
Matt Lucas leaves Bake Off
'I am cheerfully passing the baguette on to someone else'
07/12/2022 … Matt Lucas is standing down as host of the Great British Bake Off after three series.
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'I am cheerfully passing the baguette on to someone else'
07/12/2022 … Matt Lucas is standing down as host of the Great British Bake Off after three series.
6ft 7in Australian was a familiar figure on UK stand-up circuit
06/12/2022 … Australian comedian Colin Cole – whose 6ft 7in frame was a familiar fixture on the UK stand-up circuit – has died at the age of 66.
06/12/2022 … Sky Comedy is branching out into stand-up specials, debuting shows from Katherine Ryan and Rob Beckett later this month.
Cancer survivor thanks comic for prompting a GP visit
06/12/2022 … A woman has thanked Ed Byrne for saving her life with a joke.
Anna Costello's Dead Canny up against Derry Girls and Big Boys
06/12/2022 … A first-time TV writer is up for a prestigious comedy award, alongside Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and comedian Jack Rooke.
Four arena shows for his Reality Check tour
06/12/2022 … Kevin Hart has announced a short run of UK dates.
Star of Cheers and Look Who's Talking had cancer
06/12/2022 … Cheers star Kirstie Alley has died of cancer at 71, her family have said.
...and NYC's Radio City Music Hall with new Armageddon show
05/12/2022 … Ricky Gervais has announced dates at two iconic US venues: the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall in New York.
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