<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cabaret - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Cabaret news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:30:36 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[FOURTEEN stand-up tours kick off this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fourteen-stand-up-tours-kick-off-this-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:30:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fourteen-stand-up-tours-kick-off-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin From Accounts back for a third and final series]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/colin-from-accounts-back-for-a-third-and-final-series/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:18:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/colin-from-accounts-back-for-a-third-and-final-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran BBC comedy man Ted Taylor writes his memoirs]]></title><description><![CDATA[He created The Men From The Ministry and gave Paul Merton his break]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/veteran-bbc-comedy-man-ted-taylor-writes-his-memoirs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:01:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/veteran-bbc-comedy-man-ted-taylor-writes-his-memoirs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phoenix Nights stars head back to the club where it was filmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[25th anniversary tour visits Bolton]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/phoenix-nights-stars-head-back-to-the-club-where-it-was-filmed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:55:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/phoenix-nights-stars-head-back-to-the-club-where-it-was-filmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Scotland axes The Chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[No third series for Jack Docherty comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-scotland-axes-the-chief/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:49:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-scotland-axes-the-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Howard reveals his son died hours after birth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As comedian and his wife set up a charity in his memory]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/russell-howard-reveals-his-son-died-hours-after-birth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:01:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/russell-howard-reveals-his-son-died-hours-after-birth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard O'Sullivan dies at 82]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man About The House and Robin's Nest star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-osullivan-dies-at-82/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:43:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-osullivan-dies-at-82/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1.5m watch Ricky Gervais's Alley Cats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost all in the first week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/15m-watch-ricky-gervaiss-alley-cats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:15:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/15m-watch-ricky-gervaiss-alley-cats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Dwarf's Rob Grant left &pound;930,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus property in Spain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/red-dwarfs-rob-grant-left-pound930000/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:23:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/red-dwarfs-rob-grant-left-pound930000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mammoth gets a US remake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fox orders a series based on Mike Bubbins sitcom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mammoth-gets-a-us-remake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:11:05 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mammoth-gets-a-us-remake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside No9 Blu-ray box set to be released]]></title><description><![CDATA[All 55 episodes and loads of extras]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/inside-no9-blu-ray-box-set-to-be-released/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:20:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/inside-no9-blu-ray-box-set-to-be-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Langham dies at 77]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thick Of It star disgraced by child porn conviction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-langham-dies-at-77/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:50:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-langham-dies-at-77/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had psychosis... comedy helped me recover]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Rose Wilde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-had-psychosis-comedy-helped-me-recover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-had-psychosis-comedy-helped-me-recover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken Shop Date ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amelia Dimoldenberg winds up her hit series]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chicken-shop-date-ends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:34:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chicken-shop-date-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Merchant makes £10.5million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company coffers swelled in 2025]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stephen-merchant-makes-105million/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:41:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stephen-merchant-makes-105million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeff Goldblum to host SNL UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[With CMAT the musical guest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jeff-goldblum-to-host-snl-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jeff-goldblum-to-host-snl-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liz Kingsman cast in Australian comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tough Love starts shooting in Sydney]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/liz-kingsman-cast-in-australian-comedy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:31:05 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/liz-kingsman-cast-in-australian-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ludwig gets a Christmas special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featuring Poirot star David Suchet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ludwig-gets-a-christmas-special/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:11:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ludwig-gets-a-christmas-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Bishop breaks his ankle motorcycling with Tim Peake]]></title><description><![CDATA[...forcing him out of charity bike ride]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-bishop-breaks-his-ankle-motorcycling-with-tim-peake/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:57:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-bishop-breaks-his-ankle-motorcycling-with-tim-peake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entries open for 2026 Comedy Poster Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[&pound;1,000 prize pot up for grabs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/entries-open-for-2026-comedy-poster-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:08:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/entries-open-for-2026-comedy-poster-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to rename 8 Out Of 10 Cats as 9 Out Of 10 Cats?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So say Rob Beckcat, Sarah Meowlican and Joe Whiskason]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/time-to-rename-8-out-of-10-cats-as-9-out-of-10-cats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:53:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/time-to-rename-8-out-of-10-cats-as-9-out-of-10-cats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe rejects calls to bring 2027 event earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be logistically impossible, say festival chiefs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-rejects-calls-to-bring-2027-event-earlier/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:32:06 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-rejects-calls-to-bring-2027-event-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[47 MPs call for government to recognise grassroots comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live Comedy Association letter sent to Culutre Secretary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/47-mps-call-for-government-to-recognise-grassroots-comedy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:57:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/47-mps-call-for-government-to-recognise-grassroots-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marking 75 years of The Goon Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archive events set]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marking-75-years-of-the-goon-show/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:06:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marking-75-years-of-the-goon-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which company supplies the robots in Ann Droid?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday trivia quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/which-company-supplies-the-robots-in-ann-droid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:35:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/which-company-supplies-the-robots-in-ann-droid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a major new Peter Sellers box set]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have three copies to give away]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/win-a-major-new-peter-sellers-box-set/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:23:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/win-a-major-new-peter-sellers-box-set/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose Matafeo competes in a second Taskmaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic signed up for New Zealand version]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rose-matafeo-competes-in-a-second-taskmaster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:03:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rose-matafeo-competes-in-a-second-taskmaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US comedy stars announce joint UK arena dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cedric the Entertainer, Tiffany Haddish and Mo&rsquo;Nique]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/us-comedy-stars-announce-joint-uk-arena-dates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:29:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/us-comedy-stars-announce-joint-uk-arena-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We always get there in the end. And if we haven&rsquo;t got there, it isn&rsquo;t the end...']]></title><description><![CDATA[Omid Djalili on staying hopeful in an angry world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/we-always-get-there-in-the-end-and-if-we-havenrsquot-got-there-it-isnrsquot-the-end/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:55:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/we-always-get-there-in-the-end-and-if-we-havenrsquot-got-there-it-isnrsquot-the-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Gallagher: Last Minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matthew-gallagher-last-minute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:44:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matthew-gallagher-last-minute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Another Quiz Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/not-another-quiz-night/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:38:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/not-another-quiz-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls grow to move the Edinburgh Fringe one week earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Current timing slammed as 'absolutely ludicrous']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/calls-grow-to-move-the-edinburgh-fringe-one-week-earlier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:45:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/calls-grow-to-move-the-edinburgh-fringe-one-week-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cordelia Graham: Faint Heart Never F*cked A Pig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cordelia-graham-faint-heart-never-fcked-a-pig/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:34:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cordelia-graham-faint-heart-never-fcked-a-pig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roger O’Sullivan: Divil May Cry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/roger-osullivan-divil-may-cry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:15:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/roger-osullivan-divil-may-cry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brennan Reece: Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brennan-reece-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:19:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brennan-reece-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Smurthwaite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-smurthwaite/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-smurthwaite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caitriona Dowden: Sesh Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/caitriona-dowden-sesh-head/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/caitriona-dowden-sesh-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fatiha-el-ghorri-cockney-stacking-doll/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fatiha-el-ghorri-cockney-stacking-doll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alfie Brown: The Entertainer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alfie-brown-the-entertainer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alfie-brown-the-entertainer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Demko's Last Day of Camp!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/derek-demkos-last-day-of-camp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:42:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/derek-demkos-last-day-of-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eryn Tett: Tasting Menu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eryn-tett-tasting-menu/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eryn-tett-tasting-menu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Nicoresti's the world No5 air guitarist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic performs at the championship in Finland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-nicorestis-the-world-no5-air-guitarist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:04:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-nicorestis-the-world-no5-air-guitarist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stamptown Netflix special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the cult favourite's mainstream outing, by Jay Richardson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stamptown-netflix-special/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stamptown-netflix-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Stamptown Netflix special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jay Richardson on the cult favourite's mainstream outing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/review-stamptown-netflix-special/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/review-stamptown-netflix-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Annette: Say What You Like About Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amy-annette-say-what-you-like-about-me/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amy-annette-say-what-you-like-about-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Dean: Hellbent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/larry-dean-hellbent/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/larry-dean-hellbent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Malcolm Hardee Award winners announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASMR show scoops 'comic originality' prize]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/2026-malcolm-hardee-award-winners-announced/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:40:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/2026-malcolm-hardee-award-winners-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-kearns-tilting-at-windmills/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-kearns-tilting-at-windmills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethan &amp; Gigi Present: The Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ethan-amp-gigi-present-the-movement/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ethan-amp-gigi-present-the-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wisard/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wisard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Vigeant: Out There]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mark-vigeant-out-there/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mark-vigeant-out-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Hincks: Emotional Cowboy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leo-hincks-emotional-cowboy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leo-hincks-emotional-cowboy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaldas Karosas: A Very Capable Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy 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Edinburgh Comedy Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marty Gleeson is best newcomer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-cantrill-wins-edinburgh-comedy-award/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-cantrill-wins-edinburgh-comedy-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harriet Dyer: Easily Distra...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-dyer-easily-distra/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-dyer-easily-distra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Lycett opens his boozer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-opens-his-boozer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-opens-his-boozer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laughterama returns to Manchester]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laughterama-returns-to-manchester/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laughterama-returns-to-manchester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot share ISH comedy award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam Eley is best newcomer for Basil Crumbwick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-dyer-and-paul-foot-share-ish-comedy-award/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-dyer-and-paul-foot-share-ish-comedy-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Forbes named best Scottish comic at the Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas show scoops the first McTavish Award]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-forbes-named-best-scottish-comic-at-the-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:19:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-forbes-named-best-scottish-comic-at-the-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC exec admits Here We Go was a hard sell]]></title><description><![CDATA[...as creator Tom Basden talks about his writing process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-exec-admits-here-we-go-was-a-hard-sell/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:50:05 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jamie-wolf-psycho/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsey Santoro: It Was Like That When I Got Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lindsey-santoro-it-was-like-that-when-i-got-here/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lindsey-santoro-it-was-like-that-when-i-got-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruby Carr: Bite Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ruby-carr-bite-me/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ruby-carr-bite-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fab Goualin: Mixed Messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fab-goualin-mixed-messages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fab-goualin-mixed-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So You Think You're Funny? 2026 final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/so-you-think-youre-funny-2026-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:27:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/so-you-think-youre-funny-2026-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Sussman becomes BBC's new comedy chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Netflix exec returns to the corporation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-sussman-becomes-bbcs-new-comedy-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:09:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-sussman-becomes-bbcs-new-comedy-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the making of Saturday Night Live UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cast and crew talk about the process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/inside-the-making-of-saturday-night-live-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:33:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/inside-the-making-of-saturday-night-live-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the making of Saturday Night Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cast and crew talk about the process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/inside-the-making-of-saturday-night-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:04:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/inside-the-making-of-saturday-night-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B48Y Crash Lands on Earth!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/b48y-crash-lands-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/b48y-crash-lands-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joshua Khoury wins So You Think You’re Funny?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh new act competition results]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joshua-khoury-wins-so-you-think-youre-funny/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:49:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joshua-khoury-wins-so-you-think-youre-funny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silky: No, YOU’RE Poster Syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/silky-no-youre-poster-syndrome/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/silky-no-youre-poster-syndrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finlay Christie: Champagne Casanova]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/finlay-christie-champagne-casanova/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/finlay-christie-champagne-casanova/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alice Fraser: Oh Man!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alice-fraser-oh-man/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alice-fraser-oh-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Scannell: The Abyss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brendan-scannell-the-abyss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brendan-scannell-the-abyss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin: Good News! It’s Been Destroyed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brccn-tyzack-carlin-good-news-its-been-destroyed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brccn-tyzack-carlin-good-news-its-been-destroyed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Who's in series 3 of Last One Laughing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten more comedians enter the room]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/revealed-whos-in-series-3-of-last-one-laughing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:07:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/revealed-whos-in-series-3-of-last-one-laughing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/monks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/monks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Channel 4 orders full series of Alex Horne's Your Time Starts Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight episodes for Taskmaster spin-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/channel-4-orders-full-series-of-alex-hornes-your-time-starts-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:05:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/channel-4-orders-full-series-of-alex-hornes-your-time-starts-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raj Poojara: Dice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/raj-poojara-dice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:42:00 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review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/auditory-awakenings-with-mr-tingles-in-the-house-of-asmr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/auditory-awakenings-with-mr-tingles-in-the-house-of-asmr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahir Shah: Golden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ahir-shah-golden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ahir-shah-golden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Klein: Boyoyoyoyoing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matt-klein-boyoyoyoyoing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matt-klein-boyoyoyoyoing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann Droid gets a second series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diane Morgan comedy to return]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ann-droid-gets-a-second-series/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:30:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ann-droid-gets-a-second-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoe Wohlfeld: Dog Funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/zoe-wohlfeld-dog-funeral/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/zoe-wohlfeld-dog-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophia Wren: The Best Girl in the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophia-wren-the-best-girl-in-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophia-wren-the-best-girl-in-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Dolan wins Comedians’ Choice Award at the Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marty Gleeson best newcomer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-dolan-wins-comedians-choice-award-at-the-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:26:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-dolan-wins-comedians-choice-award-at-the-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're with SNL UK for the long run']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sky commits to its high-profile comedy show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/were-with-snl-uk-for-the-long-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:01:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/were-with-snl-uk-for-the-long-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Netflix comedy from Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starring Robert Webb, Timothy Spall and more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-netflix-comedy-from-friday-night-dinner-creator-robert-popper/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:16:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-netflix-comedy-from-friday-night-dinner-creator-robert-popper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lisa McGee to make an Irish dancing mockumentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[New series from Derry Girls creator]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lisa-mcgee-to-make-an-irish-dancing-mockumentary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:59:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lisa-mcgee-to-make-an-irish-dancing-mockumentary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Achkar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-achkar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-achkar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob Preston: Amazing Global Solutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-preston-amazing-global-solutions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-preston-amazing-global-solutions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wally Baram: My Snake's Quincea&ntilde;era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wally-baram-my-snakes-quinceantildeera/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wally-baram-my-snakes-quinceantildeera/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Winning: Solastalgia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matt-winning-solastalgia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matt-winning-solastalgia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Eley wins the biggest prize in comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enormous trophy for the creator of Basil Crumbwick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-eley-wins-the-biggest-prize-in-comedy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-eley-wins-the-biggest-prize-in-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malcolm Hardee Award announces its 2026 nominees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Triple nod for Kate Smurthwaite for creating a fresh show every day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/malcolm-hardee-award-announces-its-2026-nominees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:12:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/malcolm-hardee-award-announces-its-2026-nominees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Dee to host new quiz show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pairing comedians with smart kids]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-dee-to-host-new-quiz-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:50:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-dee-to-host-new-quiz-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Kay adds another charity tour date]]></title><description><![CDATA[In aid of a teenager with a heart condition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-adds-another-charity-tour-date/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:20:05 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-adds-another-charity-tour-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robin Ince writes a book about the future of jokes]]></title><description><![CDATA['Will we use them to spread love or ugliness?']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/robin-ince-writes-a-book-about-the-future-of-jokes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/robin-ince-writes-a-book-about-the-future-of-jokes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards announce their 2026 shortlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best show, newcomer, panel prize and joke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ish-edinburgh-comedy-awards-announce-their-2026-shortlist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ish-edinburgh-comedy-awards-announce-their-2026-shortlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elouise Eftos: Aphrodite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/elouise-eftos-aphrodite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/elouise-eftos-aphrodite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enrico Touché: Hot Knees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/enrico-touch-hot-knees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/enrico-touch-hot-knees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killian Sundermann: Killian Dollar Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/killian-sundermann-killian-dollar-baby/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/killian-sundermann-killian-dollar-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Be Good' With Paulette]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/be-good-with-paulette/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/be-good-with-paulette/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Turner: In The Moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-turner-in-the-moment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-turner-in-the-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Van Gogh Shogh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-van-gogh-shogh/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-van-gogh-shogh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosalie-minnitt-clementine-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosalie-minnitt-clementine-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will &amp; Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/will-amp-noah-dinner-dinner-chicken-winner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/will-amp-noah-dinner-dinner-chicken-winner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucas Jefcoate: If I'm Not Somebody, I'm Nobody]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucas-jefcoate-if-im-not-somebody-im-nobody/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucas-jefcoate-if-im-not-somebody-im-nobody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Trickey: Split]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-trickey-split/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-trickey-split/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Sebag-Montefiore: Game of Phones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/will-sebag-montefiore-game-of-phones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/will-sebag-montefiore-game-of-phones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Lycett: It's so naff to be a comedian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic says he's embarrassed by his job]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-its-so-naff-to-be-a-comedian/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:53:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-its-so-naff-to-be-a-comedian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Foot: The Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paul-foot-the-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paul-foot-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viggo Venn: Only One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/viggo-venn-only-one/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/viggo-venn-only-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MC Hammersmith: Ice Ice Nepo Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mc-hammersmith-ice-ice-nepo-baby/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mc-hammersmith-ice-ice-nepo-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maia Tassalini: I Was 22 And Stunning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/maia-tassalini-i-was-22-and-stunning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/maia-tassalini-i-was-22-and-stunning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Torres: Skinned Knees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/shane-torres-skinned-knees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/shane-torres-skinned-knees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tilly Fletcher: Television]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tilly-fletcher-television/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tilly-fletcher-television/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mates Rates – The Golden Age Begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mates-rates-the-golden-age-begins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mates-rates-the-golden-age-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olga-koch-fat-tom-cruise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:51:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olga-koch-fat-tom-cruise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abby Govindan: Pushing 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/abby-govindan-pushing-30/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:12:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/abby-govindan-pushing-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friz Frizzle: A Certain Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/friz-frizzle-a-certain-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:37:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/friz-frizzle-a-certain-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pub is a great place for communities to bond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Lycett celebrates the British boozer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-pub-is-a-great-place-for-communities-to-bond/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-pub-is-a-great-place-for-communities-to-bond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shortlists announced for Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[For acts at the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/shortlists-announced-for-comedians-choice-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:27:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/shortlists-announced-for-comedians-choice-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New book to celebrate the great women of comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[By historian Gemma Ross]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-book-to-celebrate-the-great-women-of-comedy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:27:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-book-to-celebrate-the-great-women-of-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garry Starr boosts ISH award coffers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now every nominee gets &pound;100]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/garry-starr-boosts-ish-award-coffers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/garry-starr-boosts-ish-award-coffers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch all the finalists in the 2026 Chortle Student Comedy Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[As won by Eva Peroni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/watch-all-the-finalists-in-the-2026-chortle-student-comedy-awards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:49:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/watch-all-the-finalists-in-the-2026-chortle-student-comedy-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depths of Wikipedia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/depths-of-wikipedia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/depths-of-wikipedia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bilal Zafar: Rubicon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bilal-zafar-rubicon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bilal-zafar-rubicon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Norris: Mother Succubus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katie-norris-mother-succubus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katie-norris-mother-succubus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mothman: A Romance Musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mothman-a-romance-musical/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mothman-a-romance-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ renews 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven more episodes for Johnny O&rsquo;Brien&nbsp;and Johnny McMahon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rt-renews-2-johnnies-late-night-lock-in/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:19:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rt-renews-2-johnnies-late-night-lock-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geoffrey Asmus: Patriautism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/geoffrey-asmus-patriautism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/geoffrey-asmus-patriautism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marty Gleeson: Dog Ear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marty-gleeson-dog-ear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marty-gleeson-dog-ear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celya AB: We Must Stop Meeting Like This]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/celya-ab-we-must-stop-meeting-like-this/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/celya-ab-we-must-stop-meeting-like-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taskmaster special to raise funds for children's hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Streamed event featuring content creators]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taskmaster-special-to-raise-funds-for-childrens-hospital/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:02:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taskmaster-special-to-raise-funds-for-childrens-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sami Abu Wardeh Hates You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sami-abu-wardeh-hates-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sami-abu-wardeh-hates-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Night: We'll Be Alright, Darling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-night-well-be-alright-darling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:44:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-night-well-be-alright-darling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Doran: Emmaculate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emma-doran-emmaculate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:54:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emma-doran-emmaculate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I used a podcast to write my Edinburgh show]]></title><description><![CDATA['My earliest and most revolting ideas revealed themselves' says comic Paul Hilleard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-i-used-a-podcast-to-write-my-edinburgh-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:41:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-i-used-a-podcast-to-write-my-edinburgh-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How repressed is your 'cunt'ry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophie Power on what she learned about doing a show called CVNT]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-repressed-is-your-cuntry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:41:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-repressed-is-your-cuntry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madeleine Brettingham: Legend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/madeleine-brettingham-legend/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/madeleine-brettingham-legend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freya Parker: An Hour Of Decay!