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Treasure trove of memorabilia from the family
29/03/2022 … A treasure trove of previously unseen Tony Hancock material is to be released in a hefty new book put together by the comedian’s great-niece Lucy.
Production company Roughcut buys rights to new novel Goddess
29/03/2022 … A darkly comic novel about a mixed-race stand-up is to be adapted into a TV show.
29/03/2022 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has launched its 36th year with a gala showcase.
At the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards
29/03/2022 … Stewart Lee was named ‘legend of comedy’ at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards last night.
Sell-out shows to bring event to a close
28/03/2022 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2022 has wrapped with sold-out performances from Katherine Ryan, Susie McCabe, Jim Smith and Count Arthur Strong.
Actor reacts to a joke about his wife's hair loss
28/03/2022 … Will Smith hit Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars after the comedian make a joke about his wife’s alopecia.
© BBC The week's best comedy on TV and radio
27/03/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand this week: Sunday March 27 THE MISINVESTIGATIONS OF ROMESH RANGANATHAN: In a…
© Yehor Milohrodskyi/Unsplash The best of the week's live comedy
27/03/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,992 events Chortle currently has listed.
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