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Jiksaw names its ones-to-watch 2023

Tuesday 6th December 2022

Creative studio Jiksaw has revealed the 17 comedians who form its Faces Of Comedy 2022 cohort, a list of up-and-coming comedy talents to watch out for in 2023.

Am I Being Unreasonable? and After Life lead I Talk Telly Award wins

Monday 5th December 2022

Winners of the 2022 I Talk Telly Awards have been announced, with After Life and Am I Being Unreasonable? each picking up two prizes.

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Bill Bailey and Katherine Ryan top Jonathan Ross New Year comedy show

Monday 5th December 2022

Bill Bailey, Katherine Ryan, Tom Allen, Judi Love and Babatundé Aléshé are appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show New Year's Comedy Special on ITV.

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Alternative comedy newsletter The Sunday Dreadful launches

Friday 2nd December 2022

The Sunday Dreadful is a free weekly alternative comedy newsletter.

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Mark Watson launches online-only comedy festival Access

Friday 2nd December 2022

Mark Watson is launching an online-only comedy festival for stand-up fans that can't get to live gigs, featuring himself, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Sarah Keyworth among others. He is also recording a fourth series of Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life for Radio 4.

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Mae Martin shooting debut Netflix special

Friday 2nd December 2022

Mae Martin is to film their first, full-length Netflix special, an hour-long version of their stand-up show Sap.

Jason Manford releasing BBC One stand-up special Recent Nostalgia

Thursday 1st December 2022

Jason Manford has filmed Recent Nostalgia, a one-hour recording of his Like Me tour, to air on BBC One and iPlayer over Christmas.

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BBC launches online channel Funny Parts

Thursday 1st December 2022

BBC Studios has launched Funny Parts, a digital platform to showcase classic clips and new content.

First Footing. Image shows left to right: Paul Black (Paul Black), Truman (Carl Spencer)

Paul Black brings a Hogmanay whodunnit spoof to BBC Scotland

Wednesday 30th November 2022

TikTok star Paul Black writes, directs and stars in Paul Black's First Footing for BBC Scotland, part of a festive line-up for the corporation north of the border that also features the return of Greg Hemphill and Robert Florence's Queen Of The New Year and Ooh The Banter, a celebration of Scottish humour presented by Jack Docherty.

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John Robertson to perform 50 hour Dark Room show on Twitch

Tuesday 29th November 2022

John Robertson will perform his acclaimed interactive live-action videogame comedy show The Dark Room for 50 hours on Twitch. Starting 8pm on Friday 2nd December, it'll run until 10pm on Sunday 4th December 2022.

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