© C4 More names join the 2021 Leicester Comedy Festival
26/11/2020 … The Leicester Comedy Festival, has announced more shows for next year’s event.
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Thu 26 November 2020
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Rose d'Or for Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa
...and another for Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones
26/11/2020 … Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa has won the ‘performance of the year’ accolade at the prestigious international Rose d’Or television awards.
Wed 25 November 2020
Comedians re-release festive fundraising track
Christmas Magic helps stand-ups in need
25/11/2020 … Christmas Magic – a charity song featuring 60 top US comedians – has been re-released today to raise money for struggling performers.
Thu 19 November 2020
Edinburgh Fringe Society launches new crowdfunder
Memorabilia from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adam Kay and Joe Lycett on offer
19/11/2020 … Signed memorabilia from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adam Kay and Joe Lycett is being raffled off as part of a crowdfunder for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
© Steve Ullathorne Comics to play Dungeons & Dragons for charity - again!
James Acaster, Lou Sanders, Phil Wang and Sally Phillips
19/11/2020 … Comedians James Acaster, Lou Sanders, Phil Wang and Sally Phillips will take part in a live game of Dungeons & Dragons to raise money for Comic Relief.
© Eduardo Unda-Sanzana/CC BY-SA 2.0 Eric Idle joins marathon 9 Lessons gig
With astronauts, musicians and more...
19/11/2020 … Eric Idle has been added to the line up of the annual Nine Lessons And Carols event mixing comedy, science and more, He joins Apollo 9 lunar module pilot Rusty…
Mon 16 November 2020
© BBC Hi-De-Hi cast to reunite
16/11/2020 … The cast of hit 1980s sitcom Hi-de-Hi! are to hold an online reunion.
Wed 11 November 2020
New film outfit to develop British comedies
'There's a significant market for homegrown comedy movies'
11/11/2020 … A new production house has been set up to develop a slate of comedy movies for the domestic UK market.