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/freya-parker-an-hour-of-decay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/freya-parker-an-hour-of-decay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeley Hazell: Everyone's Seen My Tits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/keeley-hazell-everyones-seen-my-tits/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/keeley-hazell-everyones-seen-my-tits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhys James: Chop Logic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rhys-james-chop-logic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rhys-james-chop-logic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Catling: Clown Fish Out Of Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stephen-catling-clown-fish-out-of-water/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stephen-catling-clown-fish-out-of-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/margaret-thatcher-queen-of-hollywood/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/margaret-thatcher-queen-of-hollywood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Franklin: Kiss Me x]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alex-franklin-kiss-me-x/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alex-franklin-kiss-me-x/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harriet Richardson: Creep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-richardson-creep/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-richardson-creep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayo Adenekan: Homeland Insecurity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ayo-adenekan-homeland-insecurity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ayo-adenekan-homeland-insecurity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adi Parmar: Sunny Boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adi-parmar-sunny-boy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:49:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adi-parmar-sunny-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe 2026 on air]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, and radio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fringe-2026-on-air/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fringe-2026-on-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comic Mike Newall has brain haemorrhage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowdfunder launched in support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comic-mike-newall-has-brain-haemorrhage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:45:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comic-mike-newall-has-brain-haemorrhage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roll with the Funches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/roll-with-the-funches/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/roll-with-the-funches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester Comedy Festival charity's debts exceed &pound;215,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[And many creditors appear missing from official list]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-charitys-debts-exceed-pound215000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-charitys-debts-exceed-pound215000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester Comedy Festival charity's debts exceed &pound;216,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[And many creditors appear missing from official list]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-charitys-debts-exceed-pound216000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:25:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-charitys-debts-exceed-pound216000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Correos: Noise Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-correos-noise-zealand/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-correos-noise-zealand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Li Jin Hao: Falling From A Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/li-jin-hao-falling-from-a-moon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/li-jin-hao-falling-from-a-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lance Mao: The Pig with the Dragon Tattoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lance-mao-the-pig-with-the-dragon-tattoo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lance-mao-the-pig-with-the-dragon-tattoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Hall: Pizazz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/christopher-hall-pizazz/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/christopher-hall-pizazz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob Copland: One (More Please)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-copland-one-more-please/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-copland-one-more-please/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craig Speirs: Problem Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/craig-speirs-problem-child/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/craig-speirs-problem-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emmeline Downie: Gail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emmeline-downie-gail/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emmeline-downie-gail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypnotist Matt Hale: Funbelievable! 90s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hypnotist-matt-hale-funbelievable-90s/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hypnotist-matt-hale-funbelievable-90s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olivia Xing: Baby of Colour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olivia-xing-baby-of-colour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olivia-xing-baby-of-colour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob Kemp: Beatlesjuice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-kemp-beatlesjuice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-kemp-beatlesjuice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ele McKenzie: Bringing It All Back Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ele-mckenzie-bringing-it-all-back-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ele-mckenzie-bringing-it-all-back-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie Garrad: A Period Drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophie-garrad-a-period-drama/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophie-garrad-a-period-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candace Bryan: Don’t Be Ridiculous, Everybody Wants This]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/candace-bryan-dont-be-ridiculous-everybody-wants-this/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/candace-bryan-dont-be-ridiculous-everybody-wants-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Kilstein: Can't Tie Knots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jamie-kilstein-cant-tie-knots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jamie-kilstein-cant-tie-knots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom McGovern: Prize Hog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dom-mcgovern-prize-hog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dom-mcgovern-prize-hog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedian fined £2,500 for calling a woman fat from the stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli court rules that the exchange was defamation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-fined-2500-for-calling-a-woman-fat-from-the-stage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:18:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-fined-2500-for-calling-a-woman-fat-from-the-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill's Tupperware Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jills-tupperware-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jills-tupperware-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Arthur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-arthur/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-arthur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lilla Multipass: Woman(33)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lilla-multipass-woman33/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lilla-multipass-woman33/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Adamsdale: AI, AI, Oh... (Or How I Wrote a Hit Sitcom with ChatGPT But We're Not Talking Now)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/will-adamsdale-ai-ai-oh-or-how-i-wrote-a-hit-sitcom-with-chatgpt-but-were-not-talking-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/will-adamsdale-ai-ai-oh-or-how-i-wrote-a-hit-sitcom-with-chatgpt-but-were-not-talking-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean Morley: Backchannel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sean-morley-backchannel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sean-morley-backchannel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Roberts: Scary Movie 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sarah-roberts-scary-movie-7/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sarah-roberts-scary-movie-7/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Robin: Nun Slut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/claire-robin-nun-slut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/claire-robin-nun-slut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frankie Thompson: Horrible Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frankie-thompson-horrible-things/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frankie-thompson-horrible-things/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob Auton: Jupiter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-auton-jupiter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rob-auton-jupiter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Nichol: Aren't We Lucky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/phil-nichol-arent-we-lucky/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/phil-nichol-arent-we-lucky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olaf Falafel wins the (Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are these the best one-liners at the Edinburgh festival?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olaf-falafel-wins-the-some-guy-called-dave-joke-of-the-fringe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:26:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olaf-falafel-wins-the-some-guy-called-dave-joke-of-the-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taskmaster series 22 air date confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Show returns next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taskmaster-series-22-air-date-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taskmaster-series-22-air-date-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC axes Only Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[No third series for Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh's comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-axes-only-child/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:32:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-axes-only-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imogen Andrews: The Unlikeable Worms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/imogen-andrews-the-unlikeable-worms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/imogen-andrews-the-unlikeable-worms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Gaughan: The Emperor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-gaughan-the-emperor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-gaughan-the-emperor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions Leicester Comedy Festival bosses MUST answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happened to comedians' money?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/questions-leicester-comedy-festival-bosses-must-answer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:19:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/questions-leicester-comedy-festival-bosses-must-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chortle Student Comedy Award 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chortle-student-comedy-award-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:27:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chortle-student-comedy-award-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harriet Kemsley and Finlay Christie to make their Mock The Week debuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Panel show returns September 13]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-kemsleyand-finlay-christie-to-make-their-mock-the-week-debuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:32:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/harriet-kemsleyand-finlay-christie-to-make-their-mock-the-week-debuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/those-people/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/those-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the 2026 Birmingham Breaking Talent hopefuls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy festival reveals its tips for the top]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/meet-the-2026-birmingham-breaking-talent-hopefuls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:02:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/meet-the-2026-birmingham-breaking-talent-hopefuls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-brush/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-brush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Jarvis: Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/grace-jarvis-getting-dragged-backwards-through-a-hedge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/grace-jarvis-getting-dragged-backwards-through-a-hedge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva Peroni crowned Chortle Student Comedy Award winner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adam Ernest Pickard runner-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eva-peroni-crowned-chortle-student-comedy-award-winner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eva-peroni-crowned-chortle-student-comedy-award-winner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Megasquirt: Fully Loaded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/megasquirt-fully-loaded/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/megasquirt-fully-loaded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea Birkby: Is In Full Control The Entire Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chelsea-birkby-is-in-full-control-the-entire-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chelsea-birkby-is-in-full-control-the-entire-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spencer Jones: Dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spencer-jones-dogs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spencer-jones-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheesiest joke of the Fringe revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Fil Milton wins &pound;1,000 prize]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cheesiest-joke-of-the-fringe-revealed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:04:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cheesiest-joke-of-the-fringe-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Forbes: Father Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-forbes-father-christmas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-forbes-father-christmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omar Badawy: Guided Detour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/omar-badawy-guided-detour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/omar-badawy-guided-detour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas special for Changing Ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[ITV adds an extra epsiode to Alan Carr's comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/christmas-special-for-changing-ends/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:43:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/christmas-special-for-changing-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brit Barron: Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brit-barron-church/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brit-barron-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirsty Mann: Corpse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kirsty-mann-corpse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kirsty-mann-corpse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Ansett: Looks Like A Bit Of Me!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-ansett-looks-like-a-bit-of-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-ansett-looks-like-a-bit-of-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh venue admits discriminating against Jewish comedian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banshee Labyrinth cites Philip Simon's tweets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-venue-admits-discriminating-against-jewish-comedian/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:06:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-venue-admits-discriminating-against-jewish-comedian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas specials have been cancelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[After creator Brendan O&rsquo;Carroll broke his jaw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mrs-browns-boys-christmas-specials-have-been-cancelled/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:17:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mrs-browns-boys-christmas-specials-have-been-cancelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Short: I Get ChatGPT To Write My Edinburgh Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-short-i-get-chatgpt-to-write-my-edinburgh-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-short-i-get-chatgpt-to-write-my-edinburgh-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Passion of Mr Cardboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-passion-of-mr-cardboard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-passion-of-mr-cardboard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paddy-young-will-sir-be-laughing-alone/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paddy-young-will-sir-be-laughing-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophie-duker-hot-beef-injection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophie-duker-hot-beef-injection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Cheka: The Last Funny Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-cheka-the-last-funny-woman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-cheka-the-last-funny-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Rutter: Ignorance Is Chris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-rutter-ignorance-is-chris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:13:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-rutter-ignorance-is-chris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voting opens in 2026 Comedians' Choice Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe accolades]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/voting-opens-in-2026-comedians-choice-awards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:04:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/voting-opens-in-2026-comedians-choice-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Robertson: Excitable Boy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-robertson-excitable-boy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:24:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-robertson-excitable-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How comedy courses boost the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people]]></title><description><![CDATA[New academic research published]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-comedy-courses-boost-the-wellbeing-of-lgbtq-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:07:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-comedy-courses-boost-the-wellbeing-of-lgbtq-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Cantrill: Rewilding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-cantrill-rewilding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:28:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-cantrill-rewilding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a Mitchell and Webb sketch about everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musical comedian Tasmin Sarkany picks her coemdy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/there-is-a-mitchell-and-webb-sketch-about-everything/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/there-is-a-mitchell-and-webb-sketch-about-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I gave up my dream job at Google to be a stand-up]]></title><description><![CDATA['Becoming an unemployed clown is not what a Chinese dad has in mind for his daughter,' writes Irene Woo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-gave-up-my-dream-job-at-google-to-be-a-stand-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-gave-up-my-dream-job-at-google-to-be-a-stand-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aditya Mayya Pretends to Be Sad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/aditya-mayya-pretends-to-be-sad/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:02:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/aditya-mayya-pretends-to-be-sad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hudson Hughes: At Your Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hudson-hughes-at-your-service/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:08:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hudson-hughes-at-your-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lil Wenker: Boyking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lil-wenker-boyking/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lil-wenker-boyking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crybabies: The Scaring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/crybabies-the-scaring/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/crybabies-the-scaring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 comics longlisted for the biggest award in comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[204cm prize up for grabs at the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/20-comics-longlisted-for-the-biggest-award-in-comedy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:23:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/20-comics-longlisted-for-the-biggest-award-in-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum finds out her daughter's queer... in the middle of a Fringe show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, it was a comedy about Heated Rivalry...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mum-finds-out-her-daughters-queer-in-the-middle-of-a-fringe-show/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:10:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mum-finds-out-her-daughters-queer-in-the-middle-of-a-fringe-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Margaret Thatcher became a comedy star]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of her Yes Minister sketch and the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/when-margaret-thatcher-became-a-comedy-star/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:45:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/when-margaret-thatcher-became-a-comedy-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeromaia Detto: Giuseppe\'s Love Quest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jeromaia-detto-giuseppes-love-quest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jeromaia-detto-giuseppes-love-quest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathan Oldfield: Exquisite Corpse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jonathan-oldfield-exquisite-corpse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jonathan-oldfield-exquisite-corpse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Morrison: Duck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-morrison-duck/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:28:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-morrison-duck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roger Prick: Sexopolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/roger-prick-sexopolis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:36:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/roger-prick-sexopolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's official: Ellie Taylor confirmed as Strictly's It Takes Two host]]></title><description><![CDATA['I&rsquo;m so excited, I could cha cha!']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/its-official-ellie-taylor-confirmed-as-strictlys-it-takes-two-host/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:30:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/its-official-ellie-taylor-confirmed-as-strictlys-it-takes-two-host/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna Leong Brophy: Born Sexy Yesterday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anna-leong-brophy-born-sexy-yesterday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:49:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anna-leong-brophy-born-sexy-yesterday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Em Humble: Lady Of The Lakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/em-humble-lady-of-the-lakes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/em-humble-lady-of-the-lakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struan Logan: Chaotic Good]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/struan-logan-chaotic-good/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/struan-logan-chaotic-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya Ricote: Ay Am!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/maya-ricote-ay-am/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/maya-ricote-ay-am/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacob Hatton: Ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jacob-hatton-ruins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jacob-hatton-ruins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Cashman: NPC (Nearly Proficient Comedian)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-cashman-npc-nearly-proficient-comedian/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:43:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-cashman-npc-nearly-proficient-comedian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spooky Dookie: Cool New Planet!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spooky-dookie-cool-new-planet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:39:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spooky-dookie-cool-new-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Watson to host the Chortle Student Comedy Award final 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mark-watson-to-host-the-chortle-student-comedy-award-final-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mark-watson-to-host-the-chortle-student-comedy-award-final-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Wozniak: The Bench]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mike-wozniak-the-bench/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mike-wozniak-the-bench/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Towelling Teaches You To Knit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-towelling-teaches-you-to-knit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-towelling-teaches-you-to-knit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garrett Millerick: We Tried It Your Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/garrett-millerick-we-tried-it-your-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/garrett-millerick-we-tried-it-your-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joseph Morpurgo: Highlander 70]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joseph-morpurgo-highlander-70/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joseph-morpurgo-highlander-70/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Mulvey: Gigantica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/grace-mulvey-gigantica/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/grace-mulvey-gigantica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah Byczkowski: Killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-byczkowski-killer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:53:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-byczkowski-killer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cecily Hitchcock: Family Recipe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cecily-hitchcock-family-recipe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:47:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cecily-hitchcock-family-recipe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adrian Edmondson writes his second novel]]></title><description><![CDATA[...30 years after the first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adrian-edmondson-writes-his-second-novel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:38:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adrian-edmondson-writes-his-second-novel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory Marshall: Thank You For The Opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rory-marshall-thank-you-for-the-opportunity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rory-marshall-thank-you-for-the-opportunity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna Thomas: How To Juggle A Ferret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anna-thomas-how-to-juggle-a-ferret/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anna-thomas-how-to-juggle-a-ferret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Bolognese]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lady-bolognese/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lady-bolognese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milo Edwards: Catamaran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/milo-edwards-catamaran/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/milo-edwards-catamaran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Field: Giddy Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andy-field-giddy-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andy-field-giddy-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eric Lampaert: Zero Minus One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eric-lampaert-zero-minus-one/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eric-lampaert-zero-minus-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Hilleard: Grogg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paul-hilleard-grogg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:26:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paul-hilleard-grogg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amanda Knox: Cartwheel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-knox-cartwheel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:53:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-knox-cartwheel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bella Hull: Mad Cow Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bella-hull-mad-cow-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bella-hull-mad-cow-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underground Monk Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/underground-monk-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/underground-monk-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick: Soul Sewage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-eley-is-basil-crumbwick-soul-sewage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-eley-is-basil-crumbwick-soul-sewage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam Flood: Life and Death of the Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adam-flood-life-and-death-of-the-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adam-flood-life-and-death-of-the-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin &amp; Stacey's Melanie Walters joins Strictly]]></title><description><![CDATA['I can't wait to join this iconic show']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gavin-amp-staceys-melanie-walters-joins-strictly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:05:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gavin-amp-staceys-melanie-walters-joins-strictly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens Have Landed!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-holt-the-illegal-aliens-have-landed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:49:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-holt-the-illegal-aliens-have-landed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demi Adejuyigbe Sells Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/demi-adejuyigbe-sells-out/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:07:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/demi-adejuyigbe-sells-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday Night Live return set for September 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[...and here's how to apply for tickets to be in the audience]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/saturday-night-live-return-set-for-september-12/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:19:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/saturday-night-live-return-set-for-september-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Who's in the Last One Laughing Halloween special?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including some returning names]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/revealed-whos-in-the-last-one-laughing-halloween-special/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:00:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/revealed-whos-in-the-last-one-laughing-halloween-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's in the Last One Laughing Halloween special?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Line-up revealed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-in-the-last-one-laughing-halloween-special/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:51:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-in-the-last-one-laughing-halloween-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Office's Lucy Davis: I have incurable breast cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA['I&rsquo;m not scared of whatever comes next']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-offices-lucy-davis-i-have-incurable-breast-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:51:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-offices-lucy-davis-i-have-incurable-breast-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Left-wing comedians need to get louder and angrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Br&oacute;cc&aacute;n Tyzack-Carlin says progressives should stop playing the nice guy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/left-wing-comedians-need-to-get-louder-and-angrier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/left-wing-comedians-need-to-get-louder-and-angrier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy Carr writes a book about crafting jokes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic and his collaborates claim a 'universal theory of comedy']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jimmy-carr-writes-a-book-about-crafting-jokes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:41:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jimmy-carr-writes-a-book-about-crafting-jokes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kat Higgins: In Memory Of Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kat-higgins-in-memory-of-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kat-higgins-in-memory-of-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Petty Officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chief-petty-officer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chief-petty-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Serrano: Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-serrano-mars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-serrano-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Doherty: Reviewers Welcome... TO DIE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andrew-doherty-reviewers-welcome-to-die/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andrew-doherty-reviewers-welcome-to-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elf Lyons Is The Woman On The Edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/elf-lyons-is-the-woman-on-the-edge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:47:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/elf-lyons-is-the-woman-on-the-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amanda Dwyer: Better Than Revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-dwyer-better-than-revenge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:59:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-dwyer-better-than-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I have to admit it, my stammer affects my comic timing']]></title><description><![CDATA[James Beckett on trying to turn his disability into an advantage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-have-to-admit-it-my-stammer-affects-my-comic-timing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-have-to-admit-it-my-stammer-affects-my-comic-timing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosco McClelland: The Bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosco-mcclelland-the-bones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:58:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosco-mcclelland-the-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vic Reeves hits the car boot sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Moir sells his art at London market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/vic-reeves-hits-the-car-boot-sales/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:57:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/vic-reeves-hits-the-car-boot-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retweet: Second series for Adrian Edmondson's birding show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic reunited with Samuel West]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/retweet-second-series-for-adrian-edmondsons-birding-show/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:11:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/retweet-second-series-for-adrian-edmondsons-birding-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester gets a new comedy festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[...and this one vows to pay its comedians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-gets-a-new-comedy-festival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-gets-a-new-comedy-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lizzy Sunshine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lizzy-sunshine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lizzy-sunshine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Koomen: Pear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bob-koomen-pear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bob-koomen-pear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lolly Adefope to make her West End debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten-week starring run in Oh, Mary!