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...the new Culture Secretary who thinks 'snowflakes' are killing comedy
16/09/2021 … New Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries believes ‘Left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy’ – but she has also been quick to censure sitcoms she…
© Dylan Parrin 16/09/2021 … It was intended as a City of Culture pop-up, but Assembly Festival Garden will return to Coventry next year after proving a hit with audiences.
Winners of mentoring scheme announced
16/09/2021 … Stand-up Rob Carter is one of 11 writers picked to take part in a six-month programme to develop new comedy writing.
On what would have been her 88th birthday
15/09/2021 … Comedians and cabaret performers are to pay tribute to Lynn Ruth Miller with a gig on what would have been her 88th birthday.
Fake diaries of his confident but useless Downing Street adviser
15/09/2021 … Impressionist Josh Berry has written a book based on the alleged diaries of his spoof Tory special adviser, Rafe Hubris.
© BBC Marking ten years of the sitcom
15/09/2021 … It is the day associated with all things terrifying and horrific.
'So relentlessly and uncompromisingly funny'
14/09/2021 … Tributes have been paid to Canadian comedian Norm Macdonald after his death at the age of 61.
13/09/2021 … More guests have been announced for the West End residency of Matt Forde’s Political Party.
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