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Book Prize For Bob Mortimer
In a year when laughing out loud and seeing the comical side of life seems more important than ever, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2023 has been awarded to Bob Mortimer for... more
Richard Osman's House of Games Line-Up
Jennie Bond, James Bye, Kadeena Cox and Aurie Styla test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.Styla is one of the current wave of black British comedians breaking through into... more
Joe Lycett Launches Toilet Story Podcast
Plop plop – you’re listening to TURDCAST!Award winning comedian Joe Lycett is launching a brand new podcast - a safe space for your favourite celebrities to flush out their most satisfying,... more
Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024 Announced
Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has announced its return with huge headliners set to once again transform Glasgow into the ‘funniest city in the world’ from 13th - 31st March... more
Interview: Josh Jones
Josh Jones has extended the tour of his latest show Gobsmacked, with new dates taking his debut run into 2024.The Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Award nominee is turning thirty so this is his ‘... more
First Pictures for New Documentary The Kemps: All Gold
They were bound to return, but is there something they could have learned? Spandau Ballet’s Gary and Martin Kemp are back once again with award-winning documentary filmmaker Rhys Thomas OBE for... more
BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 – Winner Announced
The winner of this year's BBC New Comedy Awards has been announced following the screening of the final on BBC One.Anf the winner is Joe Kent-Walters, who performs as creeepy white-faced... more
Jonny & The Baptists: Double Bill Tour The Happiness Index/Ten Thankless Years
One of the country’s most popular musical comedy double-acts, Jonny And The Baptists – like a non-related Bros, or a Simon And Garfunkel who don’t hate each other – set out on the road in 2024 with a... more
Leicester Comedy Festival Founder Nominated For Civic Award
Geoff Rowe, the founder of Leicester Comedy Festival, is being nominated for a top civic award to recognise his achievement of developing the festival over 30 years.  The City of Leicester award... more
World Aids Day Comedy Gala Announced
Gala for World AIDS Day returns to the Pleasance Theatre for its sixth consecutive year on Monday 27 November (7.30pm), with a night of incredible comedy to mark World AIDS Day 2023.... more
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