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lolly-adefope-to-make-her-west-end-debut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:47:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lolly-adefope-to-make-her-west-end-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Martin Lied to Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-martin-lied-to-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-martin-lied-to-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory Cargill: On TV!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rory-cargill-on-tv/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rory-cargill-on-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robin Grainger: Lemonade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/robin-grainger-lemonade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/robin-grainger-lemonade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bebe Cave: Swoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bebe-cave-swoon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bebe-cave-swoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedian goes blind on the eve of their Fringe run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second major medical issue in two years for Friz Frizzle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-goes-blind-on-the-eve-of-their-fringe-run/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:55:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-goes-blind-on-the-eve-of-their-fringe-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonno: Here Comes Mr Funny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jonno-here-comes-mr-funny/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:26:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jonno-here-comes-mr-funny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freddie Meredith: Need A Light?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/freddie-meredith-need-a-light/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/freddie-meredith-need-a-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/portrait-of-a-tom-as-a-young-neenan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/portrait-of-a-tom-as-a-young-neenan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amy-matthews-definitions-of-toast/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amy-matthews-definitions-of-toast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coco The Time-Travelling Tart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/coco-the-time-travelling-tart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/coco-the-time-travelling-tart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mario Adrion: Live A Little]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mario-adrion-live-a-little/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mario-adrion-live-a-little/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juliette Burton: Villain Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/juliette-burton-villain-era/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/juliette-burton-villain-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Em Stroud: Navigating Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/em-stroud-navigating-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/em-stroud-navigating-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mrs Gary Breath]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe theatre review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mrs-gary-breath/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mrs-gary-breath/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11½ Angry Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe theatre review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/11-angry-men/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/11-angry-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank Skinner's latest stand-up special hits screens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frank-skinners-latest-stand-up-special-hits-screens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frank-skinners-latest-stand-up-special-hits-screens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darryl J Carrington: Tennish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/darryl-j-carrington-tennish/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:48:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/darryl-j-carrington-tennish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I was very sternly told not to get too much lube on Andy Burnham']]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Cantrill on the best and worst of the Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-was-very-sternly-told-not-to-get-too-much-lube-on-andy-burnham/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:52:00 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comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-luke-roberts-what-i-talk-about-when-i-run-about-talking/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-luke-roberts-what-i-talk-about-when-i-run-about-talking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gareth Gwynn: Cyril]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gareth-gwynn-cyril/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gareth-gwynn-cyril/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seventh series for Sorry I Didn’t Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[ITV renews its black history panel show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/seventh-series-for-sorry-i-didnt-know/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:37:18 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alive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-mayor-we-will-have-a-comedy-festival-next-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:03:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-mayor-we-will-have-a-comedy-festival-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'biggest prize in comedy' returns for 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextUp trophy now stands 204cm tall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-biggest-prize-in-comedy-returns-for-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:04:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-biggest-prize-in-comedy-returns-for-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was an iconic series for those of us in the gay bear world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam Morrison picks his comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-was-an-iconic-series-for-those-of-us-in-the-gay-bear-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-was-an-iconic-series-for-those-of-us-in-the-gay-bear-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jessica Fostekew to guest host Infinite Monkey Cage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking over after Robin Ince was forced to resign]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jessica-fostekew-to-guest-host-infinite-monkey-cage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:49:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jessica-fostekew-to-guest-host-infinite-monkey-cage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amanda Knox: Don't try to shame a wronged woman into silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic hits back at the campaign to cancel her Fringe show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-knox-dont-try-to-shame-a-wronged-woman-into-silence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:03:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-knox-dont-try-to-shame-a-wronged-woman-into-silence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenny Gorelick: Sorry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jenny-gorelick-sorry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jenny-gorelick-sorry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosie Jones: When I fell in public, 40 people stepped over me – and two kicked me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic on society's lack of empathy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-jones-when-i-fell-in-public-40-people-stepped-over-me-and-two-kicked-me/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:07:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-jones-when-i-fell-in-public-40-people-stepped-over-me-and-two-kicked-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh Jesus, why have you forsaken me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic loses his Christ &ndash; and his Buddah &ndash; just days before Fringe play opens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/oh-jesus-why-have-you-forsaken-me/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:55:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/oh-jesus-why-have-you-forsaken-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Hammer: Government Approved Comedian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy 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Scenario releases its first single]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 20 years after splitting up...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acasters-band-the-wow-scenario-releases-its-first-single/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acasters-band-the-wow-scenario-releases-its-first-single/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISH Awards to be worth £16,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Silcox joins as sponsor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ish-awards-to-be-worth-16000/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:15:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ish-awards-to-be-worth-16000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meredith's Kercher sister demands Amanda Knox Fringe show be banned]]></title><description><![CDATA['I cannot fathom how rape and murder can be laughed about']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/merediths-kercher-sister-demands-amanda-knox-fringe-show-be-banned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:06:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/merediths-kercher-sister-demands-amanda-knox-fringe-show-be-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Comedy isn't the opposite of seriousness. Sometimes it's how we survive it.']]></title><description><![CDATA[Amnesty International&rsquo;s Felix Jakens on why comedy has always belonged alongside human rights campaigning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-isnt-the-opposite-of-seriousness-sometimes-its-how-we-survive-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-isnt-the-opposite-of-seriousness-sometimes-its-how-we-survive-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester Comedy Festival firm goes bust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insolvent Big Difference Company ceases trading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-firm-goes-bust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:13:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-firm-goes-bust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wellington Paranormal rises from the dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprise fifth season for NZ mockumentary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wellington-paranormal-rises-from-the-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:06:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wellington-paranormal-rises-from-the-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart Goldsmith: Canary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stuart-goldsmith-canary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stuart-goldsmith-canary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew White: What a Life!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andrew-white-what-a-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:48:00 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Chortle's Edinburgh Fringe Hotshots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five acts we tip for big things...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/meet-chortles-edinburgh-fringe-hotshots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/meet-chortles-edinburgh-fringe-hotshots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Jordan Brookes is so good at creating surprisingly profound moments out of the grotesque']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Perfect Playlist of Edinburgh Fringe comedian Caitriona Dowden']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jordan-brookes-is-so-good-at-creating-surprisingly-profound-moments-out-of-the-grotesque/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jordan-brookes-is-so-good-at-creating-surprisingly-profound-moments-out-of-the-grotesque/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Her sketches are like tiny documentaries']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ellie Ross's comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/her-sketches-are-like-tiny-documentaries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/her-sketches-are-like-tiny-documentaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought I had to mine my life for comedy. Big mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vix Leyton on giving up confessional stand-up, and finding a renewed joy in her work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-thought-i-had-to-mine-my-life-for-comedy-big-mistake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-thought-i-had-to-mine-my-life-for-comedy-big-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to flyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ashley Frieze on one of the most important skills at the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-to-flyer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-to-flyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy Cricket dies at 80]]></title><description><![CDATA['What a life he lived']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jimmy-cricket-dies-at-80/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:42:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jimmy-cricket-dies-at-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharing a rediscovered love of classical music connected me to audiences more than any personal stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Aidan Jones]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sharing-a-rediscovered-love-of-classical-music-connected-me-to-audiences-more-than-any-personal-stories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sharing-a-rediscovered-love-of-classical-music-connected-me-to-audiences-more-than-any-personal-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we talk about the cobblestones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Trickey on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/can-we-talk-about-the-cobblestones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/can-we-talk-about-the-cobblestones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No plot, no dignity, just badly-dubbed carnage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cecily Hitchcock picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-plot-no-dignity-just-badly-dubbed-carnage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-plot-no-dignity-just-badly-dubbed-carnage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Cantwell: You Cry Weird]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tony-cantwell-you-cry-weird/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:58:00 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Nezlobin: I'm Fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sasha-nezlobin-im-fine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sasha-nezlobin-im-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I feel like a piñata, the audience beating my hopes and dreams out of me with sticks of indifference.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Rath reviews a week of disastrous shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-feel-like-a-piata-the-audience-beating-my-hopes-and-dreams-out-of-me-with-sticks-of-indifference/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-feel-like-a-piata-the-audience-beating-my-hopes-and-dreams-out-of-me-with-sticks-of-indifference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My self-esteem reached exciting new depths below sea level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Pope on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-self-esteem-reached-exciting-new-depths-below-sea-level/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-self-esteem-reached-exciting-new-depths-below-sea-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I spent years teaching comedy writing, then I asked ChatGPT to write my Edinburgh show]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Tom Short learned the skills &ndash;&nbsp;and limitations &ndash; of AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-spent-years-teaching-comedy-writing-then-i-asked-chatgpt-to-write-my-edinburgh-show/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-spent-years-teaching-comedy-writing-then-i-asked-chatgpt-to-write-my-edinburgh-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The digital age has changed comedy profoundly... for better and worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[But no algorithm can replicate the electricity of shared laughter in a room of strangers, says Tom Stade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-digital-age-has-changed-comedy-profoundly-for-better-and-worse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-digital-age-has-changed-comedy-profoundly-for-better-and-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of the most exciting Fringe performers don't have huge budgets... just an idea they couldn't stop thinking about]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Short on the best and worst of Edinburgh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/some-of-the-most-exciting-fringe-performers-dont-have-huge-budgets-just-an-idea-they-couldnt-stop-thinking-about/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/some-of-the-most-exciting-fringe-performers-dont-have-huge-budgets-just-an-idea-they-couldnt-stop-thinking-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a REALLY funny monkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evaldas Karosas picks his comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-is-a-really-funny-monkey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-is-a-really-funny-monkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedian Tom Short offers free stand-up training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Would-be acts raise sponsorship for charity instead...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-tom-short-offers-free-stand-up-training/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:46:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-tom-short-offers-free-stand-up-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If more stand-ups learned from Bernie Mac, maybe more than 10 per cent of them would be watchable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geoffrey Asmus picks his comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/if-more-stand-ups-learned-from-bernie-mac-maybe-more-than-10-per-cent-of-them-would-be-watchable/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/if-more-stand-ups-learned-from-bernie-mac-maybe-more-than-10-per-cent-of-them-would-be-watchable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limmy is the GOAT!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hasan Al-Habib picks his comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/limmy-is-the-goat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/limmy-is-the-goat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could AI replace me? I built one to find out...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garrett Millerick on whether large language models will ruin comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/could-ai-replace-me-i-built-one-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/could-ai-replace-me-i-built-one-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC buys Aussie comedy-drama He Had It Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starring Big Mood&rsquo;s Lydia West]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-buys-aussie-comedy-drama-he-had-it-coming/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:45:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-buys-aussie-comedy-drama-he-had-it-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia Polly-Taylor: Very Hot. Very Messy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/georgia-polly-taylor-very-hot-very-messy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/georgia-polly-taylor-very-hot-very-messy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courtney Büchner: One of the Girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/courtney-bchner-one-of-the-girls/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/courtney-bchner-one-of-the-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I slept with a lot of people... all for the stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[But, says comedian Bryn Woz, it didn't work our quite as I planned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-slept-with-a-lot-of-people-all-for-the-stories/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-slept-with-a-lot-of-people-all-for-the-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in translation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sammy J on converting Aussie references fora UK audience]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lost-in-translation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lost-in-translation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People don't hate culture, they just feel shut out... that's where comedy comes in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Norman &ndash; aka Coco The Time Travelling Tart &ndash; on making art come alive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/people-dont-hate-culture-they-just-feel-shut-out-thats-where-comedy-comes-in/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/people-dont-hate-culture-they-just-feel-shut-out-thats-where-comedy-comes-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why comedy storytelling matters in a world of short clips]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Edinburgh Fringe comedian Em Stroud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-comedy-storytelling-matters-in-a-world-of-short-clips/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-comedy-storytelling-matters-in-a-world-of-short-clips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why men communicate through humour]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Edinburgh Fringe double act Burger And A Pint]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-men-communicate-through-humour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-men-communicate-through-humour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Bridges hits the road again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kevin-bridges-hits-the-road-again/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kevin-bridges-hits-the-road-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are clowns the most serious people in comedy? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Edinburgh Fringe performer Camilla Borges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/are-clowns-the-most-serious-people-in-comedy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/are-clowns-the-most-serious-people-in-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sue Cook: Alan Partridge's obsession with me is a pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[...but her kids thought it was cool]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sue-cook-alan-partridges-obsession-with-me-is-a-pain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:07:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sue-cook-alan-partridges-obsession-with-me-is-a-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ellie Taylor 'to host the Strictly: It Takes Two']]></title><description><![CDATA[Producers reportedly said 'boring' spin-off needed a revamp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ellie-taylor-to-host-the-strictly-it-takes-two/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:07:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ellie-taylor-to-host-the-strictly-it-takes-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['When&rsquo;s it going to get funny?&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Vigeant on the best and worst of the Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whenrsquos-it-going-to-get-funnyrsquo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whenrsquos-it-going-to-get-funnyrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting this show to the Fringe was so stressful, I ended up sectioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Struan Logan on being bipolar, and reacting badly to setbacks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/getting-this-show-to-the-fringe-was-so-stressful-i-ended-up-sectioned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/getting-this-show-to-the-fringe-was-so-stressful-i-ended-up-sectioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never thought I could be queer AND a parent]]></title><description><![CDATA[...but I am, and it's a joy, says Edinburgh Fringe comic Adi Parmar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-never-thought-i-could-be-queer-and-a-parent/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-never-thought-i-could-be-queer-and-a-parent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Ted Lasso to Ricky Gervias's sweary cats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/from-ted-lasso-to-ricky-gerviass-sweary-cats/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/from-ted-lasso-to-ricky-gerviass-sweary-cats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Lee's Basic Lee gets a DVD release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Put together by a cult folkloric rambling zine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lees-basic-lee-gets-a-dvd-release/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lees-basic-lee-gets-a-dvd-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Lee's Basic Lee gets a DVD released]]></title><description><![CDATA[Put together by a cult folkloric rambling zine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lees-basic-lee-gets-a-dvd-released/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:38:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lees-basic-lee-gets-a-dvd-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underbelly Boulevard to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owners cut their Soho lease short due to 'insurmountable' costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/underbelly-boulevard-to-close/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:01:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/underbelly-boulevard-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Davey fell alseep in our Fringe show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Alex Kitson on the best and the worst of the Edinburgh festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-davey-fell-alseep-in-our-fringe-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-davey-fell-alseep-in-our-fringe-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I conquered my writer's block and creative burnout]]></title><description><![CDATA[By returning Edinburgh Fringe comedian Spencer Jones]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-i-conquered-my-writers-block-and-creative-burnout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-i-conquered-my-writers-block-and-creative-burnout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy became the place where I could manufacture affiliation.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Pipe on what drives a reasonable person into stand-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-became-the-place-where-i-could-manufacture-affiliation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-became-the-place-where-i-could-manufacture-affiliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Chappelle's back in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[...and some comedy happens in Edinburgh &ndash;&nbsp;the pick of the week's gigs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dave-chappelles-back-in-london/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dave-chappelles-back-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['My kind of catastrophe...']]></title><description><![CDATA[Otto &amp; Astrid on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-kind-of-catastrophe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-kind-of-catastrophe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing will ever surpass the comedic genius of Shrek 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedian Zoe Wohlfeld shares her comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nothing-will-ever-surpass-the-comedic-genius-of-shrek-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nothing-will-ever-surpass-the-comedic-genius-of-shrek-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The things I do for the grater good...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adam Meggido on the ups and downs of the Edinbugrh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-things-i-do-for-the-grater-good/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-things-i-do-for-the-grater-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I vomited on a TV commissioner']]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuben Kaye on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-vomited-on-a-tv-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-vomited-on-a-tv-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We were fighting while cutting out a review saying "the joy is real"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Married musical double act Couplet on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/we-were-fighting-while-cutting-out-a-review-saying-the-joy-is-real/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/we-were-fighting-while-cutting-out-a-review-saying-the-joy-is-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save us from the entitled posh students!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brennan Reece on the best and the worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/save-us-from-the-entitled-posh-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/save-us-from-the-entitled-posh-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Fosh joins Celebrity Masterchef]]></title><description><![CDATA['It&rsquo;s time I learnt a new skill']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/max-fosh-joins-celebrity-masterchef/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:57:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/max-fosh-joins-celebrity-masterchef/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why was I conditioned to see my body as a problem that needs fixing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Edinburgh Fringe comedian Jess Fuchs, who started Weight Watchers at 12]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-was-i-conditioned-to-see-my-body-as-a-problem-that-needs-fixing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-was-i-conditioned-to-see-my-body-as-a-problem-that-needs-fixing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vittorio Angelone: Donald Trump is just misunderstood]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's his Unacceptable opinion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/vittorio-angelone-donald-trump-is-just-misunderstood/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:41:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/vittorio-angelone-donald-trump-is-just-misunderstood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Fosh joins Celebrity Mastercef]]></title><description><![CDATA['It&rsquo;s time I learnt a new skill']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/max-fosh-joins-celebrity-mastercef/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:24:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/max-fosh-joins-celebrity-mastercef/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Without Lena Dunham, I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;d have done stand-up']]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedian&nbsp;Chelsea Birkby picks her comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/without-lena-dunham-i-donrsquot-think-irsquod-have-done-stand-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/without-lena-dunham-i-donrsquot-think-irsquod-have-done-stand-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joanne McNally lands a Netflix special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pinotphile to be taped in New York]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joanne-mcnally-lands-a-netflix-special/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:28:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joanne-mcnally-lands-a-netflix-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['He comes up with stuff on the spot that most comedians would kill to have as routines']]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedian Gareth Mutch picks his comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/he-comes-up-with-stuff-on-the-spot-that-most-comedians-would-kill-to-have-as-routines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/he-comes-up-with-stuff-on-the-spot-that-most-comedians-would-kill-to-have-as-routines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bo Burnham's Inside is one of the most impressive pieces of comedy I've ever seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[As she heads to the Edinburgh Fringe, musical comedian Amelia Hamilton picks her Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bo-burnhams-inside-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-pieces-of-comedy-ive-ever-seen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bo-burnhams-inside-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-pieces-of-comedy-ive-ever-seen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I've spent my career lovingly ripping off this idea...']]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Clarkson picks his Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ive-spent-my-career-lovingly-ripping-off-this-idea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ive-spent-my-career-lovingly-ripping-off-this-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men have always told me what to wear on stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[...now Hannah Platt has the answer: whatever she damn well wants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/men-have-always-told-me-what-to-wear-on-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/men-have-always-told-me-what-to-wear-on-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNL UK is great for sketch comedy... but everywhere else we're being squeezed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newsrevue producer Emma Taylor on the crisis in the ecosystem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snl-uk-is-great-for-sketch-comedy-but-everywhere-else-were-being-squeezed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snl-uk-is-great-for-sketch-comedy-but-everywhere-else-were-being-squeezed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I definitely said that line to my nanny growing up']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophie Garrad picks her comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-definitely-said-that-line-to-my-nanny-growing-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-definitely-said-that-line-to-my-nanny-growing-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My patented idea to encourage more experimentation at the Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Neenan on the best and worst of the Edinburgh festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-patented-idea-to-encourage-more-experimentation-at-the-fringe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-patented-idea-to-encourage-more-experimentation-at-the-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart laughs delivered in the dumbest possible ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shane Torres on King Of The Hill and his other comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/smart-laughs-delivered-in-the-dumbest-possible-ways/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/smart-laughs-delivered-in-the-dumbest-possible-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the internet making comedy more cultish]]></title><description><![CDATA[...or more corporate, or both? asks Finlay Christie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/is-the-internet-making-comedy-more-cultish-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/is-the-internet-making-comedy-more-cultish-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Lederer launches comedy writing podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[With romcom author Chrissie Manby]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/helen-lederer-launches-comedy-writing-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:37:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/helen-lederer-launches-comedy-writing-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want comedians to go deeper than the ultra-processed infoslop of internet opinion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice Fraser urges fellow stand-ups not to all descend on the same ideas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-want-comedians-to-go-deeper-than-the-ultra-processed-infoslop-of-internet-opinion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-want-comedians-to-go-deeper-than-the-ultra-processed-infoslop-of-internet-opinion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genres were meant to be broken – especially by queer artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refusing categorisation is the whole damn point, saysMichael John Ciszewski]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/genres-were-meant-to-be-broken-especially-by-queer-artists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/genres-were-meant-to-be-broken-especially-by-queer-artists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain cancer made me do stand-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aarian Mehrabani on how a terrifying health scare made him consider his legacy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brain-cancer-made-me-do-stand-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brain-cancer-made-me-do-stand-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come forth, little freaks, make yourself known...