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Adam Riches leads Chortle nominees

Adam Riches leads Chortle nominees

Adam Riches leads the nominations in this year’s Chortle Awards.

Sky plays Chickens

Sky plays Chickens

Commission for Simon Bird and Joe Thomas's WW1 comedy

Frank Carson dies at 85

Frank Carson dies at 85

'God help them up there...'

BBC Three launches dating comedy

BBC Three launches dating comedy

...based on US sports shows

John Leguizamo to be the new Del Boy

Casting for US Only Fools remake

Doing comedy? There's an app for that

iPad allows mute comic perform

Green Party dumps female comic to 'increase diversity'

Apology for ‘crass and inappropriate’ email

Walliams makes a Stink at the BBC

Children's book adapted for screen

BBC orders David Schneider sitcom

Set in a register office

Russell Brand reveals his Dick

A 'big part' in Eric Idle show

Where are all the South Yorkshire comics?

Desperate Foster launches apprenticeship

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Daily Telegraph: Tim Vine interview

Daily Mail: Anothe writer tries stand-up

London Evening Standard: Trying out a comedy course

Huffington Post: Is it brave to take up stand-up?

Metro: 60 seconds with Kevin Bridges

Daily Telegraph: On Alexei Sayle's return to stand-up

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MUSICAL comedian David Elms has become the second contestant – and indeed the second Edinburgh University student – through to the semi-finals of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, after triumphing at the heat in University College London on Tuesday.

JIMMY CARR has been added to the bill of the Secret Policeman's Ball in New York on March 4

JASON MANFORD is to host this year's Teenage Cancer Trust comedy night at the Royal Albert Hall on April 2, it has been announced.

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XS Malarkey

Manchester's much-loved comedy club launches its own podcast, featuring acts who play there. This episodes features Sarah Millican, no less, alongside Joe Lycett and Mr XS, Toby Hadoke RSS iTunes

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