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Case brought after activists targeted weapons factory
22/07/2025 … Scottish comedian Susan Riddell has been charged with terrorist offences after a Ford Transit van was driven into the perimeter fence of a weapons factory in…
Montreal festival spotlights Aurie Styla, Chloe Petts, Dan Tiernan and Vittorio Angelone
21/07/2025 … UK stand-ups Aurie Styla, Chloe Petts, Dan Tiernan and Vittorio Angelone have all been picked for the prestigious New Faces of Comedy showcases at Montreal’s…
© Apple First look at the new season, based around AFC Richmond's women's team
21/07/2025 … Here’s the first picture from the set of Ted Lasso’s fourth season, as Apple TV+ confirmed that production is officially under way .
No prize for punmanship this year
21/07/2025 … It garners far more column inches than the official Edinburgh Comedy Awards – but Dave’s Joke Of The Fringe award is being dropped after 18 years.
‘I'm determined not to let it get me down'
21/07/2025 … Fred MacAulay has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
© Stuart Hogben In-tents comedy... and the rest of the week's best live gigs
20/07/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC/Richard Harrison The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
20/07/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday July 21 MANDY: Diane Morgan's alter-ego returns for a fourth series of job-related…
With Munya Chawawa delivering the alternative MacTaggart lecture,
20/07/2025 … Tina Fey, Charlie Brooker and Munya Chawawa have joined the speakers at next month’s Edinburgh TV Festival.
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