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lil Wenker on finding her people at the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/come-forth-little-freaks-make-yourself-known/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/come-forth-little-freaks-make-yourself-known/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There&rsquo;s not a gram of fat on the show']]></title><description><![CDATA[Maxx Eddy on his love of Bo Burnham, James Acaster and more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/therersquos-not-a-gram-of-fat-on-the-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/therersquos-not-a-gram-of-fat-on-the-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh's biggest problem? Me needing a wee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruby Carr on the best and worst of the Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburghs-biggest-problem-me-needing-a-wee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburghs-biggest-problem-me-needing-a-wee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't come to the Fringe, famous people, it's not for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Spicer on the best and the worst of Edinburgh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dont-come-to-the-fringe-famous-people-its-not-for-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dont-come-to-the-fringe-famous-people-its-not-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live At The Apollo is dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC axes stand-up showcase after 22 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/live-at-the-apollo-is-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:16:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/live-at-the-apollo-is-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone telling clever, queer jokes with a hint of raging mental illness was the representation I needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Butch picks her comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/someone-telling-clever-queer-jokes-with-a-hint-of-raging-mental-illness-was-the-representation-i-needed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:41:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/someone-telling-clever-queer-jokes-with-a-hint-of-raging-mental-illness-was-the-representation-i-needed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assassin’s Creed star Laura Marcus makes a C4 Blap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy pilot about a teen 'trapped in a dead-end town']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/assassins-creed-star-laura-marcus-makes-a-c4-blap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:50:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/assassins-creed-star-laura-marcus-makes-a-c4-blap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Kay wraps up his tour after four years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine final charity gigs announced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-wraps-up-his-tour-after-four-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:19:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-wraps-up-his-tour-after-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dread of getting on stage has never left me... and that's why I still do it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ali Brice on why he keeps returning to the Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-dread-of-getting-on-stage-has-never-left-me-and-thats-why-i-still-do-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-dread-of-getting-on-stage-has-never-left-me-and-thats-why-i-still-do-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This show proves my voice is louder than the pervy director who belittled me']]></title><description><![CDATA[Fanny Bleach on reclaiming autonomy of her naked body]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-show-proves-my-voice-is-louder-than-the-pervy-director-who-belittled-me/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-show-proves-my-voice-is-louder-than-the-pervy-director-who-belittled-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedians, ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sara Pascoe and Chris Ramsey to compete in Gladiators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-ready/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:02:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I left my finance job for stand-up – but only after helping my parents retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Edinburgh Fringe comedian Raj Poojara]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-left-my-finance-job-for-stand-up-but-only-after-helping-my-parents-retire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-left-my-finance-job-for-stand-up-but-only-after-helping-my-parents-retire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Lycett makes an exhibition of himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian's first major art show opens tomorrow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-makes-an-exhibition-of-himself/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:31:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-makes-an-exhibition-of-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This feels like the death of the sitcom... we're putting it to rest']]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Wilkinson and David Earl&nbsp;on their new U&amp;Gold show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-feels-like-the-death-of-the-sitcom-were-putting-it-to-rest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:21:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-feels-like-the-death-of-the-sitcom-were-putting-it-to-rest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was the motto of The Goodies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday trivia quiz in honour of Bill Oddie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-was-the-motto-of-the-goodies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:16:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-was-the-motto-of-the-goodies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The most consistently brilliant comedy character ever created']]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedian Jake Baker picks his Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-most-consistently-brilliant-comedy-character-ever-created/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:41:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-most-consistently-brilliant-comedy-character-ever-created/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laurie Kilmartin: The Non-Refundable Plane Tickets Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of some dark stand-up from Jimmy Kimmel writer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laurie-kilmartin-the-non-refundable-plane-tickets-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:41:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laurie-kilmartin-the-non-refundable-plane-tickets-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh TV Festival launches a comedy strand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including an SNL UK masterclass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-tv-festival-launches-a-comedy-strand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-tv-festival-launches-a-comedy-strand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam and Joe to stage 30-year anniversary gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three decades since their C4 show first aired]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adam-and-joe-to-stage-30-year-anniversary-gig/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:19:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/adam-and-joe-to-stage-30-year-anniversary-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The talent in that cast is off the scale &ndash; and I mean off the bottom end']]></title><description><![CDATA[SNL UK's Daran &lsquo;Jonno&rsquo; Johnson on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-talent-in-that-cast-is-off-the-scale-ndash-and-i-mean-off-the-bottom-end/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-talent-in-that-cast-is-off-the-scale-ndash-and-i-mean-off-the-bottom-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comedy from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee]]></title><description><![CDATA[FX snaps up the rights to Wildwood]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-comedy-from-derry-girlscreatorlisa-mcgee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:21:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-comedy-from-derry-girlscreatorlisa-mcgee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latitude 2026: Sunday highlights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review from the Suffolk festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/latitude-2026-sunday-highlights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:30:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/latitude-2026-sunday-highlights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17 Fringe shows saved... but moved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assembly venues relocate after Princes Street fire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/17-fringe-shows-saved-but-moved/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:30:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/17-fringe-shows-saved-but-moved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One guy took a punt on a random show and changed everything for me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin Grainger on the best and the worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/one-guy-took-a-punt-on-a-random-show-and-changed-everything-for-me/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:52:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/one-guy-took-a-punt-on-a-random-show-and-changed-everything-for-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Oddie dies at 85]]></title><description><![CDATA['Nature has lost one of its best friends']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bill-oddie-dies-at-85/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:46:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bill-oddie-dies-at-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olaf Falafel writes a free airport book for kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[To promote switching off and reading for fun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olaf-falafel-writes-a-free-airport-book-for-kids/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:37:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/olaf-falafel-writes-a-free-airport-book-for-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Pasquale joins Celebrity MasterChef ]]></title><description><![CDATA['I&rsquo;ve always fancied myself as a bit of a chef']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-pasquale-joins-celebrity-masterchef/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:37:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-pasquale-joins-celebrity-masterchef/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comics film a documentary about the grassroots circuit]]></title><description><![CDATA['It's a love letter to the scene']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-film-a-documentary-about-the-grassroots-circuit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:06:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-film-a-documentary-about-the-grassroots-circuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Pasquale: My cottage is haunted by a Nazi pilot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian's tour manager has felt his presence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-pasquale-my-cottage-is-haunted-by-a-nazi-pilot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:38:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-pasquale-my-cottage-is-haunted-by-a-nazi-pilot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NextUp reveals its Edinburgh Fringe line-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[16 shows to be streamed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nextup-reveals-its-edinburgh-fringe-line-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:38:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nextup-reveals-its-edinburgh-fringe-line-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latitude 2026: Saturday highlights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review from the Sussex festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/latitude-2026-saturday-highlights/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:39:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/latitude-2026-saturday-highlights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latitude 2026: Friday highlights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the Sussex festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/latitude-2026-friday-highlights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:01:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/latitude-2026-friday-highlights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally, I'm talking about my Iranian background...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Monahan on his most personal show yet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/finally-im-talking-about-my-iranian-background/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/finally-im-talking-about-my-iranian-background/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dance about the relative position of a butthole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Franklin picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-dance-about-the-relative-position-of-a-butthole/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-dance-about-the-relative-position-of-a-butthole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't overlook comedy, Andy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry groups quick to lobby new PM]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dont-overlook-comedy-andy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:03:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dont-overlook-comedy-andy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brodi Snook records her first Radio 4 special]]></title><description><![CDATA[All about her wanderlust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brodi-snook-records-her-first-radio-4-special/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:47:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brodi-snook-records-her-first-radio-4-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Beaumont: All Prime Ministers should be Southerners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her Unacceptable opinion...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucy-beaumont-all-prime-ministers-should-be-southerners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:01:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucy-beaumont-all-prime-ministers-should-be-southerners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cats Does Countdown returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cats-does-countdown-returns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cats-does-countdown-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Podcast Awards 2026 nominees announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[With plenty of nods for comedians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/british-podcast-awards-2026-nominees-announced/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:46:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/british-podcast-awards-2026-nominees-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jason Alexander apologises for filming a sexualised comedy sketch with a 16-year-old]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seinfeld star regrets 2012 scene with Courtney Stodden]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jason-alexander-apologises-for-filming-a-sexualised-comedy-sketch-with-a-16-year-old/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:51:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jason-alexander-apologises-for-filming-a-sexualised-comedy-sketch-with-a-16-year-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ali G announces his Who Iz I? mockumentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hitting cinemas in October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ali-g-announces-his-who-iz-i-mockumentary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:37:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ali-g-announces-his-who-iz-i-mockumentary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sicko Rory Cargill praises multiple murderer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fringe-bound comic picks his Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sicko-rory-cargill-praises-multiple-murderer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sicko-rory-cargill-praises-multiple-murderer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two major comedy festivals for London this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/two-major-comedy-festivals-for-london-this-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/two-major-comedy-festivals-for-london-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power Of Parker gets the chop]]></title><description><![CDATA[No third series for Sian Gibson's 1990s comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/power-of-parker-gets-the-chop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:02:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/power-of-parker-gets-the-chop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mock The Week revived for THREE more series]]></title><description><![CDATA[22 new episodes across 2027]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mock-the-week-revived-for-three-more-series/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:02:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mock-the-week-revived-for-three-more-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katherine Ryan to host Top Trumps panel show]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson as team captains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katherine-ryan-to-host-top-trumps-panel-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:02:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katherine-ryan-to-host-top-trumps-panel-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When’s it going to get funny?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Vigeant on the best and worst of the Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whens-it-going-to-get-funny/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whens-it-going-to-get-funny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guests announced for Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet series 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning to Comedy Central in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/guests-announced-for-iain-stirlings-roast-the-internet-series-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:28:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/guests-announced-for-iain-stirlings-roast-the-internet-series-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hate people who love The Muppets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baby Lame picks their Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-hate-people-who-love-the-muppets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-hate-people-who-love-the-muppets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What have I learned in the 25 years since The Naked Racist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phil Nichol revisits his award-winning breakout show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-have-i-learned-in-the-25-years-since-the-naked-racist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-have-i-learned-in-the-25-years-since-the-naked-racist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a smeg up!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Dwarf convention descends into chaos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-a-smeg-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:42:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-a-smeg-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I'm so glad I gave up comedy (for a bit)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian comedian Scout Boxall on creative overwork, nervous system crashes, and how to avoid 'tapping out']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-im-so-glad-i-gave-up-comedy-for-a-bit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-im-so-glad-i-gave-up-comedy-for-a-bit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Caroline Aherne doesn't get the credit she deserves']]></title><description><![CDATA[Phil Ellis picks his comedy favourties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/caroline-aherne-doesnt-get-the-credit-she-deserves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/caroline-aherne-doesnt-get-the-credit-she-deserves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Carole Aherne doesn't get the credit she deserves']]></title><description><![CDATA[Phil Ellis picks his comedy favourties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/carole-aherne-doesnt-get-the-credit-she-deserves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/carole-aherne-doesnt-get-the-credit-she-deserves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I had to make the case for the BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Romesh Ranganathan on fronting the&nbsp;'what has the BBC ever done for me?' campaign&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-i-had-to-make-the-case-for-the-bbc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-i-had-to-make-the-case-for-the-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Paker to tour a live drawing and stand-up hybrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Bean Salad podcaster hits the road]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/henry-paker-to-tour-a-live-drawing-and-stand-up-hybrid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:29:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/henry-paker-to-tour-a-live-drawing-and-stand-up-hybrid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British autism sitcom attracts star names]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fred Armisen, Penn Jillette and Patton Oswalt in audio comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/british-autism-sitcom-attracts-star-names/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:10:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/british-autism-sitcom-attracts-star-names/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival finds its new boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan Cole to replace Susan Provan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbourne-international-comedy-festival-finds-its-new-boss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:47:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbourne-international-comedy-festival-finds-its-new-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can comedians do to get paid on time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[By magician and writer Martyn Rowland, who founded the admin platform Giggio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-can-comedians-do-to-get-paid-on-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:23:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-can-comedians-do-to-get-paid-on-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester Comedy Festival submits a 'serious incident report']]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial woes flagged up to Charity Commission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-submits-a-serious-incident-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:01:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-submits-a-serious-incident-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I'm ditching the absurdist alienation for conversational stand-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[John-Luke Roberts on his 'bold new direction']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-im-ditching-the-absurdist-alienation-for-conversational-stand-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-im-ditching-the-absurdist-alienation-for-conversational-stand-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Australian shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reviews from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/top-australian-shows-heading-to-the-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/top-australian-shows-heading-to-the-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the shows we've seen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-comedy-reviews-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-comedy-reviews-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just For Laughs showcases Red Richardson and Helen Bauer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brits among Montreal comedy festival's prestigious New Face line-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/just-for-laughs-showcases-red-richardson-and-helen-bauer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:05:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/just-for-laughs-showcases-red-richardson-and-helen-bauer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greg Davies shoots a Cleaner Christmas special in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Webb, Peter Serafinowicz and Kevin Eldon join the cast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/greg-davies-shoots-a-cleaner-christmas-special-in-italy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:33:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/greg-davies-shoots-a-cleaner-christmas-special-in-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the longest month of your life – for good and bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Freya Parker on the ups and downs of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-is-the-longest-month-of-your-life-for-good-and-bad/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-is-the-longest-month-of-your-life-for-good-and-bad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It showed off the fast, catty, camp humour of gay men']]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedian Dane Buckley chooses his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/it-showed-off-the-fast-catty-camp-humour-of-gay-men/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/it-showed-off-the-fast-catty-camp-humour-of-gay-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a megachurch pastor… then I fell for a woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brit Barron on the 'grief' of leaving a world she loved for the person she loved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-was-a-megachurch-pastor-then-i-fell-for-a-woman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-was-a-megachurch-pastor-then-i-fell-for-a-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gasp of disappointment from Alan Davies was crushing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Robertson from Metroland on the best and worst of the Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-gasp-of-disappointment-from-alan-davies-was-crushing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-gasp-of-disappointment-from-alan-davies-was-crushing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What my trans experience and the 2010 German World Cup squad have in common]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dee Allum on the inspiration for her Edinburgh Fringe sow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-my-trans-experience-and-the-2010-german-world-cup-squad-have-in-common/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-my-trans-experience-and-the-2010-german-world-cup-squad-have-in-common/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I feel no cringe. My soul is asbestos.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elf Lyons on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-feel-no-cringe-my-soul-is-asbestos/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-feel-no-cringe-my-soul-is-asbestos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[70 years on and a pompous Little Englander obsessed with a fading empire remains pretty relevant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gareth Gwynn picks his Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/70-years-on-and-a-pompous-little-englander-obsessed-with-a-fading-empire-remains-pretty-relevant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/70-years-on-and-a-pompous-little-englander-obsessed-with-a-fading-empire-remains-pretty-relevant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I did a Nazi salute on stage... (but with context)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard wants you to know he's not a Nazi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-did-a-nazi-salute-on-stage-but-with-context/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-did-a-nazi-salute-on-stage-but-with-context/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They weren&rsquo;t just acting funny, these were funny people']]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Doran's comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/they-werenrsquot-just-acting-funny-these-were-funny-people/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/they-werenrsquot-just-acting-funny-these-were-funny-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenny Henry writes a radio play about the legacy of slavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lenny-henry-writes-a-radio-play-about-the-legacy-of-slavery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:42:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lenny-henry-writes-a-radio-play-about-the-legacy-of-slavery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I worked for a diabolical cult leader... now I'll destroy her with a thousand jokes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sofia May on the origins of her Edinburgh Fringe show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-worked-for-a-diabolical-cult-leader-now-ill-destroy-her-with-a-thousand-jokes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-worked-for-a-diabolical-cult-leader-now-ill-destroy-her-with-a-thousand-jokes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy festivals everywhere, all at once]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-festivals-everywhere-all-at-once/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-festivals-everywhere-all-at-once/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community rallies to save Leicester venue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bar had repossessed over comedy festival's financial woes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/community-rallies-to-save-leicester-venue/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:53:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/community-rallies-to-save-leicester-venue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Gillis has comedy's biggest ever gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[76,212 tickets sold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/shane-gillis-has-comedys-biggest-ever-gig/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:08:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/shane-gillis-has-comedys-biggest-ever-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Jones, Jones, calling Dr Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rosie gets an honorary degree]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dr-jones-jones-calling-dr-jones/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:08:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dr-jones-jones-calling-dr-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The comeback Queens!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third series for Smoggie sitcom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-comeback-queens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:13:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-comeback-queens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann Droid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the new comedy with cgan as a care robot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ann-droid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:10:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ann-droid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Comes J Edgar!]]></title><description><![CDATA[New musical from Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/here-comes-j-edgar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:05:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/here-comes-j-edgar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Named: The 'women In comedy on the rise']]></title><description><![CDATA[Female talent in the spotlight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/named-the-women-in-comedy-on-the-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:36:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/named-the-women-in-comedy-on-the-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Water launches a Liverpool Comedy Fesitval]]></title><description><![CDATA[70 shows over four days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hot-water-launches-a-liverpool-comedy-fesitval/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:36:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hot-water-launches-a-liverpool-comedy-fesitval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My comedy owes everything to The Real Housewives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maia Tassalini's comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-comedy-owes-everything-to-the-real-housewives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-comedy-owes-everything-to-the-real-housewives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The one thing I couldn't tell an audience...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge Davies on the best and worst of Edinburgh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-one-thing-i-couldnt-tell-an-audience/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-one-thing-i-couldnt-tell-an-audience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Edinburgh whinge? Old people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sketch trio Crybabies on the best and worst of the festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/our-edinburgh-whinge-old-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/our-edinburgh-whinge-old-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghosts Australia gets a UK air date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet the new characters from July 25]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ghosts-australia-gets-a-uk-air-date/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:46:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ghosts-australia-gets-a-uk-air-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival reports a record year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 800,000 people attended]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbourne-international-comedy-festival-reports-a-record-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:58:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbourne-international-comedy-festival-reports-a-record-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just fell victim to an Fringe accommodation scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bebe Cave on the good, the bad and the cringeworthy elements of Edinburgh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-just-fell-victim-to-an-fringe-accommodation-scam/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-just-fell-victim-to-an-fringe-accommodation-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Matthews to appear in EastEnders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian's character flirts with Jack Branning in the Queen Vic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amy-matthews-to-appear-in-eastenders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:34:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amy-matthews-to-appear-in-eastenders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We'd been shown with blackface, head-waggling and the terrible accent, and we wanted to own that and turn it upside-down']]></title><description><![CDATA[On 30 years of Goodness Gracious Me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wed-been-shown-with-blackface-head-waggling-and-the-terrible-accent-and-we-wanted-to-own-that-and-turn-it-upside-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:11:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/wed-been-shown-with-blackface-head-waggling-and-the-terrible-accent-and-we-wanted-to-own-that-and-turn-it-upside-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equity helps comedians hit by Leicester festival woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union wins payment for some acts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/equity-helps-comedians-hit-by-leicester-festival-woes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:11:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/equity-helps-comedians-hit-by-leicester-festival-woes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Lucas to play Fagin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic takes Oliver! role for six weeks in the West End]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matt-lucas-to-play-fagin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:56:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/matt-lucas-to-play-fagin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more Daddy Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Series three to be the last, Aimee Lou Wood says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-more-daddy-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:03:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-more-daddy-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin From Accounts closes its books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Series three will be the last, creators say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/colin-from-accounts-closes-its-books/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:03:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/colin-from-accounts-closes-its-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Edinburgh Fringe award for working-class acts]]></title><description><![CDATA[&pound;1,500 prize to 'celebrate their sacrifice']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-edinburgh-fringe-award-for-working-class-acts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:54:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-edinburgh-fringe-award-for-working-class-acts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Jam is what made me want to work in comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bilal Zafar picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/blue-jam-is-what-made-me-want-to-work-in-comedy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/blue-jam-is-what-made-me-want-to-work-in-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of people working in comedy have been sexually assaulted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking findings of report into misogyny in the industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/half-of-people-working-in-comedy-have-been-sexually-assaulted/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/half-of-people-working-in-comedy-have-been-sexually-assaulted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I've learned from performing comedy in a second language]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Dutch comedian Bob Koomen:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-ive-learned-from-performing-comedy-in-a-second-language/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-ive-learned-from-performing-comedy-in-a-second-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['England&rsquo;s oldest stand-up' dies at 81]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sha Wylie was a Brighton Fringe regular]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/englandrsquos-oldest-stand-up-dies-at-81/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:01:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/englandrsquos-oldest-stand-up-dies-at-81/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was on The Traitors... comedians hated me for it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Byczkowski on snobbery on the circuit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-was-on-the-traitors-comedians-hated-me-for-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-was-on-the-traitors-comedians-hated-me-for-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysian comic sued for joking that ex-PM's wife was scary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harith Iskander vs the convicted criminal Rosmah Mansor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/malaysian-comic-sued-for-joking-that-ex-pms-wife-was-scary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:02:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/malaysian-comic-sued-for-joking-that-ex-pms-wife-was-scary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top cast for audio sitcom about a 'blind idiot']]></title><description><![CDATA[Including Steve Pemberton, Chloe Petts and Alison Steadman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/top-cast-for-audio-sitcom-about-a-blind-idiot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:36:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/top-cast-for-audio-sitcom-about-a-blind-idiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ali G seen in Wimbledon]]></title><description><![CDATA[As character is set for a film comeback]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ali-g-seen-in-wimbledon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:04:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ali-g-seen-in-wimbledon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jen Brister and Laura Smyth get