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Riki Msindo wins Chortle Student Comedy Award 2023
Thursday 13th July 2023
The winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2023 competition was Bristol University's Riki Msindo, with Exeter University undergraduate Josh Adkins named runner-up.
Eddie Izzard to tour greatest hits show
Wednesday 12th July 2023
Eddie Izzard: The REMIX Tour Live, featuring the comedian's best routines told in new ways, will run in the UK in November and December.
Alexandra Haddow wins West End Comedy Club bursary
Monday 10th July 2023
Alexandra Haddow was announced as the winner of the West End Comedy Club's bursary aimed at supporting working class comedians attending this year's Edinburgh Festival. Louise Atkinson, Jodie Mitchell, William Stone and Lachlan Werner also received cash bursaries.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards secures multiple sponsorship deal
Thursday 6th July 2023
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards will return to the Fringe this year after securing emergency sponsorship from no fewer than three separate external partners.
Open All Hours stage play to open
Tuesday 4th July 2023
A new stage adaptation of BBC sitcom Open All Hours is to be performed in September.
Amy Webber named Dabbers Next Top Bingo Caller 2023
Tuesday 4th July 2023
Comedian Amy Webber has won the Dabbers Social Bingo competition, to be their Next Top Bingo Caller.
Julian Clary to head out on Wild West themed 2024 tour
Tuesday 4th July 2023
Julian Clary will tour his new Wild West themed stand-up show A Fistful of Clary between April and June 2024.
Richard Herring reveals RHLSTP tour
Thursday 29th June 2023
Richard Herring is taking his hit podcast, RHLSTP, on a tour across 2023 and 2024.
Alternative Edinburgh Comedy Awards to launch
Thursday 29th June 2023
With the viability of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 still in doubt, an alternative set of awards titled the (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards are to be launched this year.
Simon Evans to tour stand-up show about memory
Wednesday 28th June 2023
Following a run at the Edinburgh Festival, Simon Evans will tour his memory-themed stand-up show Have We Met? between September and December.