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© BBC The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
07/08/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday August 7 DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: To mark the …
© BBC Comedian announced for next series
06/08/2022 … Jayde Adams is taking part in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC has announced.
05/08/2022 … Tom Basden has adapted Dario Fo’s classic play Accidental Death Of An Anarchist for a major new stage revival.
Transaction to co-star Nick Frost
05/08/2022 … Jordan Gray is making an ITV sitcom about a transgender supermarket worker.
Edinburgh institution gets an earlier start time – and an all-female MC roster
04/08/2022 … Edinburgh’s notoriously rowdy Late’n’Live show will feature only female comperes this year.
Because of a family health issue
04/08/2022 … Frank Skinner has cancelled his Edinburgh Fringe run because of a family health issue.
David Johnson Emerging Talent Award to be handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe
03/08/2022 … Edinburgh’s newest comedy award has just become the most valuable prize in live comedy The David Johnson Emerging Talent Award will present £11,000…
© BBC Three theatre shows in September
03/08/2022 … Guz Khan has announced a three-night run in London’s West End.
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