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Will Mars wins Malcolm Hardee Award 2021
Monday 27th September 2021
Will Mars has won the 2021 Malcolm Hardee Award for Cunning Stunt, for organising his own publicity-generating joke competition at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Joe Kent-Walters wins Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021
Tuesday 21st September 2021
Joe Kent-Walters has won the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021.
Brandon Burke wins BCG Pro Performance Awards 2020
Friday 17th September 2021
Brandon Burke has won the inaugural BCG Pro Performance Awards 2020 at a live final in central London.
Early Doors Live released for NHS charity
Monday 13th September 2021
A recording of the Early Doors Live stage show has been released for rental, in aid of Manchester-based NHS cancer treatment charity The Christie.
Omar Badawy wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2021
Friday 27th August 2021
Stand-up Omar Badawy has won the So You Think You're Funny? new act competition. Rae Brogan and Andy Watts were the runners up.
Comedy club threatened with violence for cancelling Lawrence gig
Wednesday 14th July 2021
The Concorde Club in Hampshire has reported receiving violent threats towards its staff after cancelling a gig by Andrew Lawrence.
John Cleese plans Life Of Brian stage show
Monday 5th July 2021
John Cleese has finished the first draft of a script for a stage version of Monty Python's hit film Life Of Brian.
Alex MacKeith wins at Musical Comedy Awards
Saturday 12th June 2021
Alex MacKeith was named as the winner of the Musical Comedy Awards 2020, with Tom Taylor second and Bennet Kavanagh third. Amy Webber picked up the audience favourite award. Best Friends Cabaret were awarded the Best Newcomer trophy.
The Windsors sitcom to transfer to the stage
Wednesday 9th June 2021
Channel 4 sitcom The Windsors is to transfer to the stage. The London-based live show, which will run from August to October, will star Harry Enfield and a number of the other leads from the TV series.
Nina Gilligan wins Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021
Sunday 6th June 2021
Nina Gilligan has won the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021 stand-up competition. Joseph Emslie was the runner-up, with Christian Jegard coming third.