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Here's your weekly round-up of comedy news
courtesy of Chortle.co.uk. As
always, for more – plus listings of thousands of forthcoming
comedy events - check the website.
In
honour of Douglas Adams and #towelday today, win tickets to see the
original cast of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy recreate the show in
a live stage tour >>
Plus win series 5 of Not Going Out on DVD >>
  Eddie Izzard has been forced to call a
halt to his multi-marathon effort in honour of Nelson Mandela. >>
A competition to find new jokes to go on ice-lolly sticks has
been hit by claims that the £5,000 winning entry was not original. >>
Seann Walsh has landed his first sitcom role, starring alongside
The
Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison in a new show for Comedy Central.
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Radio 4 has commissioned a sitcom spoofing the literary Bloomsbury
Group. >>
A Ukranian has stolen Piff The Magic Dragon's act wholesale. >>
Acclaimed sketch group The Trap are to record a pilot for Radio 2. >>
And Peter Kay is joining the X Factor... as a warm-up man. >>
Tickets are on sale now for the Chortle Conference on June 13, which
offers a unique insight into the workings of the comedy industry with
agents, TV executives, bookers, writers and performers all sharing
their insiders' tips
For more info >>
Highlighs from our Student Comedy Award semi final in London, Comedy
Blaps from Nick Helm and Dr Brown plus clips from Pat Cahill, Rhys
Darby, Cariad Lloyd, The Onion and more
Click
here to watch all videos.
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A brief guide to the biggest outdoor summer festivals for comedy >>
  The
Invisible Dot presents ...
TIM KEY at Live at the Chapel
Winner: Edinburgh Comedy Award AND Chortle Best Show 2012 Award
Key steps up to the pulpit to headline Live at the Chapel at Union
Chapel, London, for the first time on 2nd June. With KEVIN ELDON, NINA
CONTI, LIAM WILLIAMS and JARRED CHRISTMAS MC. Tickets £18/16 at SeeTickets
& TicketWeb.
www.liveatthechapel.co.uk
Union Chapel
Saturday, 2nd June
£18/16
In Correspondents, the section you write:
Did this joke competition winner really deserve the lolly? >>
Why should comics pay to play Edinburgh? >>
Must try harder: A damning verdict on the state of stand-up >>
The audiences - and comedians - we have to tolerate
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You're no one if you're not on TV... >>
Click
here to learn how to contribute.
Mike Birbiglia in Soho
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Elgar Comedy with Sean McLoughlin, Pat Cahill and Totally Tom >>
And from the Brighton Fringe
Snigger Happy >>
Mike Sheer: Undergod >>
Dirty Uncle Comedy Roadshow >>
Brighton Fringe: Dave Baucutt: This Time It's Personal >>
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