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© Channel 4 Writers include Adam Drake and Alice Snedden
14/08/2025 … Channel 4 has ordered three new comedy series involving Katy Wix, Josh Pugh, Lara Ricote and Alice Snedden.
© Michael Aiden Photography Gig hailed as 'a true highlight of Edinburgh Fringe 2025'
14/08/2025 … Underbelly’s annual Big Brain Tumour Benefit last night raised £15,203 for cancer research.
Northern Irish comedian scoops the (Some Guy Called) Dave title in Edinburgh
14/08/2025 … Comedian Andy Gleeks has won a ‘joke of the Edinburgh Fringe’ competition with his line: ‘I had to visit the trauma unit last weekend.
13/08/2025 … Russell Kane is making a new BBC podcast about Evil Animals.
Shortlist announed for the ‘biggest award in comedy’ 2025
13/08/2025 … The shortlist for the literal ‘biggest award in comedy’ has been announced.
Radio Wales's topical panel show returns
13/08/2025 … Topical panel show What Just Happened? is to return to BBC Radio Wales for a third series this autumn.
13/08/2025 … Netflix is to make a new competition series to crown the next big name in stand-up.
Football match to highlight homelessness crisis
13/08/2025 … Comedians are to take on a team of clients of homelessness charities in a football match on Monday.
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