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I'm Bruce Dessau and I run the comedy news/reviews website beyondthejoke.co.uk
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Comedy News Round Up. Please like and subscribe.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Dylan Moran, Ardal O'Hanlon, Grace Campbell, Christopher Hall, Elf Lyons, Anuvab Pal, Shabaz Al Play Major Fundraiser
Mick Perrin Worldwide proudly present an unmissable night of stand-up comedy, in aid of the international humanitarian charity Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF UK).‘Comedy Sans Fr...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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ITV Studios Launches The Spin Off Fronted by Russell Kane and Sian Welby
ITV Studio has launched a new free-to-play quiz game app ‘The Spin Off’ offering daily cash prizes and exclusive ITV show experiences, hosted by Russell Kane and Sian Welby.It is produced by top quiz ...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Brendan O'Carroll Stars In New Comedy Shedites By Paddy Houlihan
Filming has begun on BBC One’s brand new comedy special Shedites, created and written by Paddy Houlihan, set in and around the men’s shed in a village in Ireland. Made by BBC Studios Comedy and starri...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Peep Show Reunion For Bake Off
For the first time since Peep Show wrapped in 2015, fan favourites David Mitchell, Olivia Colman, Isy Suttie, Matt King and Sophie Winkleman reunite – and this time, they’re donning festive jumpers an...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Rosie Jones Stand-Up Show To Be Released
Rosie Jones’ acclaimed show Triple Threat is to be released through 800 Pound Gorilla Media on 8th December 2025.Filmed at Brighton Theatre Royal, the hit show sees Rosie pondering whether she is a na...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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BBC New Comedy Awards – Results
The BBC New Comedy Awards Grand Final has taken place at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre. And the winner is...Midlands comic Eli Hart.The night was hosted by Edinburgh Comedy Award 2024 winner Amy Gledhil...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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First Look At Dawn French Mark Heap Sitcom Can You Keep a Secret?
First look pictures have been released for Can You Keep a Secret?, the six-part sitcom starring Dawn French, Mark Heap, Craig Roberts and Mandip Gill, and written by Simon Mayhew-Archer, the producer ...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Bob Mortimer Dishes the Dirt On Dinner Parties & The Greatest Pie
This week's guest on the foodie podcast, Dish from Waitrose, hosted by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE, is comedian, writer and TV star Bob Mortimer, Bob talks about National Express coaches, ke...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Sometime I feel i should rename the comedy news section the Daily Romesh. beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1686...
Rob & Romesh Vs Returns And The Duo Take On Bollywood, Hip Hop, Shakespeare And The Sumatran Jungle
BAFTA-award winning Sky Original series Rob & Romesh Vs will return on 9 December to Sky and streaming service NOW. Watch Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan take on unexpected new challenges across th...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Starr in Nude Penguins Shock!

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Garry Starr Adds New West Run And Attempts World Record for Onstage Nudity
Following a sell-out extended run at the Arts Theatre, the critically acclaimed hit show Garry Starr: Classic Penguins is diving onto a bigger stage, transferring to the Garrick Theatre, seating over ...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Great fun last night - although there was a bloke under forty in front of me who didn't seem to have a clue what was going on. www.standard.co.uk/culture/come...
An Evening With The Fast Show: a glorious, waist-deep nostalgia wallow
All the greats popped up during this lengthy gig celebrating 31 years since the show first aired
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Star Guests Announced For Death In Paradise And Beyond Paradise Christmas Specials
Get ready to spend Christmas in Paradise as the BBC announces the guest casts for the Beyond Paradise and Death in Paradise Christmas specials, airing on BBC iPlayer and BBC One this festive period. B...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Finlay Christie Makes Have I Got News For You Debut Alongside Zack Polanski And Hannah Fry
Mathematician, author and presenter Professor Hannah Fry will guest present episode nine of the new 70th series of Have I Got News For You, her ninth time on the programme, and 4fourth time in the hos...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Austentatious Marks 250 Years of Jane Austen With Guest Improvisers
Austentatious, the award-winning improvised Jane Austen novel - which is now in its 14th year onstage – will mark 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth this December, with appearances from three special...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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West End New Act of the Year Finalists Announced
The finalists have been announced for the West End New (old) Act of the Year 2025. And they are as follows: Dipak PatelDonna WilliamsElaine MilesFred Bell Melike SabakMiranda Brennan Nick MoreyNigel W...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Gushy but nice interview with Aimee Lou Wood. Very different show to White Lotus though. beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1685...
Interview: White Lotus Star Aimee Lou Wood Talks About New Series Of Daddy Issues
The new series of Daddy Issues sees Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood) coming to terms with life as a mum while Malcolm (David Morrissey) is just thrilled to be a grandad. But wherever Malcolm is, Derek (David Fy...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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BBC Commissions David Nicholls Adaptation of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – Writers Also Include Caitlin Moran, Caroline Moran and Jack Rooke
The BBC has commissioned The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ from Big Talk Studios (Ludwig, The Outlaws) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Based on Sue Townsend’s best-selling book of the same name, t...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Myq Kaplan's Comedy Special Rini Gets A Release
Myq Kaplan's latest show Rini, is to be released by Blonde Medicine on November 19, Rini will be available as a full length video special on YouTube. The audio album will be available everywhere comed...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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New Tour For Jordan Gray
Acclaimed multi-award winning musical comedian and star & creator of ITV’s Transaction Jordan Gray is set to take her second show on tour in 2026, following runs in London and Edinburgh praised by cri...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Alan Carr's Picture Slam Returns
Hot on the heels of his – spoiler alert – Celebrity Traitors win, Alan Carr returns to front a new series of Picture Slam.The addictive, shout-at-the-telly quiz show – where a picture’s worth a thousa...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Festive Podcast for Katherine Ryan and Husband Bobby and Daughter Violet
With Christmas just around the corner, Katherine Ryan has announced her brand new Audible Original podcast: Katherine Ryan’s Christmas Intervention.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Comedy At The Castle Comes To Three Venues this Summer With Stars Including Chris McCausland, Joanne McNally and Paul Smith
Outdoor comedy event Comedy at the Castle has revealed an all-star line-up, including Chris McCausland, Joanne McNally and Paul Smith, for a bumper fourth edition in 2026, along with a third castle ve...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Connor Burns Wins Forth Award
Comedian Connor Burns has won an award for local heroes celebrating the best of Edinbiurgh and the East of Scotland. Other winners of the Forth Award this year, chosen by radio listeners, include Amy ...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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A Century Of Kenneth Williams Celebrated With Return Of Classic Show
Thirty years after David Benson took Edinburgh Fringe by storm with his debut solo show, Think No Evil of Us: My Life with Kenneth Williams, winning a coveted Scotsman newspaper Fringe First Award, he...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM