© @manchester_murals Vandals destroy Peter Kay mural
Art defaced with a message about 'cheap fame and money'
05/05/2023 … Vandals have defaced a mural of Peter Kay.
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Chris Ramsey and Emily Atack do Who Do You Think You Are?
05/05/2023 … Chris Ramsey and Emily Atack have delved into their family histories for the next series of Who Do You Think You Are? BBC One’s genealogy show returns for…
Thu 04 May 2023
Tim Key and Tom Basden to star in new comedy movie
One For The Money also stars Carey Mulligan
04/05/2023 … Tim Key and Tom Basden are to star in a new comedy film about an eccentric lottery winner who lives on a remote island.
Kunt cleans up his act (a bit) for anti-royal anthem
Punk outfit change their name in a bid for BBC airplay
04/05/2023 … Comedy punk band The Kunts are releasing a Coronation protest song tomorrow – and have even changed their name in a bid to get BBC airplay.
Meet the British comedian who wrote Germany's Eurovision entry
Anthony J Brown provided lyrics for Lord Of The Lost's Blood & Glitter
04/05/2023 … When Eurovision comes to Liverpool next week, British comedian Anthony J Brown will be rooting for the Germans – and that’s because he helped…
2023 Sky Comedy Rep winners announced
New one-act plays to be presented on stage
04/05/2023 … The programme has been announced for this year’s Sky Comedy Rep series of one-act plays.
Edinburgh Fringe venue seeks acts
New promoters take over Apex's Grassmarket spaces
04/05/2023 … A newly reopened Edinburgh Fringe venue is on the lookout for comedy shows to fill its programme.
© Ellis O'Brien/Phil McIntyre Televisio Jayde Adams is back in the neighbourhood
Comic's podcast and Radio 4 series to return
04/05/2023 … Jayde Adams’s comedy show Welcome To The Neighbourhood is to return to Radio 4 for second series.