© Angela George/CC BY-SA 3.0 Penn & Teller announce UK dates
First British gigs in three years
29/11/2016 … Comedy magicians Penn and Teller have announced a run of UK dates.
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Tue 29 November 2016
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Russell Howard signs major Sky deal
14-part entertainment show for 2017
29/11/2016 … Russell Howard has signed a two-year deal to write and star in a new entertainment series for Sky 1.
Putting his money where his mouth is...
Eddie Izzard spent £36k on EU referendum campaign
29/11/2016 … Eddie Izzard was officially registered as a Remain campaigner in the EU – and spent more than £36,000 of his own money on the cause.
Classic comedies on the 'at risk' list
Race to preserve Python precursors
29/11/2016 … Monty Python forerunners Do Not Adjust Your Set and At Last The 1948 Show are at risk of being lost forever.
Mon 28 November 2016
Britain gets a new improv comedy venue
100-seater dedicated to the genre
28/11/2016 … Britain is to get a second venue dedicated to improvised comedy.
Will Joe Pasquale play Frank Spencer?
28/11/2016 … JOE PASQUALE will reportedly play Frank Spencer in a stage version Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em.
Another Python reunion
(Kinda, as Sanjeev Bhaskar joins Palin and Gilliam)
28/11/2016 … Monty Python members Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin are to reunite to talk about their work together – and play out some classic British gameshows.
Sun 27 November 2016
Midlands Comedy Award winners announced
27/11/2016 … Veteran stand-up Duncan Oakley has been named best act in the Midlands Comedy Awards.