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© Wall to Wall Media/Hans Holbein the Younger/CC BY-SA 4.0 ...and one ancestor was 'groom of the stool' to Charles I
05/10/2021 … Josh Widdicombe is a direct descendent of Henry VIII, the comedian has learned on Who Do You Think You Are? The stand-up is the 23 times great-grandson…
Backlash over 'hateful, misogynistic' sketch
04/10/2021 … Spitting Image has sparked a misogyny storm over a Jess Phillips sketch full of crass, sexualised comments.
First contracts in three years for management arm
04/10/2021 … The talent agency arm of the Comedy Store has announced its first new signings in three years.
Gold launches its annual Christmas competition
04/10/2021 … Comedy TV channel Gold has announced the return of its annual Christmas cracker joke competition to discover the best festive gags.
© BBC The week's best comedy on TV and radio
03/10/2021 … Here’s our pick of the week’s best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand: Sunday October 3 THE RANGANATION: Romesh Ranganathan’s…
© Matt Crockett 03/10/2021 … The best of the week's live comedy.
© James Gilham Comedian's frank account in her new memoirs
02/10/2021 … Katherine Ryan has told of the horrific murder which taught her to be frightened of men.
© C4/Avalon Now show goes out without subtitles
01/10/2021 … Taskmaster has been hit with transmission problems for the second time in as many weeks.
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