chiefs have defended plans to build a £7million new headquarters at a time many artists are struggling with the financial burden of bringing…
Writer could have saved the project by walking away
17/03/2023 … Graham Linehan was offered £200,000 to walk away from the Father Ted musical so it could be staged without toxic links to his gender-wars fights – but…
Almost a decade after their last project was aborted
16/03/2023 … Nick Mohammed has revealed that he’s working on a new Channel 4 comedy with Julia Davis.
Australian romcom series to air later this year
16/03/2023 … BBC Two has bought the rights to the Australian romcom series Colin From Accounts.
16/03/2023 … A number of the UK’s most popular podcasts have been mashed up for Red Nose Day, for the third year running.
© Comedy Central Major international award for 'exceptional contribution' to the world
16/03/2023 … Trevor Noah has won this year’s Erasmus Prize, a major international award for individuals or institutions that have made ‘exceptional contributions…
15/03/2023 … Nottingham’s Glee comedy club is closing its doors tonight after 12 years, as its venue is being converted into flats.
Jazz Emu and Zach Zucker manhandled in 'traumatizing' Just For Laughs incident
15/03/2023 … Organisers of London’s Just For Laughs festival have apologised after security dragged performers off stage during a show.
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