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Alex Horne On Pringles, Taskmaster, The Horne Section, Toasties & More
Taskmaster creator and star of the Horne Section Alex Horne is the latest guest on Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett's award-winning foodie podcast Dish.Among other things Alex talked about... more
Anthropic to Run AI Workshops Designed for Edinburgh Fringe Artists
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced the continuation of their partnership with the AI research and development company Anthropic, as the Official Education Partner of the Fringe... more
Chris McCausland ITV Chat Show Not Coming Back
Chris McCausland's ITV1 morning chat show will not be coming back.The Strictly winner has stepped away from the weekend programmme, his publicist says, to look at other opportunities.Since winning... more
BBC Launches Love At first Laugh To Help Singletons Find Romance Through Comedy
This spring, BBC Creative, the BBC’s in-house creative agency, is launching Love at First Laugh, a playful new campaign using iPlayer’s comedy collection to explore whether shared humour could be the... more
So You Think You’re Funny? Winner Joins Blue Book Agency
Blue Book Management has announced thst they now represent Samira Banks, who won So You Think You’re Funny? in Edinburgh in 2023 and has also been a finalist in Leicester Square Theatre New... more
Gilded Balloon Anounces Smack The Pony Reunion, Rosie O'Donnell, alan Davies And More For Fringe
Gilded Balloon has announced a huge roster of legendary names to celebrate its 40th anniversary this August. The Edinburgh-owned venue will welcome Alan Davies, Rosie O’Donnell, Smack the Pony,... more
Edinburgh Fringe to Celebrate Comic Strip with Special Shows
The classic comedy The Comic Strip Presents is to be celebrated at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with special screenings and Q&As with the stars.The news was exclusively revealed in... more
Bradley Cooper Directs Hollywood Movie Based On John Bishop's Life
Filming has just wrapped on Is This Thing On? an upcoming romantic comedy set in the world of stand-up directed by Bradley Cooper that is based on a pivotal incident in the life of John Bishop.The... more
Elis James Joins William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025 Judging Panel
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, has announced its judges for this year’s competition with award-winning comedian Elis James confirmed to return to the panel.The William Hill Sports... more
Chris McCausland to Front BBC Documentary About Technology
Comedian and reigning Strictly Champion Chris McCausland is on a mission to discover the future of technology, and what it might hold for him personally, in a new documentary for BBC Two and iPlayer.... more
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