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BBC Audio | Loose Ends | Jay Rayner, Sindhu Vee, Helen Rebanks, Laura Veirs, Arab Strap, Stuart Maconie

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (122+ words) Stuart Maconie is joined in the Salford studio by the food critic and broadcaster Jay Rayner, who tells us about the worst thing he's ever done for money. Helen Rebanks, author of the best-selling... Jay Rayner, Sindhu Vee, Helen Rebanks,…...

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BBC Audio | Profile | Richard Osman

16+ hour, 22+ min ago   (152+ words) The writer, presenter and podcaster Richard Osman has released his latest novel – We Chase Shadows, the second book in his We Solve Murders series. The release follows the success of his Thursday Murder Club novels which have sold millions of…...

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Sam Heughan 'gutted' to miss Stranraer oyster festival

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (422+ words) Outlander star Sam Heughan has said he is "gutted" to have had to pull out of this year's Stranraer Oyster Festival. Despite the loss of a headline name, organisers of the Stranraer Oyster Festival said they remained optimistic of breaking…...

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Omid Djalili on his new Radio 4 stand-up special - "comedy is one of the last bastions of truth"

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) We caught up with Omid to talk about the role comedy plays in a polarised world, people’s biggest misconceptions about him, and how he stays hopeful You describe the world as feeling louder, angrier and stranger than ever. Do you…...

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Chris Sussman joins BBC as new Director of Comedy

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (308+ words) Chris will be responsible for leading the UK’s largest generator of original British scripted comedy BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has appointed Chris Sussman as Director of Comedy. He was previously Director of Scripted Series at Netflix UK and…...

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BBC Audio | Comedy of the Week | The People Have Spoken

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (107+ words) Available for 364 days It's time for the people to speak. Taking on the headlines, Ian Smith is joined by Harriet Kemsley and Ashley Storrie to work out what is going on, and together with an Edinburgh Fringe audience, solve the…...

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Lancashire comic says winning cheesiest joke award 'is bonkers"

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (355+ words) A comedian has said "it's bonkers" to have scooped the top prize for the cheesiest joke of the year at his first Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Fil Milton runs the Make The Ferret Mad Again comedy nights at The Ferret in…...

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Jimmy Cricket's son on his dad's humour in his final days

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (23+ words) BBC Jimmy Cricket's son on his dad's humour in his final days...

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Fans and stars' bow-tie tribute at Jimmy Cricket funeral

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (426+ words) Family, friends, fellow performers and fans of veteran comic Jimmy Cricket have gathered for his funeral. The Northern Ireland-born comedian, real name James Joseph Mulgrew, died on 3 August aged 80. Many mourners at Salford Cathedral responded to his family's request to…...

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Venue admits scrapping Jewish comedian's Edinburgh Fringe show was discrimination

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (616+ words) A venue has accepted that it discriminated against a Jewish comedian when it cancelled his show at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe over his views about the Israel-Gaza war. Philip Simon was due to perform his stand-up show at the…...