Hunted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comics pursued in latest celebrity edition of C4 show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jen-brister-and-laura-smyth-get-hunted/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:42:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jen-brister-and-laura-smyth-get-hunted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe award for Scottish comics to honour Paul Sneddon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stand's accolade to be named]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fringe-award-for-scottish-comics-to-honour-paul-sneddon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:28:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fringe-award-for-scottish-comics-to-honour-paul-sneddon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandringham festival cancelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sales not enough for five-day extravaganza]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sandringham-festival-cancelled/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:09:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sandringham-festival-cancelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleep with the Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA['Button Hall' opens up for fans to stay overnight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sleep-with-the-ghosts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:48:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sleep-with-the-ghosts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Father figures]]></title><description><![CDATA[(and a couple of mums, too)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-father-figures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-father-figures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten laughs before lunchtime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy shows for the early risers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-ten-laughs-before-lunchtime/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-ten-laughs-before-lunchtime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Carr 'planned a TV travel show with Sarah Ferguson']]></title><description><![CDATA[Before she was shamed over her Epstein links]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alan-carr-planned-a-tv-travel-show-with-sarah-ferguson/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:35:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alan-carr-planned-a-tv-travel-show-with-sarah-ferguson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A friendship to die for]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-friendship-to-die-for/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:41:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-friendship-to-die-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Edinburgh Fringe on speed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-edinburgh-fringe-on-speed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:51:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-edinburgh-fringe-on-speed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hakuna Matata! Comedian sees off Lion King lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Circle of Life composer had sued Learnmore Jonasi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hakuna-matata-comedian-sees-off-lion-king-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:53:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hakuna-matata-comedian-sees-off-lion-king-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Miss Piggy is the godmother to so many comedians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dom McGovern picks his Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-miss-piggy-is-the-godmother-to-so-many-comedians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-miss-piggy-is-the-godmother-to-so-many-comedians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romesh: I shouldn't be anywhere near SNL UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic says he'd turn down any offer to host the show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-i-shouldnt-be-anywhere-near-snl-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:57:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-i-shouldnt-be-anywhere-near-snl-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filming starts on Here We Go season 4]]></title><description><![CDATA['The best series yet' says creator Tom Basden]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/filming-starts-on-here-we-go-season-4/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:19:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/filming-starts-on-here-we-go-season-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I learned after my ex was horrendously injured by an electric bear]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Edinburgh Fringe comedian Jennifer Jane]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-i-learned-after-my-ex-was-horrendously-injured-by-an-electric-bear/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-i-learned-after-my-ex-was-horrendously-injured-by-an-electric-bear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Linehan receives £25k over his arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police apologise for causing him 'considerable distress']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/graham-linehan-receives-25k-over-his-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:26:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/graham-linehan-receives-25k-over-his-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The story of a stand-up, with some fantastic stand-up in it']]></title><description><![CDATA[Top Gunchained creator Richard Marsh picks his Perfect Playlist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-story-of-a-stand-up-with-some-fantastic-stand-up-in-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-story-of-a-stand-up-with-some-fantastic-stand-up-in-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where else can you see a see an 80-year-old woman performing a physics-defying see-saw sequence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Forbes on the best and the worst of the Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/where-else-can-you-see-a-see-an-80-year-old-woman-performing-a-physics-defying-see-saw-sequence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/where-else-can-you-see-a-see-an-80-year-old-woman-performing-a-physics-defying-see-saw-sequence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female empowerment? We still got called slags for taking our kit off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selina Mosinski on girl power, Page 3 and the ladette years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/female-empowerment-we-still-got-called-slags-for-taking-our-kit-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/female-empowerment-we-still-got-called-slags-for-taking-our-kit-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Let's talk about sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten shows about sex and sex work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-lets-talk-about-sex/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-lets-talk-about-sex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['In my own home I'm diabolically satanic, but I could never be like that on stage']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big Interview: Ola Labib]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/in-my-own-home-im-diabolically-satanic-but-i-could-never-be-like-that-on-stage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:09:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/in-my-own-home-im-diabolically-satanic-but-i-could-never-be-like-that-on-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Channel 4 confirms Taskmaster spin-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Horne to challenge families in Your Time&nbsp;Starts Now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/channel-4-confirms-taskmaster-spin-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:53:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/channel-4-confirms-taskmaster-spin-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taste: the vinyl frontier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Display of horrendous album sleeves to hit the Edinburgh Fringe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taste-the-vinyl-frontier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:14:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taste-the-vinyl-frontier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Let's talk about sects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten shows about religion and cults]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-lets-talk-about-sects/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-lets-talk-about-sects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edith Alibec: The Void]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edith-alibec-the-void/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edith-alibec-the-void/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I preferred it when the Fringe was more haphazard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Stone's binge, cringe and whinge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-preferred-it-when-the-fringe-was-more-haphazard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-preferred-it-when-the-fringe-was-more-haphazard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ali G film 'in the can']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly revived the character that made his name]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-ali-g-film-in-the-can/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:53:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-ali-g-film-in-the-can/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help given to comics hit by Leicester Comedy Festival troubles]]></title><description><![CDATA[18 performers and one promoter aided by hardship fund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/help-given-to-comics-hit-by-leicester-comedy-festival-troubles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:13:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/help-given-to-comics-hit-by-leicester-comedy-festival-troubles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC orders a third series of David Mitchell’s Ludwig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before series two even airs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-orders-a-third-series-of-david-mitchells-ludwig/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:01:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-orders-a-third-series-of-david-mitchells-ludwig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['David Brent' unveils his bust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch as the Ricky Gervais character is immortalised on the Slough trading estate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-brent-unveils-his-bust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:31:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-brent-unveils-his-bust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mo Gilligan ate fried chicken for every meal for a month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic's Super Size Me-style experiment for Netflix documentary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mo-gilligan-ate-fried-chicken-for-every-meal-for-a-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:19:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mo-gilligan-ate-fried-chicken-for-every-meal-for-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie Willan: I pissed in the street outside Parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[As she reveals Netflix drama role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophie-willan-i-pissed-in-the-street-outside-parliament/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:20:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sophie-willan-i-pissed-in-the-street-outside-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Award panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Radio 4 announces another Fringe gala]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/meet-the-2026-edinburgh-comedy-award-panel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/meet-the-2026-edinburgh-comedy-award-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now Leicester Comedy Festival's venue closes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landlords take possession over unpaid rent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/now-leicester-comedy-festivals-venue-closes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:47:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/now-leicester-comedy-festivals-venue-closes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Radio to broadcast from the Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graham Norton and Geoff Lloyd will be at the festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/virgin-radio-to-broadcast-from-the-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:39:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/virgin-radio-to-broadcast-from-the-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais reveals his own Office 25-year tribute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming out a day before the BBC's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ricky-gervais-reveals-his-own-office-25-year-tribute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ricky-gervais-reveals-his-own-office-25-year-tribute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I learned from doing stand-up in New York City on Sept 12, 2001]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laurie Kilmartin on her most memorable gigs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-i-learned-from-doing-stand-up-in-new-york-city-on-sept-12-2001/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:43:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-i-learned-from-doing-stand-up-in-new-york-city-on-sept-12-2001/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progressives put me in a box – then asked me to celebrate the box]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranian comedian Sepideh Kaav on doing a Fringe show on her terms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/progressives-put-me-in-a-box-then-asked-me-to-celebrate-the-box/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/progressives-put-me-in-a-box-then-asked-me-to-celebrate-the-box/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was locked in a psych ward against my will – it was hilarious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Jamie Wolf on his encounters with the US healthcare system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-was-locked-in-a-psych-ward-against-my-will-it-was-hilarious/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-was-locked-in-a-psych-ward-against-my-will-it-was-hilarious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How defending men on death row made me a better comedian]]></title><description><![CDATA[...and vice-versa, says Josh Pickar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-defending-men-on-death-row-made-me-a-better-comedian/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-defending-men-on-death-row-made-me-a-better-comedian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish comedian arrested for insulting Erdogan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deniz G&ouml;kta&#351; detained for calling the president a dictator]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/turkish-comedian-arrested-for-insulting-erdogan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:15:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/turkish-comedian-arrested-for-insulting-erdogan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: The 10 longest titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[...from the comedy section, at least]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-the-10-longest-titles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-the-10-longest-titles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the droid you're looking for...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-is-the-droid-youre-looking-for/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/this-is-the-droid-youre-looking-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10:The inevitable AI rundown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Festival comedy shows based on machine learning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10the-inevitable-ai-rundown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10the-inevitable-ai-rundown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: The summer of Sams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten acts of that name heading to the festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-the-summer-of-sams/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-the-summer-of-sams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second series for Ed Gamble's Unacceptable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the first has even aired]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-ed-gambles-unacceptable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:45:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-ed-gambles-unacceptable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Such Brave Girls named best comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Broadcast Digital Awards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/such-brave-girls-named-best-comedy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:20:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/such-brave-girls-named-best-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Mortimer on youthful high jinx... and the battles of ageing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guesting on new gardening podcast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bob-mortimer-on-youthful-high-jinx-and-the-battles-of-ageing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:49:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bob-mortimer-on-youthful-high-jinx-and-the-battles-of-ageing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead Meet is dead good]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dead-meet-is-dead-good/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dead-meet-is-dead-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish comedian Paul Sneddon dies at 70]]></title><description><![CDATA[Known for his characters Vladimir McTavish and Bob Doolally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/scottish-comedian-paul-sneddon-dies-at-70/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:02:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/scottish-comedian-paul-sneddon-dies-at-70/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share The Craic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the final of the comedy competitions sponsored by Magners]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/share-the-craic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:55:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/share-the-craic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashlee Bentley wins Magners' Share The Craic contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish comedian gets a full Edinburgh Fringe run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ashlee-bentley-wins-magners-share-the-craic-contest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:35:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ashlee-bentley-wins-magners-share-the-craic-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katherine Ryan's finances swell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her company's assets grow by almost &pound;1million]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katherine-ryans-finances-swell/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:58:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katherine-ryans-finances-swell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romesh Ranganathan's bakery chain goes bust]]></title><description><![CDATA[31 stores co-owned by the comic to close]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-ranganathans-bakery-chain-goes-bust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:05:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-ranganathans-bakery-chain-goes-bust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Oliver becomes a soap star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic to cameo on eneral Hospital and Days Of Our Lives]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-oliver-becomes-a-soap-star/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:20:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-oliver-becomes-a-soap-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz]]></title><description><![CDATA[SNL UK and Taskmaster star on tour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ania-magliano-peach-fuzz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:04:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ania-magliano-peach-fuzz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Nicoresti's the UK's air guitar hero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian to represent the nation at the world championships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-nicorestis-the-uks-air-guitar-hero/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:10:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-nicorestis-the-uks-air-guitar-hero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio 4 gets Randy again]]></title><description><![CDATA[New series for felt-faced comedian]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/radio-4-gets-randy-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:04:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/radio-4-gets-randy-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smack The Pony trio reunite for a TV special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sally Phillips breaks the news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/smack-the-pony-trio-reunite-for-a-tv-special/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:32:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/smack-the-pony-trio-reunite-for-a-tv-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Lycett to become a pub landlord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic gets an alcohol licence for a new C4 chat show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-to-become-a-pub-landlord/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-to-become-a-pub-landlord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC to air The Good Life in tribute to Penelope Keith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classic 1976 episode gets a broadcast tonight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-to-air-the-good-life-in-tribute-to-penelope-keith/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:24:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-to-air-the-good-life-in-tribute-to-penelope-keith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Porter and Ian Smith pilot new Radio 4 shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the topical Friday Night Comedy slot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucy-porter-and-ian-smith-pilot-new-radio-4-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:04:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucy-porter-and-ian-smith-pilot-new-radio-4-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People don’t connect with perfection, they connect with people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musical impressonist Jess Robison on the antidote to AI, optimisation and social media algorythms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/people-dont-connect-with-perfection-they-connect-with-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:57:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/people-dont-connect-with-perfection-they-connect-with-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penelope Keith dies at 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star of The Good Life and To The Manor Born]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/penelope-keith-dies-at-86/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:49:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/penelope-keith-dies-at-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new serving of Dinnerladies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Wood's sitcom revived as a new stage show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-new-serving-of-dinnerladies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:05:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-new-serving-of-dinnerladies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to Laughing Horse co-founder Kevin McCarron]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian dies at 72]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tributes-paid-to-laughing-horse-co-founder-kevin-mccarron/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:58:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tributes-paid-to-laughing-horse-co-founder-kevin-mccarron/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blazing Saddles named the funniest film of all time]]></title><description><![CDATA[In honour of Mel Brooks' 100th birthday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/blazing-saddles-named-the-funniest-film-of-all-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:07:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/blazing-saddles-named-the-funniest-film-of-all-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky airs Al Murray special]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sky-airs-al-murray-special/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sky-airs-al-murray-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broad City creator Ilana Glazer hits the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/broad-city-creator-ilana-glazer-hits-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/broad-city-creator-ilana-glazer-hits-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hardeep Singh Kohli faces 20 charges against five women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rape and sex offence case won't be heard until October 2027]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hardeep-singh-kohli-faces-20-charges-against-five-women/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:30:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hardeep-singh-kohli-faces-20-charges-against-five-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filming starts on  Am I Being Unreasonable? series 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Wilkinson and Allan Mustafa join cast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/filming-starts-on-am-i-being-unreasonable-series-3/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/filming-starts-on-am-i-being-unreasonable-series-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filming starts on  Am I Being Unreasonable? series 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Wilkinson and Allan Mustafa join cast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/filming-starts-on-am-i-being-unreasonableseries-3/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:24:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/filming-starts-on-am-i-being-unreasonableseries-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC to air Australian version of Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet a new cast of phantoms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-to-air-australian-version-of-ghosts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:35:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-to-air-australian-version-of-ghosts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Locascio: The Divine Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the visiting Australian comedian]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anthony-locascio-the-divine-comedy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:15:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anthony-locascio-the-divine-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The free-speech warrior who made up his war stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Normand admits his story of defiance against woke Netflix execs was all a lie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-free-speech-warrior-who-made-up-his-war-stories/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:49:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-free-speech-warrior-who-made-up-his-war-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ray Winstone to star in action comedy Danger Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an ex-SAS man coaxed out of retirement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ray-winstoneto-star-in-action-comedy-danger-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:25:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ray-winstoneto-star-in-action-comedy-danger-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris McCausland joins Absolute Radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic takes over Sunday morning slot with fellow stand-up Jon Long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-mccausland-joins-absolute-radio/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:42:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chris-mccausland-joins-absolute-radio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenny Eclair writes The Book Of Nanas]]></title><description><![CDATA[With her podcast co-host Judith Holder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jenny-eclair-writes-the-book-of-nanas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:18:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jenny-eclair-writes-the-book-of-nanas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Paper returns to Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[10 new episodes to drop in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-paper-returns-to-sky/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:28:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-paper-returns-to-sky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of a revived farce in the West End]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-truth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:15:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-truth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Do In The Shadows sequel moves ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Werewolf script set to be finished next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-sequel-moves-ahead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:10:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-sequel-moves-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim and Garth reunite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook mark 25 years of The Office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tim-and-garth-reunite/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:40:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tim-and-garth-reunite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second series for Green Wing: Resuscitated]]></title><description><![CDATA[New episodes drop today]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-green-wing-resuscitated/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:09:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-green-wing-resuscitated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parliament gets its own comedy group]]></title><description><![CDATA[All-party body to help support the industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/parliament-gets-its-own-comedy-group/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:13:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/parliament-gets-its-own-comedy-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of a new documentary about the comedy genius]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rik-mayall-magnificent-bstard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rik-mayall-magnificent-bstard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Hits from the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wonders from down under]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-hits-from-the-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-hits-from-the-2026-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Lycett announces 2027-28 tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[And, yes, the title IS a long-winded pun...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-announces-2027-28-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:31:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joe-lycett-announces-2027-28-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warm reception for Rogue Trooper]]></title><description><![CDATA[2000AD adaptation featuring a cast of comedians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/warm-reception-for-rogue-trooper/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:04:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/warm-reception-for-rogue-trooper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh loses its TV festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blow to Fringe as industry event moves to Manchester]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-loses-its-tv-festival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:34:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-loses-its-tv-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dara O Brian's dull show officially confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[With John Robins as his sidekick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dara-o-brians-dull-show-officially-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:34:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dara-o-brians-dull-show-officially-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading The Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of a new book about the state of comedy by Jonathan Grant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/reading-the-room/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:11:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/reading-the-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC and UKTV seek the next big comedy entertainment hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadcasters invite pitches]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-and-uktv-seek-the-next-big-comedy-entertainment-hit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-and-uktv-seek-the-next-big-comedy-entertainment-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedians cast in alien animation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan and Jamie Demetriou in Not Alone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-cast-in-alien-animation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-cast-in-alien-animation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians head to TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic to oversee new animated series]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nick-mohammeds-young-magicians-head-to-tv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nick-mohammeds-young-magicians-head-to-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Nicoresti, air guitar hero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic competes in UK championship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-nicoresti-air-guitar-hero/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:33:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-nicoresti-air-guitar-hero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comics join the cast of Mog’s Bad Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Thomson, Katherine Parkinson and Mawaan Rizwan in Channel 4 special]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-join-the-cast-of-mogs-bad-thing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:55:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-join-the-cast-of-mogs-bad-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Acaster joins the Bad Faries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animated film penned by Deborah Frances-White.