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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…...
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…...
What got people talking at Edinburgh's Festivals?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (16+ words) What got people talking at Edinburgh's Festivals this year? What got people talking at Edinburgh's Festivals?...
Hit BBC comedy Ann Droid to return for a second series
2+ week, 2+ day ago (403+ words) The series was created by Diane Morgan and co-written by Morgan and Sarah Kendall Hit comedy Ann Droid has been commissioned for a second run after attracting 7.6 million viewers (28 days) for episode one, making it the BBC’s second biggest new…...
Leicester Comedy festival firm had debts of more than £200k
2+ week, 1+ day ago (461+ words) The firm behind one of the UK's biggest comedy festivals accumulated debts of more than £200,000 before it ceased trading, according to the Live Comedy Association. The Big Difference Company - which ran Leicester Comedy Festival - announced earlier in August "with great…...
'I've seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail 7,000 times' - John Cleese
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (23+ words) BBC 'I've seen Holy Grail 7,000 times' - John Cleese...
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…...
New comedy festival for Leicester after firm folds
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (453+ words) A new comedy festival has been set up in Leicester by artists who said they were still owed money from organisers of the city's original event. Stand-up comedian Alex Hylton and promoter Colin Bowles said the Independent Comedy Festival will…...
The weather forecast for Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2026
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (336+ words) With just hours to go until the start of the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, there is one question on everyone's lips - what will the weather be like? The West has experienced extreme heat and drought so far this summer, but…...
Comedy's like supporting your local football team - venues react as festival firm folds
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1280+ words) "I think comedy's like supporting your local football team," says Alan Merryweather, one of the hosts of one of the biggest comedy festivals in the UK. He, like other venues that open their doors every February to stand-up comedians from…...