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Voluntary £1 levy at Manchster's Frog & Bucket
02/10/2025 … Comedy fans going to shows at Manchester’s Frog & Bucket club are being asked to donate an extra £1 on the ticket price to support the Live Comedy…
Detals of Close Personal Friends still under wraps
02/10/2025 … Stath Lets Flats stars Natasia Demetriou and Dustin Demri-Burns have joined the cast of a new Hollywood comedy film Close Personal Friends.
© Big Talk/BBC Gym-based comedy Peacock is dropped by the BBC
02/10/2025 … Gym-based sitcom Peacock will not be back for a third series, the BBC has confirmed.
'Portrait of a gifted entertainer' launches with two live events next month
02/10/2025 … Paul O’Grady’s long-serving radio producer has written a book about their 20 years working together.
© Alex Lake 01/10/2025 … Romesh Ranganathan is headlining a last-minute benefit to raise money for Unicef’s work in Sudan.
© @lou_em Instagram About being the 'default parent' in a family
30/09/2025 … Rob Beckett's wife Lou has landed a book deal.
BGT comedian makes an appearance and Saudis' 'jokewashing' event
30/09/2025 … Nabil Abdulrashid has performed at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival, Chortle can reveal.
30/09/2025 … A new Simpsons movie is to be released in July 2027 – 20 years to the month after the original.
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