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UK Pun Championship 2021 line-up announced
Friday 18th December 2020
The contestants have been revealed for the 2021 UK Pun Championship. Also, the finalists for Silver Stand Up Competition have been announced.
Harry Hill creates Tony Blair rock opera
Tuesday 15th December 2020
Harry Hill has co-written Tony!, a musical about former prime minister Tony Blair. It'll be staged in Battersea in February.
Lew Fitz wins Amused Moose award
Sunday 13th December 2020
Stand-up comedian Lew Fitz has won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award for 2020.
Jongleurs comedy club brand to be revived
Friday 11th December 2020
Comedy club brand Jongleurs is to be revived. Comedian Kev Orkian has purchased the rights to use the name, and plans to re-establish it. A series of gigs in existing theatres starts in January.
Lee Mack replaces Stephen Fry in The Understudy
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Lee Mack is to take over from Stephen Fry in charity performances of the comic play The Understudy, as Fry has quit the show to make a trip to America.
Dan Tiernan wins Beat The Frog 2020 competition
Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Stand-up Dan Tiernan was the winner of the Frog And Bucket's Beat The Frog World Series 2020 new act competition.
Refurbished Stockton Globe announces first comedy shows
Thursday 22nd October 2020
Adam Kay, Chris Ramsey, Jon Richardson, John Bishop and Ross Noble will perform at the refurbished Stockton Globe in 2021.
Jack Carroll to star in religious pilgrimage play
Friday 16th October 2020
Jack Carroll is to make his theatrical debut in Cured, a play about a religious pilgrimage written by stand-up Laurence Clark.
The Pin to make West End stage debut
Thursday 15th October 2020
Sketch duo The Pin are to make their West End debut this Christmas with their first play, The Comeback.
Katherine Ryan announces Missus 2021-2022 live tour
Thursday 8th October 2020
Katherine Ryan has announced details of her next major live tour. She will perform Missus from September 2021 into mid-2022.