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December 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM

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Edinburgh Debut Tour for Comedy Award Nominee Molly McGuinness

Following a sold-out Fringe run, Molly McGuinness is taking her debut show on the road with her first ever UK tour! Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, ‘SLOB’ is heading to Lon...

December 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM

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Video: Watch Amandaland Trailer

Amandaland is back for a Christmas special that "begins and ends with a pavlova and has loads of laughs in between."Amanda (Lucy Punch) and the family head to Aunt Joan’s country house, but the plans ...

December 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM

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2026 Tour Dates For Ivo Graham

After a sellout tour this year, Ivo Graham’s Orange Crush tour has been extended into 2026. What is the best orange thing in the world? Aperol spritz? Sunsets? Claudia Winkleman? You probably never st...

December 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM

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Phil Wang Joins Great British Menu Judging Panel

Phil Wang is joining the judging panel of BBC Two’s Great British Menu, replacing Ed Gamble. The cookery competition for the very best professional chefs has been filming the latest series in Stratfor...

December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM

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Review: Sh!t Theatre, Evita Too, Purcell Room

I previously saw a version of Evita Too at the Soho Theatre a few years ago. Now that it has expanded and moved to the South Bank ("our biggest shit yet" they announce) I suppose there is the slimmest...

December 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM

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Stanley Baxter Dies Aged 99

Pioneering Scottish comedian Stanley Baxter has died. He was 99.At his peak on TV Baxter attracted over 20 million viewers at a time with his television specials. He famously did impressions of the Qu...

December 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM

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Second Helping Of Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

Channel 4 today announces the series two commission of hit sketch comedy Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company in association with Big Talk Studios (Friday Night ...

December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM

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Funded Debut Fringe for Scottish Comedians Returns

Scottish comedy producer Brass Tacks Comedy is once again offering one Scottish or Scotland-based comedian a funded Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut for 2026, supported by Red Bull UK. Following a succ...

Paul Whitehouse & Friends Comedy Gala

December 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM

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Enjoy an unmissable night of laughter with comedy legendPaul Whitehouse and Friendsatthe world-famousLondon Palladiumin support of the charityPact – the Prison Advice andCare Trust.

December 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM

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Jill Scott and Maisie Adam to Front Adobe Women’s FA Cup Coverage on C4

Three-time FA Cup winner Jill Scott MBE is teaming up with comedian and football fanatic Maisie Adam to present Channel 4’s coverage of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.Coverage begins with the Third Round Pr...

December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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Theatre Royal Haymarket To Host Big Jewish Comedy Gala

The Theatre Royal Haymarket is to host the Big Jewish Comedy Gala, an evening celebrating leading Jewish comedians, following a series of high-profile cancellations on the UK comedy circuit and the wi...

David Elms Describes A Room Goes On Tour

December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM

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I've heard some pretty great things about this show so I will be going to see it. beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1695...

Following an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, the cult-hit one-man-improv show David Elms Describes A Room is embarking on its first tour in 2026. Together with his audience, veteran improviser Elms “b...

Sam Campbell Tour Announced: Kid Giblet

December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM

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Award-winning Australian comedian and Taskmaster star Sam Campbell is going on tour. The show is entitled Kid Giblet.Sam says: "I definitely don't know what's going on. I'm not even sure I know what's...

December 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM

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Applications Open for Channel 4, S4C & Little Wander’s Comedy Lab Cymru!

Channel 4, S4C & Little Wander are excited to announce the third iteration of Comedy Lab Cymru, a development programme for Welsh (and Wales-based) comedy talent.

Jennifer Saunders Talks About Reuniting With Joanna Lumley and the Absolutely Fabulous Amandaland Christmas Special

December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM

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"I remember watching Amandaland when it first came on TV and absolutely loved it. I knew I would love it because even the trailer made me laugh."

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Amandaland is back for a Crhistmas special that "begins and ends with a pavlova and has loads of laughs in between."Amanda and the family head to Aunt Joan’s country house, but the plans change when M...

December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM

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Leicester Comedy Festival Competition Finalists Announced

Leicester Comedy Festival has revealed the finalists for its flagship competitions: Leicester Comedian of the Year, UK Pun Championships, and its artist development programme, Circuit Breakers.Support...

December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM

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Tour For Drag Race Star Ginger Johnson

You’ve seen her in the MasterChef kitchen… You’ve seen her on the Drag Race runway… Now it's time to see her in her element: outrageous, untamed and completely off the reins.Following the explosive su...

December 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM

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Ricky Gervais Donates Nearly £2.5 Million To Animal Charities

Ricky Gervais has announced that he is donating a total of nearly £2.5m (£2,432,451 / $3,229,853) to worldwide animal charities, taken once more from the extra profits made by the Platinum Ticket sale...

December 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM

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Eddie Kadi To Headline 1Xtra’s Comedy Gala

1Xtra’s Comedy Gala will deliver a night full of laughter provided by a line-up of established comedians on the Black comedy circuit and also some phenomenal up-and-coming names, all curated by I'm A ...

December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM

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UK Shows For Sooshi Mango

Aussie comedy sensations Sooshi Mango have announced the UK leg to their global ‘Home Made’ tour for 2026. They open at the Manchester Apollo on 12th June, before heading to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on ...

December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM

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Olga Koch is going back on the road with a new show.Kicking off with a residency at London’s Soho Theatre in February 2026, Fat Tom Cruise sees the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star ...

Tour Dates For Olga Koch

December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM

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Greg Davies Extends His Full Fat Tour

aAfter selling over 250,000 tickets on his critically acclaimed 2025 - 2026 UK & Ire tour, Greg Davies (Taskmaster, The Inbetweeners, The Cleaner, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Man Down and Cuckoo) is hea...

December 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM

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The Cure's Robert Smith Curates Teenage Cancer Trust Comedy Night

This year's Teenage Cancer Trust line-ups have been announced and there is a twist to the comedy night. The line-up has been chosen by The Cure's Robert Smith. The acts performing at the Royal Albert ...

December 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM

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Guests Revealed for Celebrity Christmas Edition Of Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Michael McIntyre returns for Christmas with a glittery edition of his Saturday night gameshow, full of famous faces, laughs, and that bloody big spinning wheel.Eight celebrity experts will use their k...