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John Kearns on straddling the cult and the mainstream
13/12/2024 … John Kearns has joined forces with fellow Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Adam Riches to play mainstream musical double act Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in a Christmas…
New bursary for five comedians making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts
11/12/2024 … Chortle today launches a new initiative to showcase and support comedians making their debut at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.
© Toffee International Photos released from the shooting of the final episode
11/12/2024 … The BBC have released dozens of pictures – both on and off-screen – for the final episode of Gavin & Stacey, ahead of its Christmas Day broadcast.
10/12/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Toffee International James Corden on the end of Gavin and Stacey
10/12/2024 … As Gavin & Stacey comes to an end, James Corden – who writes the series with his co-star Ruth Jones – reflects on the coemdy's 'intoxicating'…
© Toffee International Ruth Jones loves getting into Gavin and Stacey character... even if its not her own
10/12/2024 … In one of a series of interviews about the final episode of Gavin & Stacey, Ruth Jones talks about the sadness of bringing the show to an end, her…
© Hat Trick Productions The comedy's cast on getting back together after eight years
10/12/2024 … The Brockmans are back for the first new Outnumbered episode in eight years this Christmas – more than a decade after the original series ended Here the cast…
© Toffee International Mathew Horne on the final Gavin & Stacey
10/12/2024 … As Gavin & Stacey comes to an end, Mathew Horne talks about ‘sobbing uncontrollably’ as the final scenes were shot, the genius of James Corden and…
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