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Comic hits back at the campaign to cancel her Fringe show
06/08/2026 … Amanda Knox has hit back at calls for her Edinburgh Fringe show to be cancelled, slamming ‘false accusations intended to shame and vilify a wronged woman into…
Comic on society's lack of empathy
06/08/2026 … Rosie Jones has told of how she was ignored – and even kicked – after she fell over in a Tube station.
Almost 20 years after splitting up...
06/08/2026 … James Acaster has released the first single with his band The Wow! Scenario – more than 20 years after forming it.
05/08/2026 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have confirmed a record £16,000.
© Andy Hollingworth 05/08/2026 … Kevin Bridges has signed with powerhouse American agents CAA.
'I cannot fathom how rape and murder can be laughed about'
05/08/2026 … The sister of murdered student Meredith Kercher is demanding Amanda Knox – the woman convicted, but later acquitted, over her killing – cancel her Edinburgh…
© NotFromUtrecht/CC BY-SA 3.0 Insolvent Big Difference Company ceases trading
05/08/2026 … The company that runs the Leicester Comedy Festival has gone bust – meaning the hundreds of comedians owed money for performing there are likely to go unpaid.
Surprise fifth season for NZ mockumentary
05/08/2026 … New Zealand mockumentary Wellington Paranormal is to return after a five-year absence, Chortle can reveal.
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