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Jo Brand: I was threatened with gang rape
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Four more comics tape NextUp specials
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John Archer to appear on Britain's Got Talent
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France makes its own version of Fleabag
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'You nearly killed someone with laughter'
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Features
It's not just Jeremy Kyle – I've seen comedy shows stitch up the public too
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I performed to a Saudi Prince, hidden in a blacked-out glass box
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What is the name of Bernie Clifton's ostrich?
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Opinion: Should we welcome Louis CK back to the UK?
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Who could be the new host of The News Quiz?
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What was the name of the school in The Inbetweeners?
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Reviews
Comedy Bloomer’s LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year
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Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Lucy Pearman: Fruit Loop
Wells The Venue
from 15:30 - 16:30
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Al Murray: Landlord of Hope and Glory
Lancaster Grand Theatre
Friday 31st May from 19:30Book now
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Mark Watson: The Infinite Show
Bridgwater McMillan Theatre
Saturday 1st Jun from 20:00Book now
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Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap
Norwich Playhouse
Friday 7th Jun from 19:30Book now
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Reginald D Hunter: An American Facing the Beast and Niggas
New Brighton Floral Pavilion
from 19:30 - 19:00
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Bill Bailey - Larks In Transit
Dublin 3Arena
Friday 14th Jun from 20:00Book now
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Punching Up
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Videos
Nish Kumar made his stand-up comedy debut on the Conan O'Brien Show last night.
As a self-styled diplomatic envoy, he thanked Americans for election Donald Trump - so ensuring the UK wasn't alone in committing geopolitical suicide. Kumar appeared on the TBS talk show on the back of two performances of his latest show, It's In Your Nature To Destroy Yourselves, at the Soho Playhouse in New York last week.
And in a fluke of booking, he appeared on the same show as his lookalike, the actor Jason Mantzoukas, who spoke about the John Wick movie franchise.
This week it was announced that Kumar would also be appearing at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival this summer.
Nish Kumar on Conan O'Brien
Stand-up set
Micky Flanagan recreates Daniel Craig's most famous 007 scene
It's Bod. Dad Bod.
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Rob Rouse does Madonna's Like A Prayer
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