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© Matt Crockett Montreal festival returns in full force
11/05/2025 … Nick Mohammed, Ed Gamble and Nina Conti are among the comedians representing Britain at the revived Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal this July.
New incarnation for Seth MacFarlane's creation
09/05/2025 … Seth MacFarlane's Ted is to become an animated TV series.
© Steve Ullathorne 12-week course for military personnel to develop new skills
09/05/2025 … Britain’s military forces are being taught stand-up comedy and improv.
Radio 4 cancels QI spin-off after
09/05/2025 … Radio 4’s QI spin-off The Museum Of Curiosity has been cancelled after 17 years.
Line-up inlcudes Bridget Christie, Rory Bremner and Fred McAulay
09/05/2025 … The Aberdeen Comedy Festival is returning for the first time in three years.
© David Bagnall / Alamy Stock Photo Listener complained over Alexei Sayle's Radio 4 routine
08/05/2025 … A Radio 4 listener complained that an Alexei Sayle routine that included a joke about Rod Hull and Emu being members of the Nazi SS was not historically accurate.
Third year of award set up in memory of Phoebe Frances Brown
08/05/2025 … Entries have opened for this year’s Phoebe Frances Brown award – a £1,000 bursary to help an up-and-coming female filmmaker turn a comedy idea…
Date set for international TV awards
08/05/2025 … Dara Ó Briain will host this year’s international Rose d’Or TV awards it has been announced.
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