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UK Pun Championships finalists announced
24/01/2019 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s UK Pun Championships, run by the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Thu 24 January 2019
Comics head to the Glasgow Film Festival
Michael Palin, Bo Burnham, Simon Amstell and more
24/01/2019 … Michael Palin, Bo Burnham, Simon Amstell and Alice Lowe are all set to attend this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, it was announced last night.
Marc Maron announces UK and Irish dates
Comic and WTF podcasting coming in March
24/01/2019 … Mark Maron has announced four English and Irish dates in April.
Lucy Porter to return to Radio 4
24/01/2019 … Lucy Porter is to make another Radio 4 one-off about parenting.
First shows revealed for Underbelly Festival Southbank
...including Chortle's Fast Fringe
24/01/2019 … London’s Underbelly Festival Southbank has announced the first 74 shows of its 2019 line-up.
Wed 23 January 2019
US comic Kevin Barnett dies at 32
Tributes paid to Rel co-creator
23/01/2019 … American comedian Kevin Barnett has died at the age of 32.
Sun 20 January 2019
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Behind-the-scenes award for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
20/01/2019 … The makers of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver have scooped a gong at the Producers Guild of America Awards.
My Dad Wrote A Porno set their HBO recording date
Podcast trio to tape their live special in March
20/01/2019 … The My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast team have announced the recording date of their HBO special.