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acaster-joins-the-bad-faries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:29:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acaster-joins-the-bad-faries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney orders a comedy-drama about a dad accused of murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Clem Garritty and A24 UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/disney-orders-a-comedy-drama-about-a-dad-accused-of-murder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:57:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/disney-orders-a-comedy-drama-about-a-dad-accused-of-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial help for comics hit by Leicester festival chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live Comedy Association opens a hardship fund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/financial-help-for-comics-hit-by-leicester-festival-chaos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:39:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/financial-help-for-comics-hit-by-leicester-festival-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes as comic Allan Finnegan dies at 59]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was also a Baptist minister who appeared on BGT]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tributes-as-comic-allan-finnegan-dies-at-59/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:53:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tributes-as-comic-allan-finnegan-dies-at-59/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: SNL (UK) comedians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cast and writers who helped make the British transfer such a hit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-snl-uk-comedians/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-snl-uk-comedians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Shows from the 2026 theatre section]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten dramatic productions comedy fans might want to know about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-shows-from-the-2026-theatre-section/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-10x10-shows-from-the-2026-theatre-section/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What made Rik tick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayall documentary leads the best of this week's TV, radio and streaming comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-made-rik-tick/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:48:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-made-rik-tick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Amstell hits the road]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/simon-amstell-hits-the-road/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:18:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/simon-amstell-hits-the-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy UK roadshow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of a gig to launch a new 24/7 comedy radio station]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-uk-roadshow/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:08:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-uk-roadshow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows dies at 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-creator of Cheers and creative force behind so many hits]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/veteran-us-sitcom-director-james-burrows-dies-at-85/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:03:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/veteran-us-sitcom-director-james-burrows-dies-at-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spitting Image set for High Court showdown over Paddington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hearing scheduled for Monday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spitting-image-set-for-high-court-showdown-over-paddington/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:59:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spitting-image-set-for-high-court-showdown-over-paddington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five comics compete for a funded Fringe run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finalists named in Magners' Share The Craic competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/five-comics-compete-for-a-funded-fringe-run/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:24:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/five-comics-compete-for-a-funded-fringe-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romesh: I'll walk away from comedy at 50]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stand-up tells a sceptical Tom Davis his career has just two more years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-ill-walk-away-from-comedy-at-50/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:51:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-ill-walk-away-from-comedy-at-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais announces 2026-27 tour Legend]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the rights already sold to Netflix]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ricky-gervais-announces-2026-27-tour-legend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:27:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ricky-gervais-announces-2026-27-tour-legend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congratulations Andy – now can you fix the comedy industry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nighttime sector urges newly-elected Burnham to act]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/congratulations-andy-now-can-you-fix-the-comedy-industry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:27:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/congratulations-andy-now-can-you-fix-the-comedy-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Joke thief' Carlos Mencia arrested for tax evasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic faces up to 11 years jail if convicted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joke-thief-carlos-mencia-arrested-for-tax-evasion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:54:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joke-thief-carlos-mencia-arrested-for-tax-evasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Edinburgh Fringe critics flocked to black comedians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number-crunching the 2025 festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-edinburgh-fringe-critics-flocked-to-black-comedians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:33:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-edinburgh-fringe-critics-flocked-to-black-comedians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sooz Kempner cast in Grayson Perry musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directed by Sean Foley]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sooz-kempner-cast-in-grayson-perry-musical/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:25:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sooz-kempner-cast-in-grayson-perry-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audible to sponsor Edinburgh Comedy Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal secures accolades for three more years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/audible-to-sponsor-edinburgh-comedy-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/audible-to-sponsor-edinburgh-comedy-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romesh Ranganathan backs ISH comedy awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic donates &pound;5,000 to Edinburgh Fringe best show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-ranganathan-backs-ish-comedy-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/romesh-ranganathan-backs-ish-comedy-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stefano Paolini's history of interned Italians inspires Radio 4 play]]></title><description><![CDATA[To air on the anniversary of wartime tragedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stefano-paolinis-history-of-interned-italians-inspires-radio-4-play/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:45:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stefano-paolinis-history-of-interned-italians-inspires-radio-4-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austin Powers 4 on the way, says Mike Myers]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Dr Evil is resurrected for a US phone ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/austin-powers-4-on-the-way-says-mike-myers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:40:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/austin-powers-4-on-the-way-says-mike-myers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Herring diagnosed with a second cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incurable &ndash; but treatable &ndash;&nbsp;form of leukaemia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-herring-diagnosed-with-a-second-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:28:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-herring-diagnosed-with-a-second-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Serafinowicz joins Harry Potter TV series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing poltergeist Peeves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-serafinowicz-joins-harry-potter-tv-series/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:08:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-serafinowicz-joins-harry-potter-tv-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth Jones starts shooting her new comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better Later with Steve Speirs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ruth-jones-starts-shooting-her-new-comedy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:36:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ruth-jones-starts-shooting-her-new-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week Ending stalwart Sally Grace dies at 74]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actress also played the Queen on Alistair McGowan TV shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/week-ending-stalwart-sally-grace-dies-at-74/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:27:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/week-ending-stalwart-sally-grace-dies-at-74/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chortle's London Fast Fringe 2026 line-up announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[30 acts on one amazing bill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chortles-london-fast-fringe-2026-line-up-announced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:51:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chortles-london-fast-fringe-2026-line-up-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Ayoade involved in car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another vehicle smashes into his SUV]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-ayoade-involved-in-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:24:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-ayoade-involved-in-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Skipper joins Zak The Ripper film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starring alongside a cast of other comedy names]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-skipper-joins-zak-the-ripper-film/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:24:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-skipper-joins-zak-the-ripper-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A critique of late-stage capitalism... with shit and vomit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alternative comedy group Consignia on their Unforgettable 5 gigs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-critique-of-late-stage-capitalism-with-shit-and-vomit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-critique-of-late-stage-capitalism-with-shit-and-vomit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finnish first]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/finnish-first/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/finnish-first/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stand-up should be banned' says city mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowd-work clips spark a huge backlash in Mumbai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stand-up-should-be-banned-says-city-mayor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:37:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stand-up-should-be-banned-says-city-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phoenix Nights inspires a death metal song]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based on *that* bouncy castle scene]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/phoenix-nights-inspires-a-death-metal-song/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:38:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/phoenix-nights-inspires-a-death-metal-song/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joel Dommett and Maisie Adam make a TV travel series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Channel 4 digital show is a tie-in with Boots]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joel-dommett-and-maisie-adam-make-a-tv-travel-series/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joel-dommett-and-maisie-adam-make-a-tv-travel-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's in Taskmaster series 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next line-up revealed as a new champion is crowned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-in-taskmaster-series-22/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-in-taskmaster-series-22/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Windsors creator writes a Royal Family novel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bert Tyler-Moore continues the soap opera...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-windsors-creator-writes-a-royal-family-novel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:37:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-windsors-creator-writes-a-royal-family-novel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Whitehall pilots a comedy-based talk show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katherine Ryan and Michelle Wolf filmed trial episode for Disney+]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-whitehall-pilots-a-comedy-based-talk-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:06:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-whitehall-pilots-a-comedy-based-talk-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['All jokes come from a place of love']]></title><description><![CDATA[Chortle's interview with Michelle Wolf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/all-jokes-come-from-a-place-of-love/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:40:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/all-jokes-come-from-a-place-of-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Idea with Alistair Green]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the new Radio 4 show parodying podcasts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-big-idea-with-alistair-green/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:26:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-big-idea-with-alistair-green/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Taskmaster have been the next Strictly Come Dancing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans were mooted for it to go to BBC One on Saturday nights]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/could-taskmaster-have-been-the-next-strictly-come-dancing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:58:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/could-taskmaster-have-been-the-next-strictly-come-dancing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half a Python reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Cleese planning live shows with Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/half-a-python-reunion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:16:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/half-a-python-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suzi Ruffell: The Juggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the comedian recording her latest tour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/suzi-ruffell-the-juggle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:46:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/suzi-ruffell-the-juggle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funboys team launch a video game spin-off show]]></title><description><![CDATA[New YouTube content as Northern Irish comedy returns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/funboys-team-launch-a-video-game-spin-off-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:33:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/funboys-team-launch-a-video-game-spin-off-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lesley Manville joins Brett Goldstein romcom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing his mum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lesley-manville-joins-brett-goldstein-romcom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:50:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lesley-manville-joins-brett-goldstein-romcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm no more informed than my parents were, just a lot more stressed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucy Porter on her new Radio 4 show based on 100 years of news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/im-no-more-informed-than-my-parents-were-just-a-lot-more-stressed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:24:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/im-no-more-informed-than-my-parents-were-just-a-lot-more-stressed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space For Laughs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the final of a London new act competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/space-for-laughs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:23:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/space-for-laughs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobby your MP about comedy, fans urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry group launches letter-writing campaign]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lobby-your-mp-about-comedy-fans-urged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lobby-your-mp-about-comedy-fans-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Millican backs ISH comedy awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic sponsors &pound;4,000 best newcomer category]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sarah-millican-backs-ish-comedy-awards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sarah-millican-backs-ish-comedy-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Conley to host a tribute to Last Of The Summer Wine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-hour retrospective features new material from writer Roy Clarke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brian-conley-to-host-a-tribute-to-last-of-the-summer-wine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brian-conley-to-host-a-tribute-to-last-of-the-summer-wine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U&amp;Dave to celebrate the dull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Series picked up following a pilot with Dara O Brian]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/uampdave-to-celebrate-the-dull/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:48:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/uampdave-to-celebrate-the-dull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simpsons writer to make his UK debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Reiss to talk about his time on the show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/simpsons-writer-to-make-his-uk-debut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:16:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/simpsons-writer-to-make-his-uk-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iceman cometh... soon to a cinema near you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Documentary to hit screens around the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-iceman-cometh-soon-to-a-cinema-near-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:50:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-iceman-cometh-soon-to-a-cinema-near-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dru Cripps: Juicy Bits at London Clown Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of his improvised loop machine show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dru-cripps-juicy-bits-at-london-clown-festival/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:51:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dru-cripps-juicy-bits-at-london-clown-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proper sound... G'wed is back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/proper-sound-gwed-is-back/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:06:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/proper-sound-gwed-is-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle Wolf starts a UK tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/michelle-wolf-starts-a-uk-tour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:34:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/michelle-wolf-starts-a-uk-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Head dies at 72]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credits include Ted Lasso and Little Britain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anthony-head-dies-at-72/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:18:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anthony-head-dies-at-72/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not long now! Ellie &amp; Natasia FINALLY returning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second series finally in the can &ndash;&nbsp;four years after the first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/not-long-now-ellie-amp-natasia-finally-returning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:45:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/not-long-now-ellie-amp-natasia-finally-returning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God’s Fools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of a book linking eccentric saints to modern comedians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gods-fools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:42:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gods-fools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawrence Dodd: This Can't Be It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review from the London Clown Festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lawrence-dodd-this-cant-be-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:53:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lawrence-dodd-this-cant-be-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe awards for Police Cops and 'Terry Wogan']]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedies hailed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brighton-fringe-awards-for-police-cops-and-terry-wogan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:28:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/brighton-fringe-awards-for-police-cops-and-terry-wogan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands raised for comedy creator who posted racist skit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends complain that 'woke mob' cost Lisa Jane Spencer her job]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/thousands-raised-for-comedy-creator-who-posted-racist-skit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:50:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/thousands-raised-for-comedy-creator-who-posted-racist-skit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jennifer Saunders joins Only Murders...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season six now shooting in London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jennifer-saunders-joins-only-murders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:45:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jennifer-saunders-joins-only-murders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axed Leicester festival 'had not sold well']]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor ticket sales blamed for cancellation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/axed-leicester-festival-had-not-sold-well/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:45:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/axed-leicester-festival-had-not-sold-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky to air unseen Rik Mayall footage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feature-length documentary coming soon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sky-to-air-unseen-rik-mayall-footage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:52:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sky-to-air-unseen-rik-mayall-footage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New podcast from Adam Buxton]]></title><description><![CDATA['I had a lot of silliness that needed to get out']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-podcast-from-adam-buxton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:52:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-podcast-from-adam-buxton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester Comedy Festival axes its outdoor gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[...amid row over money owed to comedians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-axes-its-outdoor-gig/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:55:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/leicester-comedy-festival-axes-its-outdoor-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy's an art...]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Gallery to host stand-ups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedys-an-art/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:55:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedys-an-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julian Clary joins Celebrity Gogglebox]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paired with Nigel Havers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/julian-clary-joins-celebrity-gogglebox/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:38:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/julian-clary-joins-celebrity-gogglebox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe gets a new award just for Scottish-based comics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just 5 out of 230 main comedy award nominees have ever been from north of the border]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-gets-a-new-award-just-for-scottish-based-comics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:36:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/edinburgh-fringe-gets-a-new-award-just-for-scottish-based-comics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Plans for a Red Dwarf animated series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-creator Rob Grant had been working on the idea before his death]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/revealed-plans-for-a-red-dwarf-animated-series/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:21:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/revealed-plans-for-a-red-dwarf-animated-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you should always do a Mike check...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Punter mixes up Wozniak and Wazowski]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-you-should-always-do-a-mike-check/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:13:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-you-should-always-do-a-mike-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychiatric report ordered into Peter Kay bomb hoax suspect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omar Majed tried to remove clothes during hearing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/psychiatric-report-ordered-into-peter-kay-bomb-hoax-suspect/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:29:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/psychiatric-report-ordered-into-peter-kay-bomb-hoax-suspect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to save football from corruption and greed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Bridges on his new show celebrating the best of the beautiful game]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/we-need-to-save-football-from-corruption-and-greed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/we-need-to-save-football-from-corruption-and-greed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Acaster at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of a gig gone awry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acaster-at-regents-park-open-air-theatre/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acaster-at-regents-park-open-air-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie-Rose Petley: Dirty Bitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katie-rose-petley-dirty-bitch/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katie-rose-petley-dirty-bitch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty dies at 70]]></title><description><![CDATA[She worked to keep comedian's legacy alive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lenny-bruces-daughter-kitty-dies-at-70/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:07:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lenny-bruces-daughter-kitty-dies-at-70/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Stephen Colbert is one of the most important satirists in American history]]></title><description><![CDATA[As his late-night show ends, Sophia A. McClennen reflects on the comedian's legacy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-stephen-colbert-is-one-of-the-most-important-satirists-in-americanhistory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:48:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-stephen-colbert-is-one-of-the-most-important-satirists-in-americanhistory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alfie Moore wins top audio comedy award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic strikes gold in the Arias for It's A Fair Cop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alfie-moore-wins-top-audio-comedy-award/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:48:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alfie-moore-wins-top-audio-comedy-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordan Jones: A Street Mattress Named Desire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jordan-jones-a-street-mattress-named-desire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:58:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jordan-jones-a-street-mattress-named-desire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nanny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radio 4 play by Alana Ramsey&nbsp;and Lizzie Stables and directed by Sara Pascoe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nanny/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:23:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nanny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's on Mock The Week this summer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TLC confirms guest line-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-on-mock-the-week-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:33:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-on-mock-the-week-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Winner Rolls It All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-winner-rolls-it-all/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:33:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-winner-rolls-it-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vandals damage Terry Jones statue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just weeks after it was unveiled in Colwyn Bay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/vandals-damage-terry-jones-statue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:24:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/vandals-damage-terry-jones-statue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katherine Parkinson: I was hospitalised in a brutal attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic actor's emotional revelation of assault after a show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katherine-parkinson-i-was-hospitalised-in-a-brutal-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:13:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/katherine-parkinson-i-was-hospitalised-in-a-brutal-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm lightheaded, spent... and end up insulting some random Belgian bloke]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extract from Paul Tonkinson's new book about ultra marathon running]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/im-lightheaded-spent-and-end-up-insulting-some-random-belgian-bloke/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/im-lightheaded-spent-and-end-up-insulting-some-random-belgian-bloke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Churchill's Urinal]]></title><description><![CDATA[New satirical play from Rosie Holt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/churchills-urinal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:12:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/churchills-urinal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rick and Morty movie in the works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Show lynchpin attached to direct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rick-and-morty-movie-in-the-works/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:46:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rick-and-morty-movie-in-the-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a mad thing to tell a fat woman: &lsquo;Be more lumpish&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cast of Make That Movie talk about Sam Campbell's new TV show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/its-a-mad-thing-to-tell-a-fat-woman-lsquobe-more-lumpishrsquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/its-a-mad-thing-to-tell-a-fat-woman-lsquobe-more-lumpishrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A bunch of scumbags from the comedy circuit managed to weasel their way into this show']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam Campbell on Make&nbsp;That&nbsp;Movie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-bunch-of-scumbags-from-the-comedy-circuit-managed-to-weasel-their-way-into-this-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-bunch-of-scumbags-from-the-comedy-circuit-managed-to-weasel-their-way-into-this-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five new names join North East comedy hall of fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including Lost Voice Guy, Lauren Pattison and Anvil Springstien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/five-new-names-join-north-east-comedy-hall-of-fame/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:11:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/five-new-names-join-north-east-comedy-hall-of-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josh Widdicombe IS going to host Strictly]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC confirms comedian will be paired with Emma Willis and Johannes Radebe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/josh-widdicombe-is-going-to-host-strictly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:13:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/josh-widdicombe-is-going-to-host-strictly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fin Taylor writes a tongue-in-cheek history book]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the vein of his Fin Vs History&nbsp;podcast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fin-taylorwrites-a-tongue-in-cheek-history-book/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:13:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fin-taylorwrites-a-tongue-in-cheek-history-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comic plans 12 gigs and three marathons in a day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raising money for the air ambulance that saved her life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comic-plans-12-gigs-and-three-marathons-in-a-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:28:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comic-plans-12-gigs-and-three-marathons-in-a-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong and Miller to reunite... on Pointless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Miller to co-host forthcoming episodes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/armstrong-and-miller-to-reunite-on-pointless/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:49:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/armstrong-and-miller-to-reunite-on-pointless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trailer for G'wed series three]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Brookside's Jennifer Ellison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/trailer-for-gwed-series-three/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:38:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/trailer-for-gwed-series-three/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Life named best modern comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais&rsquo;s show tops Radio Times poll]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-life-named-best-modern-comedy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-life-named-best-modern-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Wife, The Criminal, by Joe Wells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extract from a new book of anecdotes about neurodiversity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-wife-the-criminal-by-joe-wells/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/my-wife-the-criminal-by-joe-wells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Joke Of The Fringe contest launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snack brand seeks the 'Cheeziest' gags]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-joke-of-the-fringe-contest-launched/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-joke-of-the-fringe-contest-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reece Shearsmith writes a memoir of the macabre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based around the spooky artefacts he's collected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/reece-shearsmith-writes-a-memoir-of-the-macabre/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:21:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/reece-shearsmith-writes-a-memoir-of-the-macabre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All hail Saturday Night Live UK!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who'd have thought it? Having talented comedians make comedy paid off, writes Steve Bennett]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/all-hail-saturday-night-live-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:21:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/all-hail-saturday-night-live-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Very Peculiar Practice returns to TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-very-peculiar-practice-returns-to-tv/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 14:34:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-very-peculiar-practice-returns-to-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come and marvel as a man describes a room!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/come-and-marvel-as-a-man-describes-a-room/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:44:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/come-and-marvel-as-a-man-describes-a-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distribution deal for star-studded UK comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big ensemble cast in Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/distribution-deal-for-star-studded-uk-comedy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 12:23:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/distribution-deal-for-star-studded-uk-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Gavin and Stacey wasn't so unforgettable...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alison Steadman at the BBC Comedy Festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/when-gavin-and-stacey-wasnt-so-unforgettable/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 13:40:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/when-gavin-and-stacey-wasnt-so-unforgettable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Minchin to write new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuniting with his Matilda collaborator Matthew Warchus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tim-minchin-to-write-new-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-songs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:29:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tim-minchin-to-write-new-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josie Long's axed Short Cuts to return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radio 4 documentary strand back from the dead with new backers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/josie-longs-axed-short-cuts-to-return/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:03:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/josie-longs-axed-short-cuts-to-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Going Out scrapped a Bobby Ball tribute episode as it was 'too sad']]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Mack talks about the sitcom, and maybe turning it into a play]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/not-going-out-scrapped-a-bobby-ball-tribute-episode-as-it-was-too-sad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:57:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/not-going-out-scrapped-a-bobby-ball-tribute-episode-as-it-was-too-sad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Things are bubbling' for a US version of Black Ops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-creator Akemnji Ndifornyen suggests talks are under way]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/things-are-bubbling-for-a-us-version-of-black-ops/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:55:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/things-are-bubbling-for-a-us-version-of-black-ops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;People like seeing posh, beautiful people suffer']]></title><description><![CDATA[Amandaland's writers on the show's success]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lsquopeople-like-seeing-posh-beautiful-people-suffer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:55:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lsquopeople-like-seeing-posh-beautiful-people-suffer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Kerensa suffers a stroke at 47]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian and regular on Radio 2's Pause For Thought on the mend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paul-kerensa-suffers-a-stroke-at-47/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:09:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paul-kerensa-suffers-a-stroke-at-47/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Corden: After making Gavin &amp; Stacey, I thought it might be shit]]></title><description><![CDATA[...as he reveals which episode was 'awful']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-corden-after-making-gavin-amp-stacey-i-thought-it-might-be-shit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:24:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-corden-after-making-gavin-amp-stacey-i-thought-it-might-be-shit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eric Morecambe at 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[by culture lecturer Glyn White]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eric-morecambe-at-100/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:24:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eric-morecambe-at-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Americans would have ruined Small Prophets']]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's TV comedy commissioners talk about their work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/americans-would-have-ruined-small-prophets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:20:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/americans-would-have-ruined-small-prophets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another venue bans Roy Chubby Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic's fans slate Exmouth theatre's decision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/another-venue-bans-roy-chubby-brown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:02:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/another-venue-bans-roy-chubby-brown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No algorithm would have said Britain wants a comedy about a bloke who grows homunculi']]></title><description><![CDATA[Full text of BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie's speech to the broadcaster's comedy festvail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-algorithm-would-have-said-britain-wants-a-comedy-about-a-bloke-who-grows-homunculi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:30:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-algorithm-would-have-said-britain-wants-a-comedy-about-a-bloke-who-grows-homunculi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I often feel Philomena Cunk is the real me']]></title><description><![CDATA[Diane Morgan on comedy characters, ghost-hunting, and problematic drama school exercises..