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....and look who'll be hosting the ceremony
10/03/2015 … The regional winners of the venue and club categories of the Chortle Awards have been announced today – as we also reveal the host of Monday’s ceremony.
10/03/2015 … Stand-up Hannibal Buress has been signed up to front his own weekly comedy show on America’s Comedy Central.
Tommy Cooper impersonator sets new record
09/03/2015 … A Tommy Cooper impersonator has scooped the Guinness World Record for the most jokes told in a minute.
09/03/2015 … AL MURRAY's Freedom United Kingdom Party has become officially registered as a political party by the Electoral Commission, allowing the comedian to stand on that…
No series three for Stewart Lee-curated show
09/03/2015 … The Alternative Comedy Experience has been cancelled says Stewart Lee.
© Matt Waldron/Creative Commons 09/03/2015 … Sam Simon, who co-created The Simpsons, has died at the age of 59.
Social media lands Sean Hegarty with a controversial show
08/03/2015 … A comedian is advertising a fundraising gig for murderous Islamic terrorists after a social media appeal went wrong.
08/03/2015 … Monday March 9TV: Bluestone 42 returns for a third series about the adventures of a fictional bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan.
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