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Comic Kate secures financial help for her Edinburgh Fringe debut
25/03/2026 … Glasgow-based comic Kate Hammer will be getting help staging her Edinburgh Fringe show this year after being named the recipient of a fund helping up-and-coming…
Composer says it damages his business with Disney
25/03/2026 … The writer of the Lion King’s Circle Of Life chant is suing a comedian for mocking it.
Chi and Lucas interview celebs on a pedalo
25/03/2026 … The BBC has launched a YouTube spin-off from on Things You Should Have Done.
© World Affairs Council of Philadelphia/CC BY-SA 2.0 Further damages to woman he drugged and raped
25/03/2026 … Bill Cosby has been ordered to pay an extra $40million to a woman he drugged and raped more than 50 years ago.
From the man who bought you I Swear
24/03/2026 … Jack Whitehall is producing a live-action version of classic kids’ TV series Mr Benn.
© Paul Cooper With Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and a ‘Python-esque afternoon of silliness',
24/03/2026 … Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam will unveil a statue of their friend and fellow Python Terry Jones, in his hometown of Colwyn Bay on April 25, it has been confirmed.
© Andy Hollingworth Now the People's Choice polls open
24/03/2026 … Kathy Rivett has made the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award for the second year running.
Brighton comedy festival expands
24/03/2026 … This year's Brighton Dome Comedy Festival won’t just be at the Brighton Dome.
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