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© Gary Moyes / BBC ...as does the comic's own son Alex
08/11/2023 … Aisling Bea has joined the cast of Romesh Ranganathan’s BBC One comedy Avoidance, as filming starts on the second series.
Dates for her Hear Me Out stand-up show in 2024
07/11/2023 … Sikisa is to take her second stand-up show, Hear Me Out, on a short UK tour next year.
© ITVX / Golden Path Productions Liverpool-based comedy launching in 2024
07/11/2023 … ITV has announced the cast for its upcoming comedy G’wed which will drop on its ITVX streaming service in early 2024.
© Open Mike Stand-up showcase to run at to at least 2025 - its 20th season
07/11/2023 … BBC Two has commissioned two new series of Live at the Apollo.
Former stage star was married to the comedian fo 50 years
07/11/2023 … Ronnie Corbett’s widow, Anne Hart, has died at the age of 90.
Daniel McCreanor runner-up and Qasim Akhtar takes panel prize
07/11/2023 … Australian comedian Peter Jones has won this year’s Beat the Frog World Series, the long-running talent hunt run by Manchester’s Frog and Bucket comedy…
© BBC Next event to be held in May, Corporation confirms
06/11/2023 … The BBC has confirmed that its third comedy festival will be taking place in Glasgow in May.
Sky confirms line-up as hit podcast comes to TV
06/11/2023 … The guests have been named for the TV version of Evil Genius with Russell Kane – as Sky History confirms it will air from November 20.
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