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Bernard Manning's Embassy Club to be demolished
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Richard Osman quits House Of Games
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Videos
Amazon's Prime Video has released the trailer for the second series of Last One Laughing,
The series stars comedians Alan Carr, David Mitchell, Diane Morgan, Romesh Ranganathan, Amy Gledhill, Maisie Adam, Mel Giedroyc, Alan Carr, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sam Campbell and returning champ Bob Mortimer all trying to make each other laugh while maintaining a straight face themselves.
Jimmy Carr returns as host with Roisin Conaty as his deputy.
The first three episodes will launch on March 19, with episodes four and five launching on March 26 and the final episode airing on April 2.
Last One Laughing UK Season 2 trailer
Coming to Prime Video on March 19
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