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Edinburgh's festivals set to have funding protected

Edinburgh's flagship cultural events and festivals are to have their funding from the city council kept intact for the next 12 months.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 11th March 2021

Noel Fielding among 13 to settle over phone hacking

Noel Fielding and Ryan Giggs' estranged brother Rhodri Giggs have accepted "substantial damages" from the publisher of the News of the World over phone-hacking.

The Press Gazette, 4th March 2021

Finding Alice to return for Series 2

Finding Alice, the ITV comedy drama starring Keeley Hawes, is to return for a second series.

British Comedy Guide, 1st March 2021

Tips for attending the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

At the time of writing it has not been confirmed whether the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will take place this year. After a lot of people hoped that it would happen in 2020 but almost all of the shows were cancelled. Although I did go up there to see an open air comedy gig, which was the only actual gig that took place in the city during August 2020.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd February 2021

Standing up to sexual harassment in comedy

Live comedy's lack of regulation has enabled sexist and predatory behaviour but a group of female stand-ups have ambitious plans to overhaul the industry.

Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 22nd February 2021

Finding Alice ends with an insulting finale

ITV's domestic comedy-drama series started out whimsical and ended up completely deranged, despite one stand-out performance.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 21st February 2021

How Paddington can escape the curse of the threequel

As another marmalade-packed outing awaits, the onus is on the friendly bear to succeed where Neo, Batman and Shrek failed.

Luke Walpole, The Guardian, 19th February 2021

Paddington 3: Why we really need a third instalment

Marmalade sandwiches at the ready! The happy news that there is a Paddington 3 film in the works is profoundly cheering,

Kasia Delgado, i Newspaper, 18th February 2021

Finding Alice, episode 5 review

How on earth are they going to wrap up this absurd drama next week?

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 14th February 2021

Venues & comics finding ways to fight against covid

The industry has always trodden its own path, but now it needs support.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th February 2021

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