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© Hector Cuamba Kate Smurthwaite plans a new 50 minutes every day
06/05/2026 … Working up one show for the Edinburgh Fringe is demanding enough – but Kate Smurthwaite is setting herself the challenge of writing 20 different…
Surprise as TLC announces an extra five episodes
06/05/2026 … Mock The Week is returning for a five-week run this summer.
© Matt Crockett As of aimed at the obscenely wealthy
06/05/2026 … Daniel Foxx is to publish a second book of classic fairytales reworked for the wealthy.
Including a new one from Alex Edelman
05/05/2026 … Pleasance has announced its latest wave of performers for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, including comedians Flo & Joan, Tim Vine and Alex Edelman Edelman,…
© Aemen Sukkar / Jiksaw 05/05/2026 … Judi Love is to make her debut appearance on Have I Got News For You.
At the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
05/05/2026 … The Horne Section are to film their latest live show as a special, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Including American TV star Brendan Scannell
05/05/2026 … Gilded Balloon has announced a new batch of 88 shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe, including Scottish favourites Fred MacAulay and Jack Docherty – and…
© British News and Media/Alamy Omar Majed allegedly 'barged' his way into venue
04/05/2026 … The man charged over the bomb scare that caused Peter Kay’s comedy show to be evacuated allegedly ‘barged’ his way into Birmingham’s Utilita…
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