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© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 'They will be punished by God'
26/01/2018 … Sir Ken Dodd said internet users who spread rumours of his death were ‘monsters’ who will be punished by God.
Second series for their challenging travelogue
26/01/2018 … Joel & Nish Vs The World is returning for a second series on Comedy Central, Chortle can reveal.
Dave Johns and Andrew Maxwell also appearing
25/01/2018 … Camp Bestival has announced its comedy headliners led by Sean Lock.
Creative Scotland pulls hundreds of thousands of pounds
25/01/2018 … The body that oversees the Edinburgh Fringe has been stripped of hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding.
Hunter picks up an honorary degree from Lincoln
25/01/2018 … Reginald D Hunter has been made an honorary doctor by the University of Lincoln.
© BBC/Colin Hutton As do Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer
25/01/2018 … Kenneth Branagh, Lily Cole and Young Ones stars Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer are to appear in the next series of Upstart Crow.
25/01/2018 … Radio 1 is to put comedy back on the station after more than a decade – but in a 3am slot.
© BBC Comic lands role in new Sky driving thriller
25/01/2018 … Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan has landed a role in Sky One’s new Fast-And-The-Furious-style drama.
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