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Make 'em laugh: Manchester's comedy greats remembered

The performers who put the city on the map for comedy and entertainment from the 1950s to the present day.

Henry Hochland, Manchester Evening News, 21st June 2017

Big Yin offered an alternative to tartan stereotypes

The unveiling of three murals on Glasgow ­tenement walls which pay tribute to Billy Connolly on his 75th birthday, make it clear that The Big Yin is more than simply a Scottish comedian.

Sophie Law, The Scotsman, 20th June 2017

#EdFringe17: Scott Redmond in Departures

Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up, poetry and chat with Scottish comedian, Scott 'The Redman' Redmond. His new show, Departures, is the story of a poet forced to perform by Death. If he is liked he goes to heaven, if not he ends up in hell.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 16th June 2017

#EdFringe17: Sundeep Rao has Blurred Lines

Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with comedian, Sundeep Rao. Being partially sighted for most of his life, Sundeep has spent the last 2 decades listening and listening and listening. So, what has he heard?

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 14th June 2017

Tory candidate goes viral: compared to Alan Partridge

A Tory candidate's election campaign video has gone viral after viewers compared the politician to Alan Partridge. Sir Greg Knight, who is a member of the Parliamentary rock band 'MP4' which stars in Unspun With Matt Forde, has produced a jingle backed plea for local voters to elect a "strong and stable" Government.

Laura Hughes, The Telegraph, 6th June 2017

How comedy captured the Edinburgh Fringe: part 2

Our first instalment of this series covered over three decades, when the Edinburgh Fringe was almost without comedians at all. Now in Part Two, we find one year alone - 1981 - influences comedy more than all the previous Fringes put together.

Ben Venables, The Skinny, 6th June 2017

An inspired 90s time capsule that would never work now

The Adam And Joe Show revelled so much in '90s pop culture that, viewed today, it feels like a time capsule of its era.

Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 1st June 2017

Red Nose Day comes to China

Comic Relief has expanded to China, with the first Red Nose Day taking place in the vast country.

British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2017

ITV are 'scared' to air Son Of B'stard

ITV are 'too scared' to air the comeback of immoral MP Alan B'Stard, his creators have claimed.

Chortle, 23rd May 2017

Tommy Cannon declared bankrupt

Eighties comic and I'm A Celebrity star Tommy Cannon is declared bankrupt after being hit with a £800,000 tax bill.

Alex Matthews, Daily Mail, 19th May 2017

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