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© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 Move could unlock funding and other benefits
05/08/2025 … MPs are officially calling on the government to recognise live comedy as an art form in its own right.
05/08/2025 … Jimmy Carr’s wealth grew by more than £3million last year, Companies House accounts reveal.
Radio 4 comedy retuning in 2026
04/08/2025 … Lauren Pattison and Tom Machell are making a second series of their Radio 4 sitcom Tom and Lauren Are Going OOT! Julian Clary returns as their neighbour…
Pleasance Courtyard set to reopen at 7.30pm as storm batters Edinburgh
04/08/2025 … One of the biggest venues at the Edinburgh Fringe has been forced to close as the city braces itself for storm-force winds.
© Comedy Central Comedy Central reveals line-up
04/08/2025 … Comedy Central has unveiled the line-up of guests taking part in the new panel show Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet.
03/08/2025 … Monica Dolan has joined the supporting cast for the second series of the BBC's Middlesbrough-based comedy Smoggie Queens.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards boss Nica Burns on the Jewish comedians axed from their venue
03/08/2025 … Edinburgh Comedy Awards chief Nica Burns has praised the Fringe community for finding a new home for Jewish comedian Rachel Creeper after she was booted out of her…
© Matt Crockett The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
03/08/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Tuesday August 5 ROOM 101: Paul Merton returns to ask celebrities to banish the things…
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