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Ken Dodd's widow seeks to protect his catchphrases
28/04/2026 … Ken Dodd’s widow has applied to trademark his catchphrases and characters.
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A League Of Their Own launches its first tour
Live version of long-running comedy sports show
27/04/2026 … Comedy sports panel show A League Of Their Own is to take its format on the road for the first time, with a live arena tour of the UK this autumn.
Su Pollard writes her memoir
Hi-de-Hi star promises to reveal 'the real her'
27/04/2026 … Su Pollard has written a ‘revealing and comical’ memoir, due out in August.
© Jody Hartley Stewart Lee backs hunt saboteurs
27/04/2026 … Stewart Lee is curating a gig to support a group of hunt saboteurs.
Political goons shut down a stand-up gig
Watch footage of heavies intimating Indian comic
27/04/2026 … Footage has emerged of a group of heavies shutting down a comedy show in India on Saturday over political jokes previously made by the stand-up.
Jack Rooke wins another Bafta
And calls for solutions to the class disparity in comedy
27/04/2026 … Jack Rooke won the Bafta craft award for comedy writing last night, using his acceptance speech to call for action to make the industry more open to working-class…
Which comedians ran the London Marathon?
Raising more than £115,000 between them
27/04/2026 … Fern Brady, John Robins and Rob Deering were among the comedians who took part in the London marathon yesterday.
Graham Norton to play the Edinburgh Fringe
First live version of his and Maria McErlane's podcast Wanging On
27/04/2026 … Graham Norton is to record the first live edition of his podcast Wanging On at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.