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04/11/2026 … Alan Carr, Fascinating Aïda and Mike Wozniak are among the first acts announced for next year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
© ITV 03/11/2026 … Sir Lenny Henry and Nish Kumar have become patrons of Hackney Empire as the East London landmark celebrates its125th anniversary Sir Lenny recorded his 1989 stand-up…
Chris Watts and Abi Mohanty also placed in Manchester competition
03/11/2026 … Deadpan comic Tom Barker has won this year’s Beat The Frog new act competition in Manchester Irish comedian Chris Watts, who poked fun at his albinism,…
02/11/2026 … Liverpool’s Royal Court theatre is teaming up with the BBC in a hunt for new comedy writers for the venue.
02/11/2026 … The Live Comedy Association has announced a series of meetings for anyone who wants to take part in next year’s Live Comedy Day.
In aid of conservation charity Tusk
29/10/2026 … John Cleese is to host a one-off charity screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail in London.
28/10/2026 … Milton Jones and Phil Wang will be performing at this year’s Royal Variety Performance, to be hosted by Jason Manford.
As Beat The Frog finalists also announced
27/10/2026 … Gary Joel has been named the West End New (Old) Act of the Year.
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