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© Andy Hollingworth Archive Irish comic Rob Nother takes the panel prize
04/11/2025 … Madeleine Brettingham won the Beat The Frog World Series contest for new stand-ups at Manchester's Frog and Bucket comedy club last night.
© Channel 4 Producers ask fans where Greg Davies and Alex Horne should visit
04/11/2025 … Greg Davies and Alex Horne are set to take Taskmaster on the road.
© Rachel Sherlock Comedy Women In Print unveil their winners
03/11/2025 … Sara Pascoe’s debut novel has won a literary prize handed out in honour of the late Jilly Cooper.
© BBC Writers of a companion to the cult sitcom were left out of pocket by publisher's collapse
03/11/2025 … The authors of a book about Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson comedy Bottom were left thousands of pounds out of pocket by the collapse of the publishing company that…
..of his tour show Gaffa Tapes
03/11/2025 … Mark Thomas is to release his stand-up show Gaffa Tapes as a limited edition LP.
Recognition for Tim Key and Tom Basden’s movie
03/11/2025 … Tim Key and Tom Basden’s movie The Ballad Of Wallis Island has been nominated for five British Independent Film awards.
© Roughcut/X Playing a stepdad in Stepping Up
03/11/2025 … Filming has begun on Josh Pugh’s Channel 4 sitcom.
Third series for Chris McCausland's panel show
03/11/2025 … Radio 4 has commissioned a third series of Chris McCausland's panel show You Heard It Here First.
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