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Second comedy club to pilot indoor show

Just the Tonic in Nottingham is to stage a live indoor show on Thursday July 30 - the day after the Frog And Bucket in Manchester puts on a comedy gig. Tickets are available for both shows. The Nottingham show will feature Ed Byrne, Daisy Earl, Scott Bennett and Quincy.

Pioneering musician and comedy historian CP Lee dies

Musician, comedy historian, legendary Manchester figure and much more CP Lee has died.

Frog & Bucket to host first post-covid indoor comedy

Manchester's Frog and Bucket comedy club has been chosen to produce a pilot live comedy show on Wednesday 29 July ahead of other venues opening on Saturday 1 August. The evening will be a showcase and fundraiser for the Women in Comedy Festival with the all female line consisting of Shazia Mirza, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Barbara Nice and Ola Labib.

Tim Minchin & Tom Allen working on the TV BAFTAs

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that Tim Minchin will be opening and closing this year's star-studded Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards 2020 with a special musical performance.

Ahead of the BBC One show, comedian Tom Allen is also announced today as host of the Virgin Media BAFTA TV Pre-Show, which will stream live on BAFTA's social channels (YouTube, Twitter and Facebook) from 18:00 BST, leading up to the main event.

Arthur Smith announces Edinburgh Fringe show

Arthur Smith will not be daunted by the cancellation of the biggest arts festival in the world this summer. He has been hosting his legendary late-night tours of the Royal Mile on the fringe since 1977 and at this, his 43rd festival, he will return with a socially distanced walking tour of Edinburgh full of laughs, poetry and surprises. AKA a piece of radical, site-specific, outdoor promenade performance art. And probably the only show on the fringe!

Gamble & Acaster's podcast notches 30 million downloads

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - the award-winning podcast that invites a special guest into the 'dream restaurant' to order their favourite meal - has been downloaded over 30 million times in just over three series.

Review: The Young Offenders, BBC Three

If recent hit Normal People offered one slice of young Irish life, The Young Offenders offers a very different one.

Ricky Gervais lends support to save club

Edinburgh Festival venue Just The Tonic has started a fundraiser to help them restart for the Fringe in 2021 with the support of Ricky Gervais, who did his very first stand-up show at the club many years ago!

Comedy academics send letter to culture minister

Comedy academics have sent an open letter to Culture Minister Oliver Dowden arguing that comedy is an art form and should be entitled to any government bail-outs.

Showcase Cinemas to show Fleabag live show

Showcase Cinemas has announced that it will be screening a series of theatre productions, including the stage version of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag as part of its Event Cinema offering.