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Sat 04 November 2017
Fri 03 November 2017
Who will leap to the top?
Meet the 2017 Beat The Frog World Series finalists
03/11/2017 … The finalists have been named for this year’s Beat The Frog World Series competition run by Manchester’s Frog & Bucket comedy club.
Joe Pasquale hits the car boot sales
03/11/2017 … Joe Pasquale is to be among the celebrities taking part in a new daytime Channel 4 show baxedaround car boot sales.
Iliza Shlesinger announces UK dates
03/11/2017 … American comic Iliza Shlesinger is to play three UK dates next year.
Ross Noble announces 2018 tour dates
67 nights for El Hablador show
03/11/2017 … Ross Noble has announced his 16th tour show, El Hablador.
Thu 02 November 2017
Brendon O'Caroll sells off his cup final seats
02/11/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll is selling off his VIP box for this weekend’s Irish FA Cup final.
© Michael Prince BBC backs Peep Show duo
Commercial arm invests in writers' new company
02/11/2017 … The BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has bought a 20 per cent stake in a new production company formed by Peep Show writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
Comedy channel NextUp links with Amazon
Now a bolt-on for Prime subscribers
02/11/2017 … Stand-up on-demand service NextUp has signed a deal to make its comedy specials available via Amazon.