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© Science Museum, London/CC BY-SA 4.0 Comedy night to be held in the entrance shaft to Brunel's Thames tunnel
19/02/2026 … A comedy gig is to be held in an underground chamber that was once the entrance shaft to a pedestrian tunnel under the Thames built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
© BBC/Big Talk Studios 18/02/2026 … Dawn French sitcom Can You Keep A Secret? has been renewed for a second series.
But Star Search judges are full of praise for UK-based comedina
18/02/2026 … Janine Harouni missed out on the $500,000 top prize on Netflix talent show Star Search last night.
© Marc Brenner 'I have attempted to write as fearlessly as I can about getting older and facing the endgame'
18/02/2026 … Dawn French has written what’s being described as her ‘most ambitious’ novel yet.
© BBC Comic might also dip his toe into new media...
17/02/2026 … Stewart Lee is starting to think about his next tour – and it could feature Morris Dancers.
With a festival in ints London venue
17/02/2026 … London’s Hoopla improv theatre is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a festival bringing together performers who appeared there early in their careers.
Novel set before the accident that wiped out the ship's crew
17/02/2026 … A Red Dwarf prequel is coming soon.
‘This decision wasn’t taken lightly'
16/02/2026 … Scots Squad star Darren Connell has pulled his UK tour.
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