Comedians get some Northern exposure
New festivals for Leeds and Stockton
07/09/2021 … Leeds and Stockton-on-Tees are to host two new weekend-long comedy festivals from next month.
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Tue 07 September 2021
I was no sexist, Bill Oddie says
Goodie responds to Miriam Margolyes' claim he was a 'shit' at Cambridge
07/09/2021 … Bill Oddie has insisted he was not sexist in his student days – after Miriam Margolyes spoke of how she felt belittled when they were in the Footlights…
Film award for Ian Cognito documentary
Tribute to comedian hailed in Los Angeles
07/09/2021 … A documentary about British stand-up Ian Cognito has won a film award in Los Angeles The 73-minute piece, Ian Cognito: A Life And A Death On Stage, has been named…
NextUp to stream live Comedy Store gigs
New deal for subscription platform
07/09/2021 … Stand-up streaming platform NextUp has signed a deal with London's Comedy Store to bring their shows live to subscribers’ homes.
John Challis reveals cancer diagnosis
Only Fools star, 79, cancels live tour
07/09/2021 … Only Fools And Horses star John Challis has been secretly living with cancer for two years, it has been revealed, as the actor cancelled his live tour.
© BBC Three Welsh Bafta nods for Rhod Gilbert
Thanks to his Work Experience and Stand Up To Infertility shows
07/09/2021 … Rhod Gilbert has been nominated for three Welsh Bafta awards.
Mon 06 September 2021
© Faye Thomas Phoebe Waller-Bridge quits Mr & Mrs Smith
'Creative differences' lead to walkout
06/09/2021 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has left the reboot of Mr & Mrs Smith, it has been reported.
1970s sitcom star Tony Selby dies at 83
Actor's credits include Get Some In
06/09/2021 … Actor Tony Selby – who starred in1970s sitcom Get Some In – has died at the age of 83.