News: Harry Hill launches Fairtrade Fortnight at Secret Hot Chocolate Salon

Comedian Harry Hill has taken part in the opening of Rosine’s Hot Chocolate Salon, a secret* pop-up experience created by Fairtrade Fortnight to mark the launch of the #SheDeserves campaign, in London, 25th February – 3rd March 2019.

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News: Puppet Party Tour for Paul Zerdin

Ventriloquist, comedian and winner of America’s Got Talent 2015, Paul Zerdin, will tour the UK with a brand-new show - Paul Zerdin’s Puppet Party. Taking in a total of 40 dates, the tour begins at Bedford’s Corn Exchange on 18th September 2019 and concludes at London’s Duchess Theatre on 25th November 2019.

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News: Paddy McGuinness Joins Celebrity Juice As Team Captain

Paddy McGuinness to join ITV2’s Celebrity Juice as the new team captain
 
After much anticipation, ITV2 and Talkback (part of Fremantle) today confirmed that Paddy McGuinness (Take Me Out, Top Gear) will be the new team captain on the award-winning panel show, Celebrity Juice.

News: More Acts Announced For London Underbelly Festival

Underbelly Festival Southbank has announced more shows to the line-up today bringing some of the very best circus, comedy, cabaret, variety, live podcasting and family entertainment to the banks of the Thames.

Comedy names joining the bill will include The Daily Show’s UK correspondent and international stand-up sensation Gina Yashere dropping in from 21-23 June.

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News: HowTheLightGetsIn Festival announces 2019 Comedy Programme for 10th Anniversary Year

HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s largest philosophy and music festival that gathers Nobel Prize winners, politicians and comedians together with the hottest music performers, has announced its comedy line up for this year’s festival, May 24th-27th 2019.

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Opinion: Welcome To The Never-Ending Comedy Tour

Welcome to the world of the never-ending tour. Adam Kay is doing a West End run at the Garrick Theatre of his latest show. Well, I say latest. It's the show I reviewed here in March 2017. And I was pretty late to the party even then.

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TV: Warren, BBC One

Fans of TV comedy have been getting excited recently over a run of great new shows in the pipeline such as Home, Derry Girls and a little old thing featuring Alan Partridge. Well, it's not all cutting edge comedy out there though. On the same night that Alan Partridge returns BBC One is also launching this new sitcom starring Martin Clunes.

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News: Second Book For James Acaster

James Acaster is to write a book about music released in 2016.

Senior commissioning editor at Headline Richard Roper acquired world rights for Perfect Sound Whatever from Caroline Chignell at PBJ Management. Headline previously published his debut Classic Scrapes.

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News: Jennifer Saunders To Star In Noel Coward Play

Jennifer Saunders is to star as Madame Arcati in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit as part of Theatre Royal Bath’s Summer Season. Further casting and the full summer programme will be announced in due course.

Interview: Alan Partridge On His Return to The BBC

Alan Partridge is returning to the BBC to fill in for regular presenter John Baskell as Jennie Gresham’s co-host on the popular magazine show This Time. Alan took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to tell us what we can expect. This Time With Alan Partridge starts on Monday, February 25 at 9.30pm. 

Alan Partridge, it’s been 25 years since your last BBC presenting job.

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