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More comedians join BBC's new stand-up series
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Phil Wang to release his first book
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BBC orders 20 Laugh Lessons comedy shorts
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The BBC has commissioned a new ‘meditative’…
Kerry Godliman joins BBC's comedy about excluded pupils
Kerry Godliman is to star in a BBC comedy series about…
Dr Hibbert gets an authentic black voice
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Comedy clubs could be back on May 17
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Netflix special for Loyiso Gola
Loyiso Gola has recorded his first full-length Netflix special. The comic taped…
Rose Matafeo gets a Radio 3 platform
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Derry Girls series 3 to be filmed this year
The next series of Derry Girls will finally be filmed this year, star Nicola Coughlan…
The week’s best comedy on TV and radio. Sunday February 21 THE RETURN…
Natasia Demetriou joins Alice Lowe's Timestalker
Natasia Demetriou has joined the cast of the next film from Prevenge director Alice…
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What breed of dog is Gnasher from The Beano?
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How being a bit disabled informs my comedy
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At which London institution did Micky Flanagan once work?
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Humour in poetry should be taken seriously
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Reviews
How Did The Gig Go? A Day In The Life Of An Average Stand-Up Comic
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Videos
How did Regé-Jean Page land his breakthrough role in Bridgerton? This never-before-seen audition tape shows the process.
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Regé-Jean Page's Bridgerton audition
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