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-often-feel-philomena-cunk-is-the-real-me/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:30:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-often-feel-philomena-cunk-is-the-real-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNN renews the US Have I Got News For You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifth season ordered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cnn-renews-the-us-have-i-got-news-for-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:47:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cnn-renews-the-us-have-i-got-news-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC comedy boss: We back the genre for the laughs, not the money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jon Petrie announces raft of new and returning shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-comedy-boss-we-back-the-genre-for-the-laughs-not-the-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-comedy-boss-we-back-the-genre-for-the-laughs-not-the-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New sitcom for Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hopley Hall is set in a crumbling country house]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-sitcom-for-derry-girls-star-jamie-lee-odonnell/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-sitcom-for-derry-girls-star-jamie-lee-odonnell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The BBC heads back to Amandaland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Series three announced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-bbc-heads-back-to-amandaland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-bbc-heads-back-to-amandaland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosie Jones’s Pushers is given the push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Channel 4 won't be renewing comedian's drug-dealing sitcom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-joness-pushers-is-given-the-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:07:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-joness-pushers-is-given-the-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kiran Deol: Assault On Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of US comic's account of a brutal attack]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kiran-deol-assault-on-comedy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:34:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kiran-deol-assault-on-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Radio Wales show for Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compiling 'audio scrapbooks' of various years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-radio-wales-show-for-gareth-gwynn-and-esyllt-sears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:34:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-radio-wales-show-for-gareth-gwynn-and-esyllt-sears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Props to them....]]></title><description><![CDATA[A League of Their Own donates &pound;50k of old props]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/props-to-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:35:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/props-to-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Way Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of U&amp;Dave's new challenge show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-way-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-way-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jude Law 'wants to play Ian Moore's alter-ego']]></title><description><![CDATA[Possible casting for TV version of comic's cosy crime novels]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jude-law-wants-to-play-ian-moores-alter-ego/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:08:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jude-law-wants-to-play-ian-moores-alter-ego/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The stuff I'm getting now I wouldn't have been ready for five years ago']]></title><description><![CDATA[Chloe Petts interview]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-stuff-im-getting-now-i-wouldnt-have-been-ready-for-five-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:32:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-stuff-im-getting-now-i-wouldnt-have-been-ready-for-five-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smok'd Crack New Comedian of the Year 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the talent hunt final]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/smokd-crack-new-comedian-of-the-year-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:45:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/smokd-crack-new-comedian-of-the-year-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy McGuinness to revive Big Break]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alongside Stephen Hendry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paddy-mcguinness-to-revive-big-break/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:45:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/paddy-mcguinness-to-revive-big-break/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Ireland boycotts Eurovision, it screens Father Ted instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Lovely Horse episode replaces song contest final]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/as-ireland-boycotts-eurovision-it-screens-father-ted-instead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:07:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/as-ireland-boycotts-eurovision-it-screens-father-ted-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much do you know about Eric Morecambe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday trivia quiz to mark his 100th birthday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-much-do-you-know-about-eric-morecambe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:43:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-much-do-you-know-about-eric-morecambe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Corden returns to US late-night TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosting a World Cup show with Rio Ferdinand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-corden-returns-to-us-late-night-tv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:03:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-corden-returns-to-us-late-night-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon greenlights&nbsp;Brett Goldstein's new romcom series]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amazon-greenlightsnbspbrett-goldsteins-new-romcom-series/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:12:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amazon-greenlightsnbspbrett-goldsteins-new-romcom-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mackenzie Crook to direct his first film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starring fellow Detectorist Toby Jones]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mackenzie-crook-to-direct-his-first-film/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:40:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mackenzie-crook-to-direct-his-first-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I once hosted a panel of five billionaires...']]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting American comic Kiran Deol on her most memorable gigs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-once-hosted-a-panel-of-five-billionaires/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:22:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/i-once-hosted-a-panel-of-five-billionaires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain gets a 24/7 comedy radio station]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the team behind the NextUp streamer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/britain-gets-a-247-comedy-radio-station/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:22:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/britain-gets-a-247-comedy-radio-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sameera Bhalotra Bowers: What Is Going On?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sameera-bhalotra-bowers-what-is-going-on/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:31:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sameera-bhalotra-bowers-what-is-going-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Tothill to make his HIGNFY debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[...as is Michael Gove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-tothill-to-make-his-hignfy-debut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:40:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/john-tothill-to-make-his-hignfy-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Just because someone&rsquo;s dead, doesn&rsquo;t mean we have to be miserable about it']]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Doolan on the second series of Death Valley]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/just-because-someonersquos-dead-doesnrsquot-mean-we-have-to-be-miserable-about-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:35:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/just-because-someonersquos-dead-doesnrsquot-mean-we-have-to-be-miserable-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Richardson to publish his teenage diaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subtitled &lsquo;one man's journey into his embarrassing past&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jon-richardsonto-publish-his-teenage-diaries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:35:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jon-richardsonto-publish-his-teenage-diaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bafta for Bob]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mortimer and Last One Laughing triumph on TV's big night]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-bafta-for-bob/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:13:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-bafta-for-bob/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Queens are back...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-queens-are-back/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:34:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-queens-are-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ed Gamble becomes a different person in the escape room']]></title><description><![CDATA[Mel Giedroyc on her new U&amp;Dave&rsquo;s show The Way Out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-gamble-becomes-a-different-person-in-the-escape-room/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:34:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-gamble-becomes-a-different-person-in-the-escape-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doing a No 1 in No 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/doing-a-no-1-in-no-11/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:09:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/doing-a-no-1-in-no-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Bittlestone fails in his council bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian had been exposed over antisemitic posts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mark-bittlestone-fails-in-his-council-bid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:20:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mark-bittlestone-fails-in-his-council-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurra! Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus kommt auf Blu-ray!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Release for comedy team's German adventure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hurra-monty-pythons-fliegender-zirkus-kommt-auf-blu-ray/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:52:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hurra-monty-pythons-fliegender-zirkus-kommt-auf-blu-ray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I Didn't Laugh I'd Cry: The Frank Carson Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/if-i-didnt-laugh-id-cry-the-frank-carson-story/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:35:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/if-i-didnt-laugh-id-cry-the-frank-carson-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omid Djalili's next film really chimes...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic stars in Simon Callow's About A Bell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/omid-djalilis-next-film-really-chimes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:16:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/omid-djalilis-next-film-really-chimes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who won at the Golden Lobes 2026?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy podcast awards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/who-won-at-the-golden-lobes-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:43:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/who-won-at-the-golden-lobes-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thirst, by John Robins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Book review by Jay Richardson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/thirst-by-john-robins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/thirst-by-john-robins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix sets release date for Ricky Gervais's Alley Cats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cast includes a raft of After Life co-stars]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/netflix-sets-release-date-for-ricky-gervaiss-alley-cats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:15:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/netflix-sets-release-date-for-ricky-gervaiss-alley-cats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Vegas to play a priest in new dark comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of 5's Plays For Today]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/johnny-vegas-to-play-a-priest-in-new-dark-comedy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:15:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/johnny-vegas-to-play-a-priest-in-new-dark-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comics join Death Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guest stars include Roisin Conaty, Jim Howick and Hammed Animashaun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-join-death-valley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:34:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-join-death-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais is an ass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian has a donkey named after him following &pound;100k donation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ricky-gervais-is-an-ass/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:21:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ricky-gervais-is-an-ass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second series for Saturday Night Live UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sky confirms extended run of 12 episode]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-saturday-night-live-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:49:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-saturday-night-live-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eugene Mirman releases his first special in a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free on YouTube]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eugene-mirman-releases-his-first-special-in-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:23:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eugene-mirman-releases-his-first-special-in-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Kay reschedules his aborted Birmingham show]]></title><description><![CDATA[New date for fans evacuated over bomb scare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-reschedules-his-aborted-birmingham-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:58:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-reschedules-his-aborted-birmingham-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fawlty Towers actress Claire Nielson dies at 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[She also worked with Rikki Fulton and the Two Ronnies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fawlty-towers-actress-claire-nielson-dies-at-89/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:58:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fawlty-towers-actress-claire-nielson-dies-at-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Porter's new Radio 4 show is history]]></title><description><![CDATA[She, Max Fosh and others pilot new quiz ideas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucy-porters-new-radio-4-show-is-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:33:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lucy-porters-new-radio-4-show-is-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fawlty Towers actress Claire Nielson fir at 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[She also worked with Rikki Fulton and the Two Ronnies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fawlty-towers-actress-claire-nielson-fir-at-89/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:33:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fawlty-towers-actress-claire-nielson-fir-at-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julia Knight: Songs Of Joy &amp; Justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/julia-knight-songs-of-joy-amp-justice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:07:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/julia-knight-songs-of-joy-amp-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First look at Diane Morgan as a robot]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her new BBC series Ann Droid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-look-at-diane-morgan-as-a-robot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:24:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-look-at-diane-morgan-as-a-robot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth Jones: 'We've talked about a Nighty Night reboot']]></title><description><![CDATA[But she also suggests Julia Davis' comedy is too harsh for modern audiences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ruth-jones-weve-talked-about-a-nighty-night-reboot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:54:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ruth-jones-weve-talked-about-a-nighty-night-reboot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of Juice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mawaan Rizwan confirms his sitcom is over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/out-of-juice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:28:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/out-of-juice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand settles £220,000 lawsuit with published]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-comic pays undisclosed amount over his failure to write books]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/russell-brand-settles-220000-lawsuit-with-published/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:02:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/russell-brand-settles-220000-lawsuit-with-published/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe's clothes join Birmingham's treasures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lycett donates some of his distinctive outfits]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joes-clothes-join-birminghams-treasures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:25:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/joes-clothes-join-birminghams-treasures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comic to write 20 different shows for the Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Smurthwaite plans a new 50 minutes every day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comic-to-write-20-different-shows-for-the-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:33:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comic-to-write-20-different-shows-for-the-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer bonus for Mock The Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprise as TLC announces an extra five episodes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/summer-bonus-for-mock-the-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:32:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/summer-bonus-for-mock-the-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Foxx writes a second book of satirical fairytales]]></title><description><![CDATA[As of aimed at the obscenely wealthy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/daniel-foxx-writes-a-second-book-of-satirical-fairytales/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:06:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/daniel-foxx-writes-a-second-book-of-satirical-fairytales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleasance announces more Edinburgh Fringe 2026 shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including a new one from Alex Edelman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/pleasance-announces-more-edinburgh-fringe-2026-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:01:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/pleasance-announces-more-edinburgh-fringe-2026-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monarchs Anonymous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/monarchs-anonymous/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/monarchs-anonymous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What chocolate bar did Charlie Chuck advertise?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday trivia quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-chocolate-bar-did-charlie-chuck-advertise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:35:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/what-chocolate-bar-did-charlie-chuck-advertise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Lube Sanders really oiled up the place']]></title><description><![CDATA[Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble on their new escape-room show The Way Out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lube-sanders-really-oiled-up-the-place/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:41:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lube-sanders-really-oiled-up-the-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horne Section to record a special]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Royal Shakespeare Theatre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/horne-section-to-record-a-special/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:27:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/horne-section-to-record-a-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilded Balloon announces 88 more Edinburgh Fringe shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including American TV starBrendan Scannell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gilded-balloon-announces-88-more-edinburgh-fringe-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:01:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gilded-balloon-announces-88-more-edinburgh-fringe-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosie Jones: I interrupted a date for an ad hoc Taskmaster audition]]></title><description><![CDATA['Greg and Alex said it was one of the funniest things they'd seen']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-jones-i-interrupted-a-date-for-an-ad-hoc-taskmaster-audition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:29:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rosie-jones-i-interrupted-a-date-for-an-ad-hoc-taskmaster-audition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Azaelia Slade: This Is How I Got Arrested...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/azaelia-slade-this-is-how-i-got-arrested/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:26:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/azaelia-slade-this-is-how-i-got-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in court over Peter Kay bomb scare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omar Majed allegedly 'barged' his way into venue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/man-in-court-over-peter-kay-bomb-scare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:28:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/man-in-court-over-peter-kay-bomb-scare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petfood!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton Fringe comedy review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/petfood/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/petfood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Child and Amandaland return]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/only-child-and-amandaland-return/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:04:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/only-child-and-amandaland-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenny Henry's first stand-up tour in 16 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[And the rest of the week's live comedy picks...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lenny-henrys-first-stand-up-tour-in-16-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:38:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lenny-henrys-first-stand-up-tour-in-16-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amanda Knox to play the Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appearance branded &lsquo;offensive and deplorable&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-knox-to-play-the-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:06:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amanda-knox-to-play-the-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confirmed: Which comedians are in Celebrity Traitors S2]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Acaster among those taking part]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/confirmed-which-comedians-are-in-celebrity-traitors-s2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:43:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/confirmed-which-comedians-are-in-celebrity-traitors-s2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Nothing suspicious' found after Peter Kay gig evacuated]]></title><description><![CDATA[19-year-old arrested over 'bomb hoax']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nothing-suspicious-found-after-peter-kay-gig-evacuated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/nothing-suspicious-found-after-peter-kay-gig-evacuated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged over Peter Kay bomb hoax]]></title><description><![CDATA[19-year-old in court tomorrow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/man-charged-over-peter-kay-bomb-hoax/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/man-charged-over-peter-kay-bomb-hoax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Kay gig evacuated]]></title><description><![CDATA['Suspicious bag' found at Birmingham Arena]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-gig-evacuated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:17:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/peter-kay-gig-evacuated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Linehan's criminal damage conviction overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer cleared over clash with teen trans activist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/graham-linehans-criminal-damage-conviction-overturned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:53:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/graham-linehans-criminal-damage-conviction-overturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa to host SNL UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musical guests also named]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-waddinghamand-ncuti-gatwa-to-host-snl-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:06:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-waddinghamand-ncuti-gatwa-to-host-snl-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedian exposed for antisemitic posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Bittlestone is standing for the Greens n next week's elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-exposed-for-antisemitic-posts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:06:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedian-exposed-for-antisemitic-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Scotland unveils new comedy shorts for YouTube]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featuring Marc Jennings, Jack Docherty and more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-scotland-unveils-new-comedy-shorts-for-youtube/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:06:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-scotland-unveils-new-comedy-shorts-for-youtube/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you a woman in comedy? MPs want to hear from you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equalities committee is gathering evidence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/are-you-a-woman-in-comedy-mps-want-to-hear-from-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:48:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/are-you-a-woman-in-comedy-mps-want-to-hear-from-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank Skinner, Julian Clary and Mark Steel join Assembly Fringe line-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[65 new shows announced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frank-skinner-julian-clary-and-mark-steel-join-assembly-fringe-line-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:42:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frank-skinner-julian-clary-and-mark-steel-join-assembly-fringe-line-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can We Laugh At That? by Jacques Berlinerblau]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of a book about comedy in a conflicted age]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/can-we-laugh-at-that-by-jacques-berlinerblau/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:27:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/can-we-laugh-at-that-by-jacques-berlinerblau/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy writer Steve Burge dies at 47]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creator of Apple TV's Still Up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-writer-steve-burge-dies-at-47/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:55:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-writer-steve-burge-dies-at-47/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glee clubs sign up to free-speech charter]]></title><description><![CDATA['People are tired of tedious cancellations' says its boss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/glee-clubs-sign-up-to-free-speech-charter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:25:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/glee-clubs-sign-up-to-free-speech-charter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn how to apply for an Arts Council grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advice session just for the comedy industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/learn-how-to-apply-for-an-arts-council-grant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:29:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/learn-how-to-apply-for-an-arts-council-grant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fisherman's best friend...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tribute to Gone Fishing's Ted in pictures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-fishermans-best-friend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:29:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-fishermans-best-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIP Ted, the beloved terrier from Gone Fishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse pay tribute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rip-ted-the-beloved-terrier-from-gone-fishing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:23:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rip-ted-the-beloved-terrier-from-gone-fishing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedians get behind the wheel of the Great Pottery Throw Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Richard Herring in celeb version]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-get-behind-the-wheel-of-the-great-pottery-throw-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:42:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-get-behind-the-wheel-of-the-great-pottery-throw-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 57 years, lost Morecambe and Wise show gets a second airing]]></title><description><![CDATA[To mark what would have been Eric's 100th birthday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-57-years-lost-morecambe-and-wise-show-gets-a-second-airing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:15:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-57-years-lost-morecambe-and-wise-show-gets-a-second-airing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Felicity Ward to star in Netflix animation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dad's House set in suburban Australia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/felicity-ward-to-star-in-netflix-animation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/felicity-ward-to-star-in-netflix-animation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveller comedian hit by racist heckles]]></title><description><![CDATA['This should not be part of the job' says David Alfie Ward]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/traveller-comedian-hit-by-racist-heckles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:21:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/traveller-comedian-hit-by-racist-heckles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spiegeltent can't return to Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Structure can't meet tough new planning rules]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spiegeltent-cant-return-to-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:10:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/spiegeltent-cant-return-to-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munya Chawawa makes a documentary about Trump and pro wrestling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the president usingWWE's 'bombastic smack talk' as a blueprint?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/munya-chawawamakes-a-documentary-about-trump-and-pro-wrestling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:10:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/munya-chawawamakes-a-documentary-about-trump-and-pro-wrestling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I’m a podcast fangirl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathalie Hays loves a parasocial relationship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-im-a-podcast-fangirl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:43:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-im-a-podcast-fangirl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedians to become dog trainers]]></title><description><![CDATA[New series for UKTV]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-to-become-dog-trainers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:05:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-to-become-dog-trainers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C4 pilots girl guide comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Blap from Welsh writer Carys Thomas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/c4-pilots-girl-guide-comedy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/c4-pilots-girl-guide-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy promoters 'should need a government licence']]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal put to MPs to curb abuse and harassment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-promoters-should-need-a-government-licence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:33:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedy-promoters-should-need-a-government-licence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How creeps and misogynists are still driving women from comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs hear evidence of sexism in the indusrty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-creeps-and-misogynists-are-still-driving-women-from-comedy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:07:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-creeps-and-misogynists-are-still-driving-women-from-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who did Bob Mortimer beat in his Sport Relief Celebrity Boxing match?