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Performer who went viral over her audience of one posted a similar tweet in 2022
06/08/2023 … She is the performer whose story encapsulated the spirit of the Fringe after tweeting a tearful post about having only one punter at her first Edinburgh show.
06/08/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed – though just a brief selection this week given all…
Comic confirms 'amicable' separation
05/08/2023 … Stewart Lee last night confirmed that his marriage to Bridget Christie is over.
Comedian rushed to hospital for stitches after freak accident
05/08/2023 … Joe Pasquale says he’s lucky to be alive following a freak accident with one of his props.
Georgie Grier's Fringe fortunes reversed, thanks to Dara O Brian and Jason Manford
04/08/2023 … Writer and actor Georgie Grier has gone from one audience member to a full house, thanks to the backing of the lines of Jason Manford and Dara O Briain.
Satirist returns to politics with Pandemonium
04/08/2023 … Armando Iannucci’s play about the government's response to the Covid pandemic is to open in London in December.
Comic wants to be Labour candidate in Caroline Lucas's seat
04/08/2023 … Eddie Izzard is hoping to stand as for election as a Labour MP in Brighton.
© BBC 04/08/2023 … When Diane Abbott said Jewish people did not face racism, but prejudice similar to gingers, it was inevitably going to make Have I Got News For You.
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