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Mock The Week cancelled by the BBC after 17 years on air
The BBC has announced that after 17 years on air, Mock The Week is to end. The forthcoming autumn run will be the show's final episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd August 2022Taskmaster Series 14 line-up revealed
Dara O Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican will take part in Series 14 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 24th June 2022Dara Ó Briain review
The most memorable and probably the best show of his career.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 26th May 2022Brit comics join Just For Laugh's 40th anniversary festival
James Acaster, Tom Allen, Fern Brady, Nish Kumar, Phil Wang and Sindhu Vee will be representing the UK at this year's Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.
Chortle, 25th May 2022Dara O Briain was never booked for Salisbury Comedy Festival
Dara O Briain was advertised as one of the headliners for Salisbury's debut funny festival, but talent agency Off The Kerb has confirmed this wasn't the case.
Salisbury Journal, 26th March 2022Fans struggle for refunds as Comedy In The Park gigs cancelled
A string of major comedy events have been cancelled following the collapse of its promoter - leaving ticket-holders out of pocket. John Bishop was to headline a string of Comedy In The Park gigs, in which he would have been joined by the likes of Jason Manford, Rob Beckett, Al Murray, Katherine Ryan and Dara O Briain. But promoter M&B Promotions has now stopped trading, blaming the Covid pandemic.
Chortle, 10th February 2022Jimmy Carr had the most streamed stand-up special of 2021
Jimmy Carr had the most-streamed UK stand-up special in this country last year. The top 10 also featured Russell Howard, James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Michael McIntyre.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2022Craig Charles to present UFO series
Craig Charles is to present a ten-part series on alien encounters for Sky History.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2021Dara O Briain announces new tour: So... Where Were We?
At the end of his last tour, Dara had performed the show Voice Of Reason 180 times, over two years across 20 countries, from Auckland to Reykjavik, from Moscow to New York; and by March 2020 he was ready for a break! He would now like to apologise for saying that and will never wish for anything like that again.
Off The Kerb, 25th October 2021Stand Up For Shelter 2021 review
As unexpected guests go, Michael McIntyre is quite the coup.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th October 2021