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Sun 12 February 2017
Man collapses at 'Grim Reaper' comedy gig
Drama at the Leicester festival
12/02/2017 … A man collapsed at a comedy gig tonight – after hearing jokes about death delivered by a man dressed as the Grim Reaper.
Quickfire comedy?
Jack Whitehall tackles blaze (badly) on stage
12/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall had to fight a fire on stage on Friday night.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan: I almost quit comedy
Stand-up reveals his lowest ebb, and the moment it all changed
12/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan has revealed that was on the verge of quitting comedy until he won a stand-up competition.
Newspaper thinks Alec Baldwin IS Donald Trump
12/02/2017 … He's not going to like this…President Trump has always been quick to show his upset at Alec Baldwin's blustering portrayal of him on Saturday Night Live.
Sat 11 February 2017
Fri 10 February 2017
Sara Pascoe adapts Pride and Prejudice
New stage version of Jane Austen classic
10/02/2017 … Sara Pascoe is adapting Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for the stage.
Red Dwarf producer Charles Armitage dies
Grant Naylor founder and agent was 62
10/02/2017 … Charles Armitage, the executive producer of Red Dwarf and a leading showbiz figure, has died at the age of 62 The grandson of legendary composer Noel Gay,…