Lynn Ruth Miller dies at 87
Tributes pour in for an inspirational comedian
07/09/2021 … Lynn Ruth Miller – who laid claim to being the oldest female comedian in the world – has died at the age of 87.
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New play for Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison
Penned by comic Archie Maddocks
07/09/2021 … Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison is to star in a new play from stand-up comic Archie Maddocks.
Comedians get some Northern exposure
New festivals for Leeds and Stockton
07/09/2021 … Leeds and Stockton-on-Tees are to host two new weekend-long comedy festivals from next month.
I was no sexist, Bill Oddie says
Goodie responds to Miriam Margolyes' claim he was a 'shit' at Cambridge
07/09/2021 … Bill Oddie has insisted he was not sexist in his student days – after Miriam Margolyes spoke of how she felt belittled when they were in the Footlights…
Film award for Ian Cognito documentary
Tribute to comedian hailed in Los Angeles
07/09/2021 … A documentary about British stand-up Ian Cognito has won a film award in Los Angeles The 73-minute piece, Ian Cognito: A Life And A Death On Stage, has been named…
NextUp to stream live Comedy Store gigs
New deal for subscription platform
07/09/2021 … Stand-up streaming platform NextUp has signed a deal with London's Comedy Store to bring their shows live to subscribers’ homes.
John Challis reveals cancer diagnosis
Only Fools star, 79, cancels live tour
07/09/2021 … Only Fools And Horses star John Challis has been secretly living with cancer for two years, it has been revealed, as the actor cancelled his live tour.
© BBC Three Welsh Bafta nods for Rhod Gilbert
Thanks to his Work Experience and Stand Up To Infertility shows
07/09/2021 … Rhod Gilbert has been nominated for three Welsh Bafta awards.