Comedy News Round Up
Award for Rhod Gilbert, Tour Dates for Josh Widdicombe, Felicity Ward & Paul Chowdhry And More...
Comedian Rhod Gilbert has been awarded a BAFTACymruAward for Presenter - Gilbert fronted the moving documentary about his cancer treatment, Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in the Neck. Read more here.
Josh Widdicombe has added extra dates to his Not My Cup Of Tea tour due to demand. A full list of the current dates is here. Picture by jiksaw.
Award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and writer Paul Chowdhry has announced his new ‘Englandia’ UK stand-up tour for 2025. Kicking off in Ipswich on 2nd March, he will perform 33 dates across the country which includes two major arena shows at Birmingham Utlilia Arena and London The O2 before concluding in Newcastle on 24th May. Details here
.The BAFTA-nominated BBC comedy Man Like Mobeen is returning to Small Heath for a fifth and final series, with filming under way in Coventry and Turkey. The first images have been released taken on the set of the upcoming series featuring Guz Khan (Army of Thieves, The Bubble) as the notorious lead character Mobeen, alongside Tolu Ogunmefun (Don’t Jealous Me) as Nate and Perry Fitzpatrick (Line of Duty, Sherwood) as Harper. More here. Pictures by Khuram Mirza.
Daniel Foxx is performing at Live at Brighton Dome Bleeped as part of the inaugural Brighton Dome Comedy Festival. A swear-free edition of the venue’s flagship comedy showcase Live at Brighton Dome, the show is a mixed bill of high quality acts, with no rude bits. More details and interview here.
Prime Video’s hotly anticipated Australian Original The Office, is streaming now. The comedy series is the thirteenth version of the global hit juggernaut franchise and has the first-ever female lead in the iconic role, comedian and actor Felicity Ward who plays Hannah Howard, Managing Director of Flinley Craddick. And you can also see Ward in the flesh as she is touring the UK this autumn. Dates and details here.
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