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Frank Foucault publishes live show free online

Thursday 1st August 2024

Musical comic character Frank Foucault has released a live show for free on YouTube.

Judi Love to host ITVX's live Edinburgh Fringe shows

Tuesday 23rd July 2024

Judi Love will host ITVX Presents: Live Comedy From The Edinburgh Fringe, four hour-long stand-up shows broadcast directly from the festival.

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Sara Pascoe makes Radio 4 Appeal for Women & Children First

Tuesday 23rd July 2024

Sara Pascoe is making a BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women & Children First, a charity that works in some of the world's most remote communities to make pregnancy and childbirth safer.

Image shows left to right: Seann Walsh, Fatiha El-Ghorri

Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri join Silence Is Golden on U&Dave

Monday 22nd July 2024

Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri have joined Katherine Ryan as team captains on U&Dave's new comedy game show Silence Is Golden, in which the audience try to win £250,000 by resisting 30 acts trying to make them laugh.

Image shows left to right: Kemah Bob, Sarah Roberts. Credit: Steve Best

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99 Club announces 2024 bursary recipients

Tuesday 16th July 2024

The 99 Club's Female & Non-Binary Comedians Bursary Programme has announced five winners for 2024.

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Chris Morris, Noel Fielding & more voice Richard Ayoade's spoof memoir

Monday 15th July 2024

Chris Morris is returning to acting for the first time in eight years, voicing the audiobook of Richard Ayoade's latest spoof memoir, The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, alongside Stephen Merchant, Noel Fielding, David Mitchell, Sally Hawkins and Lydia Fox.

BBC Four to repeat classic Saturday Night TV, including Blankety Blank

Monday 15th July 2024

BBC Four is to broadcast a back catalogue of classic Saturday Night programmes during his summer's Olympics. The season will include episodes of Blankety Blank hosted by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson and Lily Savage.

People

Steve Pemberton awarded university fellowship

Saturday 13th July 2024

Inside No. 9 star Steve Pemberton has been given an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire.

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Emmanuel Sonubi presents Radio 4 documentary about organ donation

Friday 12th July 2024

Emmanuel Sonubi is to present a Radio 4 documentary about the racial inequality of organ donation. Dying For A Transplant will air on Wednesday 17th July.

People

Nigel Ng opening Uncle Roger restaurant

Wednesday 3rd July 2024

Uncle Roger creator Nigel Ng is opening a restaurant in his native Malaysia, he has revealed in his latest cooking video critique.

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