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West Belfast playwright Aoife Kane brings new comedy Skinny Bitches to Féile an Phobail
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (1123+ words) A talented young playwright and actor from west Belfast is bringing her newest creation to Féile an Phobail this summer. Hot on the heels of a re-run of her play The Wee Wake at The Devenish in June, Aoife Kane…...
Top Gear’s The Stig thought Andrew Flintoff died in crash
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (370+ words) Top Gear’s The Stig thought Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was going to die after he was “sprayed” with his blood during a crash at the show’s test track. Flintoff, 48, was taken to hospital with facial and rib injuries following the accident…...
Comedian Ola Labib: Comedy has been my saviour
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1261+ words) Over the years, Sudanese comedian Ola Labib has batted away racist taunts and prejudice through humour. “I get trolled so much,” says the woman who has forged a career in comedy, from the early days in open-mic sessions to becoming…...
‘I feel like I’m where I’m meant to be now’ - North Belfast blogger turned playwright Nuala Moore on bringing My Phat Life to Féile an Phobail
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1028+ words) After a decade of entertaining readers with her online blog From Phat to Phabulous, a north Belfast woman is now bringing her words to the stage with a new play. Nuala Moore’s creation, My Phat Life, will have a run…...
‘I’d never done anything like this before’ - Irish comic Joanne McNally on her new comedy panel show
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (1046+ words) When Co Roscommon-born comedian Joanne McNally first moved to London in the midst of the Covid pandemic, it was not an ideal time for the live comedy scene. However, when she and fellow Irish presenter Vogue Williams launched their hit…...
‘Being funny and moving at the same thing is very difficult to achieve’ - Rafe Spall on why Trying has been such an enduring hit with viewers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1019+ words) Rafe Spall didn’t think his natural on-screen connection with Esther Smith in Trying would blossom into a real-life relationship – but it did. In 2024, the 43-year-old, who plays Jason, welcomed his first child with his co-star, 39, who plays Nikki, and the…...
Three Northern Ireland productions chosen for Edinburgh Fringe 2026 showcase
3+ week, 1+ day ago (461+ words) Three works of theatre and dance from Northern Ireland creatives are set to demonstrate the “ambition” of the region’s sector at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe. The August festival’s 2026 programmes includes 3,649 shows across 258 venues with shows on topics including artificial intelligence, the…...
NI comedian Serena Terry to debut one-woman play at Edinburgh Fringe
3+ week, 3+ day ago (560+ words) Following a meteoric rise from creating online comedy sketches during lockdown in 2020 to becoming one of Ireland’s most successful comedy exports, Serena Terry, aka Mammy Banter, will premiere her first ever one woman play, Factory Settings, in an exclusive three-performance…...
Felicity Kendal hails ‘comic genius’ and ‘joy to work with’ Dame Penelope Keith
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (519+ words) Felicity Kendal has remembered Dame Penelope Keith, her co-star in The Good Life, as a “comic genius” who was “a joy to know and work with”, in a statement to the Press Association. The actress, whose death aged 86 was announced…...
Victoria Wood sitcom Dinnerladies to return with stage play â The Irish News
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (542+ words) Victoria Wood’s beloved sitcom Dinnerladies will return with a new stage adaptation, more than 25 years after it debuted on television. The stage show has been commissioned by the estate of the late comedian, a first since her death in 2016 at…...