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Former comedy agent Hannah Begbie has become a novelist,…
Trailer Park Boys star John Dunsworth dies
Trailer Park Boys star John Dunsworth has died at the…
The BBC has ordered a third series of Ben Elton’s…
How Sean Hughes envisaged his own funeral
Sean Hughes – whose death at the age of 51 has…
Comedian Sean Hughes has died at the age of 51 Fellow…
James Corden blasted over Harvey Weinstein jokes
James Corden has been forced to apologise after facing a huge backlash over jokes…
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Sarah Millican tops bestseller chart
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Features
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Sean Hughes: A life on screen
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'It's hysterically funny – because it's true'
Armando Iannucci has fond memories of the Glasgow Film Theatre. Not only was it where…
Which show created 'Disgusted Of Tunbridge Wells'?
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Now I've got my own chair!
The new O series of QI is your second at the helm. Does it feel more comfortable…
Who's on QI?
EPISODE 1: Ologies In the first episode of the ‘O’ series, due to…
Reviews
‘Spoiler alert’ is a phrase that was once…
Tony Law and Friends in the Battle For Icetopia
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How To Be Champion by Sarah Millican
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Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2017
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The BBC surprised almost everyone last year when it…
Bear Jokes in Leyton, East London
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Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Jon Richardson: Old Man
Southsea Kings Theatre
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Milton Jones Is Out There
Harrogate Royal Hall
Sunday 22nd Oct from 19:30Book now
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Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles on the Future
Leicester Square Theatre
Wednesday 25th Oct from 19:00
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Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast
York Barbican Centre
Thursday 2nd Nov from 20:00Book now
Gig of the day
Mae Martin: Dope
York The Basement
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Tom Stade: I Swear
Wolverhampton Civic Halls
Thursday 26th Oct from 19:00Book now
Opinion
What is a joke?
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Can this old dog learn some new tricks?
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New entertainment chief for BBC Studios
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Punching Up
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Videos
Netflix has released the trailer for Jack Whitehall's new stand-up special At Large.
The clip shows him comparing British and American attitudes to drinking and explaining why he's not yet ready for parenthood.
'I don't think I'm ready for a child at the moment. I can't even look after a phone. You drop a phone, you can get a new one. Doesn't work like that with kids.
'Same goes with upgrades: you get a slow one, you're stuck with it.'
At Large is Whitehall's first stand-up special exclusively for the on-demand service, which also distributes Travels With My Father, in which the comic holidays in South-East Asia with his distinctly unimpressed father Michael.
Jack Whitehall: At Large will be released on October 24.
Jack Whitehall: At Large
Trailer for new Netflix special
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