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Comedians to appear in Celebrity Bake Off 2020
Thursday 27th February 2020
Russell Howard, Jenny Eclair, James Buckley, Joel Dommett, Caroline Quentin and Mo Gilligan will appear on The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer.
Count Binface to run for London Mayor
Thursday 27th February 2020
Comedian Jon Harvey, in the guise of Count Binface, is to run for London Mayor.
Simon Munnery gets first art exhibition
Wednesday 26th February 2020
Simon Munnery's archive materials are to be showcased in a new art exhibition in Bedford.
Jethro announces retirement
Monday 24th February 2020
Cornish stand-up comedian Jethro, who has been performing comedy for over 50 years, has announced he is to stop touring.
Zoe Lyons to host physical game show Lightning
Friday 14th February 2020
Stand-up comedian Zoe Lyons is to host Lightning, a physical game show for BBC Two in which contestants must stay out of the spotlight.
Athena Kugblenu receives Felix Dexter Bursary 2020
Wednesday 12th February 2020
Stand-up comedian and writer Athena Kugblenu has been named as the recipient of this year's Felix Dexter Bursary scheme.
Johnny Vegas returns to stand-up
Friday 7th February 2020
Johnny Vegas is returning to stand-up comedy. He'll be starting off by hosting a series of gigs at the Just The Tonic clubs.
Romesh Ranganathan signs Sky deal
Monday 3rd February 2020
Romesh Ranganathan has signed Ranga Bee, the production company he co-founded, into a first-look script deal with Sky Studios.
Dominic Frisby in Brexit-fuelled singles chart race
Thursday 30th January 2020
Comic and musician Dominic Frisby is aiming to get a pro-Brexit comic single to number one.
Nicholas Parsons dies aged 96
Tuesday 28th January 2020
Comic actor and Just A Minute host Nicholas Parsons has died aged 96.