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Finalists announced for £10,001 Petfringe 2018 stand-up prize
Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Alistair Williams, Charmian Hughes, Karen Bayley, Luke Toulson, Mark Simmons, Nick Page, Simon Lomas, Tim Clark and Tom Glover will compete in the Petfringe 2018 competition, which has the biggest cash prize in stand-up comedy.
Lost Voice Guy to tour the UK in 2019
Monday 2nd July 2018
Britain's Got Talent winner Lee Ridley, also known as Lost Voice Guy, is to tour the UK in 2019 with his new live show.
Comedy Central Live festival coming to Southampton in October
Thursday 28th June 2018
Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard and Katherine Ryan will be amongst the headliners at Comedy Central Live, a three day festival in Southampton between 5th and 7th October.
Britain's Got Talent star Robert White announces tour
Thursday 28th June 2018
Robert White, who came runner-up in the 2018 series of Britain's Got Talent, is to tour the UK between February and April 2019 with a show titled The Tank Top Tour.
BCG partners with revived Comedy Poster Awards
Monday 11th June 2018
After a year's hiatus, the Comedy Poster Awards return to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 with new sponsors Beer52 and British Comedy Guide.
Young Ones stars Edmondson and Planer reunite for stage comedy
Friday 8th June 2018
The Young Ones stars Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer will write and star in Vulcan 7, a new comedy play about a pair of actors who are reunited on the set of a fantasy movie.
Katherine Ryan announces West End run for Glitter Room
Friday 8th June 2018
Katherine Ryan is set to perform her acclaimed stand-up show Glitter Room at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End during September.
Julian Clary announces 2019 tour
Thursday 7th June 2018
Julian Clary has announced he is to return to stages across the UK for a 2019 stand-up tour, titled Born To Mince.
Father Ted: the musical
Saturday 2nd June 2018
Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews have nearly completed writing Pope Ted - The Father Ted Musical.
Only Fools: the musical
Friday 1st June 2018
A new live stage musical version of Only Fools And Horses is in development, for a potential West End premiere early next year.