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Latest · 16 Sep 2026 · 07:07
Al Murray’s first comic-book story runs to 63 pages. It sits inside Commando 6000 and sends a Dunkirk veteran back to France in a glider.…
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Eleven Soho Theatre performances and 13 dated tour stops have landed on Chris Cantrill’s calendar after his Edinburgh win. The Chris Cantrill Rewilding tour announcement…
“We’re exploring new dates and will be back with an update as soon as we have one.” That is the firmest timetable Great Outdoors Comedy…
Every working comic has a version of the drive home. The one Luke McGibbon wrote up for Chortle in March 2025 has the detail that…
Adam Rowe was on the Breakfast sofa by the Sunday On Sunday 2 August, Adam Rowe sat on the BBC Breakfast sofa opposite Emma Vardy…
Josephine Lacey plays Autism Mama for the last time on 20 September at the Top Secret Comedy Club in London. She is paying for the…
Larry Dean played King Charles at a pretend Balmoral. He got the line that set the tone for the whole of Saturday night: “Don’t tell…
The Y Theatre sits at 7 East Street in Leicester, calls itself the city’s oldest theatre and turns 125 this year. In its own words…
The listing promises “Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year and a £1,000 prize”. The first of those acts…
Nine days between five stars and "we cannot make any further payments" On 26 August, The Skinny gave Jordan Brookes five stars at the Pleasance…
