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© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 So says chair of Parliament’s culture committee
26/03/2026 … The Government still has more to do to support live comedy, the chair of Parliament’s culture committee has said.
© Pete Carr Photography Deal will include a new permanent display honouring comic
26/03/2026 … The charity set up by Sir Ken Dodd is to give £1.
26/03/2026 … Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir has announced two live shows with his wife Nancy.
Comic makes rail-based travelogue
26/03/2026 … Joe Wilkinson has made a Channel 4 travelogue taking train trips with celebrity guests.
We have our five Fringe debutants tipped for the top
25/03/2026 … Craig Speirs has become the final Chortle Hotshot of 2026.
'The funniest and most honest show I have ever done'
25/03/2026 … Rob Beckett’s latest stand-up tour, Giraffe, is to air on Sky One on Good Friday, it has been announced.
Alternative comedians heading to the Brighton Fringe
25/03/2026 … Comedian Luke Rollason has announced the winners of the fifth and final year of the memorial bursary – a prize he set up, while still very much alive, to support…
First UK comic to guest on CNN version
25/03/2026 … Nish Kumar is to make his debut as a guest on the US version of Have I Got News For You.
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