Shortlist Announced For The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize For Comic Fiction 2026

The shortlist has been announced for the 2026 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.

The award is the UK’s longest running prize for comic fiction and previous winners have included bestselling...

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Top eleven replies (coz it turned out ten wasn’t enough) I get whenever I, a woman in comedy, dare to call out a man’s terrible behaviour. By Sooz Kempner

I’m a female comedian, kids. The first time I called out a popular comedian making r*pe jokes was in 2014. I had about 1000 Twitter followers, he had a quarter of a million. I didn’t tag the comedian in question. But he found out, told his followers, and I got to experience my very first online...

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New Tour Dates For Leggy Blonde Josh Jones
New Tour Dates For Leggy Blonde Josh Jones

Stand-up comedian Josh Jones is back on tour with more hilarious tales in his new show Confessions Of A Leggy Blond. This time he's tackling the big subjects - Life, Death and Boobs.

Josh said: ‘This Leggy Blonde can't wait to hit the road. I love trying to outdo myself with each tour and...

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Tour Extension for Flo & Joan Including Eventim Apollo Date
Tour Extension for Flo & Joan Including Eventim Apollo Date
Flo & Joan, aka Nicola and Rosie Dempsey, have announced that they will extend their sell-out tour to keep up with overwhelming demand from fans for tickets to experience their latest merging of...
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Comedy Meets Classical As Bill Bailey and Rich Hall Join Barbados Ferstival
Comedy Meets Classical As Bill Bailey and Rich Hall Join Barbados Festival
Bill Bailey and Rich Hall are among the acts lined up for the Allstars Festival taking place in Barbados in March 2027. Strictly Come Daning champion Bailey will appear on March 20 and Rich Hall, who...
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Film Review: BFI London Film Festival – The Debut
Film Review: BFI London Film Festival – The Debut
Fifteen minutes into The Debut I suddenly had a moment of realisation. I get it. She’s in a coma and this is all a dream. Living out an alternative fantasy life away from the humdrum. Something like...
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Review: Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, Netflix
Review: Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, Netflix
When comedian Norm Macdonald died in 2021 my social media feed was flooded with tributes from fans and other comedians. I'll be honest, I didn't know a great deal about him, but watching some clips...
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Previously Unseen Only Fools and Horses Footage – Over 30 Newly Found Scenes And Second Series About The Classic Sitcom
Previously Unseen Only Fools and Horses Footage – Over 30 Newly Found Scenes And Second Series About The Classic Sitcom
As Only Fools and Horses marks its 45th anniversary year, and following tonight's premiere of the first series, U&GOLD today announces a second two-part series of Only Fools and Horses: The Lost...
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