Rishi Sunak offers some cheer to live entertainment
...but industry says he could go further
27/10/2021 … Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a package of tax breaks for the entertainment sector to help it recover from the pandemic.
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Wed 27 October 2021
Flo and Joan announce 2022 tour
60 dates for musical duo's new Sweet Release show
27/10/2021 … Flo & Joan have become the latest comedy act to announce a 2022 tour.
Mort Sahl dies at 94
America's first political comedian revolutionised the art
27/10/2021 … Pioneering political comedian Mort Sahl has died at the age of 94.
Tue 26 October 2021
Maisie Adam and Catherine Bohart announce tours
26/10/2021 … Maisie Adam and Catherine Bohart have both announced 2022 tours today.
Comic Reg Anderson dies of kidney cancer
Stalwart of the Scottish comedy circuit
26/10/2021 … Reg Anderson, a stalwart of the Scottish comedy circuit, has died after being diagnosed with kidney cancer.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival bites the dust
Annual event permanently axed after being clobbered by Covid
26/10/2021 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is no more.
Justin Moorhouse quits BBC Radio Manchester
Dispute over show's running time
26/10/2021 … Justin Moorhouse has quit his local radio show following a new diktat about the length of programmes.
© Geraint Lewis Thom Tuck cast in The Play What I Wrote
Revival of Morecambe and Wise tribute
26/10/2021 … Thom Tuck is to celebrate the spirit of Morecambe and Wise in a revival of The Play What I Wrote.