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OBE for Assembly's William Burdett-Coutts
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Michael Legge to publish his first book
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Features
What is the name of the shop in the Netflix series Superstore?
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Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Clinton Baptiste, Luke Kempner, Rich Wilson
Amersham Arms
from 20:00 - 22:30
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Jarlath Regan, Jeff Innocent, Ninia Benjamin, Phil Nichol
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Friday 18th Jun from 19:45Book now
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Matt Reed, Paul Pirie, Scott Bennett, Toby Foster
Sheffield City Hall
Friday 18th Jun from 20:30Book now
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Leicester De Montfort Hall
Wednesday 23rd Jun from 20:00Book now
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Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
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Tom Stade: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Leicester Square Theatre
Saturday 26th Jun from 21:30Book now
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Videos
The Horne Section have revised the words for Mr Brightside by The Killers in honour of Euro 2020.
The band, led by Alex Horne, retitled the track Mr Offside, and changed the lyrics to honour the Welsh squad.
It was performed on Crouchy's Year-Late Euros on BBC One on Friday and has now been posted on to YouTube:
Mr Offside
by The Horne Section
The Room Next Door takes on a Taskmaster challenge
...and Boris Johnson at the G7
The Green & Pleasant Guide: Campsites
With Celeste Dring
Ross Noble launches The Unnatural History Show
New YouTube project