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday trivia quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/who-did-bob-mortimer-beat-in-his-sport-relief-celebrity-boxing-match/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:51:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/who-did-bob-mortimer-beat-in-his-sport-relief-celebrity-boxing-match/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tattyfilarious' could be trademarked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ken Dodd's widow seeks to protect his catchprhases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tattyfilarious-could-be-trademarked/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:55:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tattyfilarious-could-be-trademarked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Gregor Fisher slimmed down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy star reveals thinner figure in new series of Only Child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-gregor-fisher-slimmed-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/why-gregor-fisher-slimmed-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A League Of Their Own launches its first tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live version of long-running comedy sports show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-league-of-their-own-launches-its-first-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:27:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-league-of-their-own-launches-its-first-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Su Pollard writes her memoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi-de-Hi star promises to reveal 'the real her']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/su-pollard-writes-her-memoir/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:52:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/su-pollard-writes-her-memoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Amanda's finally realised she's no better than anyone else']]></title><description><![CDATA[Cast of Amandaland on the sitcom's return]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amandas-finally-realised-shes-no-better-than-anyone-else/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/amandas-finally-realised-shes-no-better-than-anyone-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Lee backs hunt saboteurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic curates a benefit gig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lee-backs-hunt-saboteurs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:10:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lee-backs-hunt-saboteurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political goons shut down a stand-up gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch footage of heavies intimating Indian comic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/political-goons-shut-down-a-stand-up-gig/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:44:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/political-goons-shut-down-a-stand-up-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Rooke wins another Bafta]]></title><description><![CDATA[And calls for solutions to the class disparity in comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-rooke-wins-another-bafta/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:19:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jack-rooke-wins-another-bafta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which comedians ran the London Marathon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raising more than &pound;115,000 between them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/which-comedians-ran-the-london-marathon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:34:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/which-comedians-ran-the-london-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 31 years, Susan Provan steps down from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA['It&rsquo;s been the treat of a lifetime']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-31-years-susan-provan-steps-down-from-the-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/after-31-years-susan-provan-steps-down-from-the-melbourne-international-comedy-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kiell Smith-Bynoe kicks off his improv tour at Machynlleth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kiell-smith-bynoe-kicks-off-his-improv-tour-at-machynlleth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:43:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kiell-smith-bynoe-kicks-off-his-improv-tour-at-machynlleth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four stand-up specials drop on YouTube]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/four-stand-up-specials-drop-on-youtube/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:44:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/four-stand-up-specials-drop-on-youtube/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Norton to play the Edinburgh Fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[First live version of his and Maria McErlane's podcast Wanging On]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/graham-norton-to-play-the-edinburgh-fringe/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/graham-norton-to-play-the-edinburgh-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara Pascoe directs a comedy musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nanny to air on Radio 4 next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sara-pascoe-directs-a-comedy-musical/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sara-pascoe-directs-a-comedy-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs to hear more evidence about women in comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[New session about safety and whether there's a gender pay gap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mps-to-hear-more-evidence-about-women-in-comedy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:05:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mps-to-hear-more-evidence-about-women-in-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the UAE, comedy is thriving in tense times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dubai-based comedian Sunil Mashari on how audiences need a laugh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/in-the-uae-comedy-is-thriving-in-tense-times/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:39:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/in-the-uae-comedy-is-thriving-in-tense-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comics to star in 12 Angry Men parody]]></title><description><![CDATA[23 years after a similar - but sincere &ndash;&nbsp;Edinbugrh Fringe show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-to-star-in-12-angry-men-parody/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:59:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-to-star-in-12-angry-men-parody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost 1968 Morecambe and Wise episode found]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC hopes to air restored programme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lost-1968-morecambe-and-wise-episode-found/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:26:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lost-1968-morecambe-and-wise-episode-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diona Doherty to star in transatlantic romcom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposite Schitt&rsquo;s Creek actor Dustin Milligan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/diona-doherty-to-star-in-transatlantic-romcom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:34:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/diona-doherty-to-star-in-transatlantic-romcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cast announced for Romesh Ranganathan's new game show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online celebs to compete in 'would you rather?' challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cast-announced-for-romesh-ranganathans-new-game-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/cast-announced-for-romesh-ranganathans-new-game-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Lee writes Pea Green Boat book]]></title><description><![CDATA[His take on Edward Lear's Owl And The Pussycat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lee-writes-pea-green-boat-book/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:28:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stewart-lee-writes-pea-green-boat-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny down the pub? You could win a fully funded Edinburgh Fringe run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magners launches a new comedy competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/funny-down-the-pub-you-could-win-a-fully-funded-edinburgh-fringe-run/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:40:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/funny-down-the-pub-you-could-win-a-fully-funded-edinburgh-fringe-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mo Gilligan to make a documentary about chicken]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fowl effects of mass consumption...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mo-gilligan-to-make-a-documentary-about-chicken/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mo-gilligan-to-make-a-documentary-about-chicken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedians shortlisted in 2026 Aria awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrating the best in radio and podcasting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-shortlisted-in-2026-aria-awards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comedians-shortlisted-in-2026-aria-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting With My Family to become a stage musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[New life for Stephen Merchant's 2019 movie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fighting-with-my-family-to-become-a-stage-musical/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:31:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fighting-with-my-family-to-become-a-stage-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New stand-up streaming service to be launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nish Kumar's special will be the first exclusive to Gorilla Comedy+,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-stand-up-streaming-service-to-be-launched/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:20:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/new-stand-up-streaming-service-to-be-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chat show for Smoggie Queen Dickie]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Acaster among the guests on YouTube series]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chat-show-for-smoggie-queen-dickie/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:53:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/chat-show-for-smoggie-queen-dickie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand is running for London Mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[But he concedes he may have to do so from jail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/russell-brand-is-running-for-london-mayor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:52:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/russell-brand-is-running-for-london-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much do you know about Victoria Wood?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quiz marking ten years of her death]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-much-do-you-know-about-victoria-wood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/how-much-do-you-know-about-victoria-wood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In-the-red Leicester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy festival defaults on paying comedians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/in-the-red-leicester/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:16:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/in-the-red-leicester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allo Allo game unearthed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen very carefully, you will play zis only once...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/allo-allo-game-unearthed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:16:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/allo-allo-game-unearthed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Horne's new Channel 4 task show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families to be set challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alex-hornes-new-channel-4-task-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:42:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alex-hornes-new-channel-4-task-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laura Smyth joins Celebrity Apprentice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian among those trying to impress Lord Sugar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laura-smyth-joins-celebrity-apprentice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:58:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laura-smyth-joins-celebrity-apprentice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is James Acaster doing Celebrity Traitors?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sun says he is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/is-james-acaster-doing-celebrity-traitors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:39:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/is-james-acaster-doing-celebrity-traitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Tiernan: Quartz And All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dan-tiernan-quartz-and-all/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:48:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dan-tiernan-quartz-and-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Hines &amp; Sarah Stafford: Birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alex-hines-amp-sarah-stafford-birds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:14:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alex-hines-amp-sarah-stafford-birds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Balloch: Welcome To Hell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andy-balloch-welcome-to-hell/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:51:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andy-balloch-welcome-to-hell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JKS: A Comedy(?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jks-a-comedy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:29:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jks-a-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarang Hardikar: If I'm Not Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tarang-hardikar-if-im-not-wrong/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:38:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tarang-hardikar-if-im-not-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laura Davis: Swag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laura-davis-swag/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:03:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/laura-davis-swag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reuben Kaye: Hard To Swallow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/reuben-kaye-hard-to-swallow/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:37:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/reuben-kaye-hard-to-swallow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geoff Norcott's Radio 4 show returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/geoff-norcotts-radio-4-show-returns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/geoff-norcotts-radio-4-show-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First tour for Taskmaster's Fatiha El-Ghorri]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-tour-for-taskmasters-fatiha-el-ghorri/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-tour-for-taskmasters-fatiha-el-ghorri/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dilruk Jayasinha: Gratitude Guy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dilruk-jayasinha-gratitude-guy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:09:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dilruk-jayasinha-gratitude-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celia Pacquola wins Melbourne's top award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathan Chin best newcomer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/celia-pacquola-wins-melbournes-top-award/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:49:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/celia-pacquola-wins-melbournes-top-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Bridges makes a World Cup documentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[About the state of football as Scotland return to the tournament]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kevin-bridges-makes-a-world-cup-documentary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:19:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kevin-bridges-makes-a-world-cup-documentary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eric Idle's 55 years in Provence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Python comic writes a memoir about renovation a French property]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eric-idles-55-years-in-provence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:19:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eric-idles-55-years-in-provence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emmanuel-sonubi-life-after-near-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:21:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emmanuel-sonubi-life-after-near-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarsh Jago: Cherub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tarsh-jago-cherub/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:58:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tarsh-jago-cherub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexei Toliopoulos: VHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alexei-toliopoulos-vhs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:05:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alexei-toliopoulos-vhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sashi Perera: Pear Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sashi-perera-pear-tree/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:09:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sashi-perera-pear-tree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNP promises a minumum wage for comedians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party set to follow Ireland's &pound;14,700-a-year plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snp-promises-a-minumum-wage-for-comedians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snp-promises-a-minumum-wage-for-comedians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNP promises a minimum wage for comedians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party set to follow Ireland's &pound;14,700-a-year plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snp-promises-a-minimum-wage-for-comedians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snp-promises-a-minimum-wage-for-comedians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Coogan joins Funboys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing a 'pompous, cruel and petty' man]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/steve-coogan-joins-funboys/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:16:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/steve-coogan-joins-funboys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Acaster to star in his first video game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marble adventure Perchang World drops next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acaster-to-star-in-his-first-video-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:51:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-acaster-to-star-in-his-first-video-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halloween twist for Last One Laughing]]></title><description><![CDATA[No screaming, comedians to be told]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/halloween-twist-for-last-one-laughing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/halloween-twist-for-last-one-laughing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frankie McNair: Huge Ass Mindset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frankie-mcnair-huge-ass-mindset/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:37:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/frankie-mcnair-huge-ass-mindset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrea Barello: Full of Grace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andrea-barello-full-of-grace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:59:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/andrea-barello-full-of-grace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jess Fuchs: Feral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jess-fuchs-feral/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:26:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jess-fuchs-feral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Ballard: Be Funny Challenge (Impossible)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-ballard-be-funny-challenge-impossible/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:02:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-ballard-be-funny-challenge-impossible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNL UK is 'smarter and funnier' than the original]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ndash; says the man who started it all, Lorne Michaels]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snl-uk-is-smarter-and-funnier-than-the-original/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/snl-uk-is-smarter-and-funnier-than-the-original/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Corden backs ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhod Gilbert and Elf Lyons also contribute to biggest prize fund yet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-corden-backs-ish-edinburgh-comedy-award-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/james-corden-backs-ish-edinburgh-comedy-award-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marginalised, undervalued and harassed... life as a woman in comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry figures give evidence to MPs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marginalised-undervalued-and-harassed-life-as-a-woman-in-comedy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:16:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marginalised-undervalued-and-harassed-life-as-a-woman-in-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First look at Sam Campbell's Make That Movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Lara Ricote, Aaron Chen and Helen Bauer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-look-at-sam-campbells-make-that-movie/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:35:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-look-at-sam-campbells-make-that-movie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second series for Jack Whitehall's US comedy The 'Burbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy-thriller will be back on Sky]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-jack-whitehalls-us-comedy-the-burbs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:03:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/second-series-for-jack-whitehalls-us-comedy-the-burbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Channel 4 renews A Comedy Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[New comics join line-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/channel-4-renews-a-comedy-thing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:03:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/channel-4-renews-a-comedy-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celia Pacquola: Gift Horse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/celia-pacquola-gift-horse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:25:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/celia-pacquola-gift-horse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conk: Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/conk-man-sings-the-same-song-over-and-over-again-for-an-hour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:20:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/conk-man-sings-the-same-song-over-and-over-again-for-an-hour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dana Mitchell: The Lady Will Have]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dana-mitchell-the-lady-will-have/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:49:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dana-mitchell-the-lady-will-have/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Dehnert: Echo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-dehnert-echo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:40:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-dehnert-echo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne's finest...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record ten nominees for main comedy festival award]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbournes-finest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:30:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbournes-finest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Quirk: Porepunkah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-quirk-porepunkah/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:30:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-quirk-porepunkah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the nickname of Greg Davies' character in The Cleaner?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whats-the-nickname-of-greg-davies-character-in-the-cleaner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:01:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whats-the-nickname-of-greg-davies-character-in-the-cleaner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland gets its own Taskmaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Becoming the 12th international version currently on air]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/poland-gets-its-own-taskmaster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/poland-gets-its-own-taskmaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Hoult joins Adrian Mole adaptation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing the title character's dad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/colin-hoult-joins-adrian-mole-adaptation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:10:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/colin-hoult-joins-adrian-mole-adaptation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhiannon McCall: Nosferatu Looking For Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rhiannon-mccall-nosferatu-looking-for-love/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rhiannon-mccall-nosferatu-looking-for-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caitlin Duff: Freidah Will See You Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/caitlin-duff-freidah-will-see-you-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:51:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/caitlin-duff-freidah-will-see-you-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis Garnham: Taking My Time This Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lewis-garnham-taking-my-time-this-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lewis-garnham-taking-my-time-this-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All is forgiven?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aimee Lou Wood to SNL UK, despite criticising US original]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/all-is-forgiven/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/all-is-forgiven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fourth Paddington movie announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[With &lsquo;world-renowned comedy writers&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fourth-paddington-movie-announced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:31:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/fourth-paddington-movie-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You can use long words and still be a moron']]></title><description><![CDATA[Big interview with Pierre Novellie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/you-can-use-long-words-and-still-be-a-moron/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:46:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/you-can-use-long-words-and-still-be-a-moron/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Herring joins indie comedy Zak The Ripper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cast also includes comics Sy Thomas and Tiff Stevenson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-herring-joins-indie-comedy-zak-the-ripper/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:10:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/richard-herring-joins-indie-comedy-zak-the-ripper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Taunton: This Must Be The Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-taunton-this-must-be-the-place/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:50:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/sam-taunton-this-must-be-the-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachael Hornbuckle: Skin Deep and Meaningful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rachael-hornbuckle-skin-deep-and-meaningful/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:21:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rachael-hornbuckle-skin-deep-and-meaningful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work starts on Eric Morecambe mural]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrating the comedian's 100th birthday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/work-starts-on-eric-morecambe-mural/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/work-starts-on-eric-morecambe-mural/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoani, Hoani, Hoani, Must Be Funny in a Rich Man's World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hoani-hoani-hoani-must-be-funny-in-a-rich-mans-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:47:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hoani-hoani-hoani-must-be-funny-in-a-rich-mans-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raw Comedy National Grand Final 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of Australia's premier new act competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/raw-comedy-national-grand-final-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:03:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/raw-comedy-national-grand-final-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jessie Cave and Alfie Brown get engaged]]></title><description><![CDATA['After 12 years, it's getting serious,' she says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jessie-cave-and-alfie-brown-get-engaged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/jessie-cave-and-alfie-brown-get-engaged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I wasting my time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ashley Frieze on how much to invest in making comedy content perfect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/am-i-wasting-my-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/am-i-wasting-my-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musical Comedy Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the final at Bloomsbury Theatre, London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/musical-comedy-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/musical-comedy-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of Sara Pascoe and Roisin Conaty's new travel show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/zero-stars/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/zero-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Mood returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best comedy on TV and radio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/big-mood-returns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/big-mood-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C4 showcases its pick of up-and-coming comedians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/c4-showcases-its-pick-of-up-and-coming-comedians/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/c4-showcases-its-pick-of-up-and-coming-comedians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix 'to make an Inbetweeners film']]></title><description><![CDATA[Multi-million-pound deal ready to be signed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/netflix-to-make-an-inbetweeners-film/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:04:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/netflix-to-make-an-inbetweeners-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Sainsbury: Lessons Not Learnt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-sainsbury-lessons-not-learnt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:52:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/tom-sainsbury-lessons-not-learnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pete Gionis admits harassing comedy club punters]]></title><description><![CDATA['This sits entirely with me,' says comic after Chortle's expos&eacute;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/pete-gionis-admits-harassing-comedy-club-punters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/pete-gionis-admits-harassing-comedy-club-punters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which comedy star drove Michelle De Swarte nuts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stand-up reveals an embarrassing encounter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/which-comedy-star-drove-michelle-de-swarte-nuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:41:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/which-comedy-star-drove-michelle-de-swarte-nuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhys Mathewson: Big Mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rhys-mathewson-big-mistake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:09:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rhys-mathewson-big-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bron Lewis: Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bron-lewis-chaos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:55:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bron-lewis-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Weeks to star in vampire comedy series]]></title><description><![CDATA[...but Rhys Darby's period sitcom is shelved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-weeks-to-star-in-vampire-comedy-series/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ed-weeks-to-star-in-vampire-comedy-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comics join series 11 of Shetland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guest roles for Gregor Fisher and Gavin Mitchell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-join-series-11-of-shetland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:51:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/comics-join-series-11-of-shetland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philomena Cunk to return!]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a new series about cinema]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/philomena-cunk-to-return-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:57:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/philomena-cunk-to-return-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rooster gets a booster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Series two for Steve Carell comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rooster-gets-a-booster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:26:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rooster-gets-a-booster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Palin goes to the Philippines]]></title><description><![CDATA[New TV series and book]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/michael-palin-goes-to-the-philippines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:06:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/michael-palin-goes-to-the-philippines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Dolan: Trout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-dolan-trout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:27:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/kate-dolan-trout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah Camilleri: Dinner Hannah Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-camilleri-dinner-hannah-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-camilleri-dinner-hannah-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handful Of Bugs: Hello Mr Radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/handful-of-bugs-hello-mr-radio/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:43:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/handful-of-bugs-hello-mr-radio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty Twenty Six]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of IIan Fletcher's return]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/twenty-twenty-six/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/twenty-twenty-six/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Life is making jokes between horrible things']]></title><description><![CDATA[Interview with Big Mood creator Camilla Whitehill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/life-is-making-jokes-between-horrible-things/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:38:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/life-is-making-jokes-between-horrible-things/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars revealed for BBC Comedy Festival 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including Lee Mack, Michael Palin and Diane Morgan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stars-revealed-for-bbc-comedy-festival-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stars-revealed-for-bbc-comedy-festival-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars revealed for BBC Comedy Festival 202]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including Lee Mack, Michael Palin and Diane Morgan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stars-revealed-for-bbc-comedy-festival-202/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:31:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/stars-revealed-for-bbc-comedy-festival-202/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Rath: Help Me Please]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dan-rath-help-me-please/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:36:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/dan-rath-help-me-please/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Holland: The Dog Dies At The Start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emma-holland-the-dog-dies-at-the-start/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:09:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/emma-holland-the-dog-dies-at-the-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damien Power: Unnerved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/damien-power-unnerved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:09:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/damien-power-unnerved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Burton Brothers: Tinseltown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-burton-brothers-tinseltown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:04:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/the-burton-brothers-tinseltown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It completely redefines what one person can do on stage']]></title><description><![CDATA[Riki Lindhome picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favouties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/it-completely-redefines-what-one-person-can-do-on-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/it-completely-redefines-what-one-person-can-do-on-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Hogan: Hot Chicken Bags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/grace-hogan-hot-chicken-bags/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:43:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/grace-hogan-hot-chicken-bags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No, Kanye did NOT put comic Jarlath on his list of enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[But Daily Mail falls for the gag...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-kanye-did-not-put-comic-jarlath-on-his-list-of-enemies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/no-kanye-did-not-put-comic-jarlath-on-his-list-of-enemies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barney Pollock: King Of The Pigs 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/barney-pollock-king-of-the-pigs-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:26:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/barney-pollock-king-of-the-pigs-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guy Williams: Rich People Are Stealing From You and Blaming Brown People and Trans People and Some People Believe Them Aaahhhhhh!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/guy-williams-rich-people-are-stealing-from-you-and-blaming-brown-people-and-trans-people-and-some-people-believe-them-aaahhhhhh/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:35:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/guy-williams-rich-people-are-stealing-from-you-and-blaming-brown-people-and-trans-people-and-some-people-believe-them-aaahhhhhh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melanie Bracewell: Dilly Dallying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melanie-bracewell-dilly-dallying/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:19:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melanie-bracewell-dilly-dallying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Hooper: Fun Show xx]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/claire-hooper-fun-show-xx/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:40:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/claire-hooper-fun-show-xx/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Rigden: Self-Inflicted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/george-rigden-self-inflicted/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/george-rigden-self-inflicted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's finished last on more Taskmaster episodes that anyone else?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz, all about the show's worst contestants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-finished-last-on-more-taskmaster-episodes-that-anyone-else/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-finished-last-on-more-taskmaster-episodes-that-anyone-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's finished last on more Taskmaster episodes than anyone else?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz, all about the show's worst contestants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-finished-last-on-more-taskmaster-episodes-than-anyone-else/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/whos-finished-last-on-more-taskmaster-episodes-than-anyone-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've lost several friends over the years... making a new one is very welcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrian Edmondson on his new birdwatching series with Sam West]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ive-lost-several-friends-over-the-years-making-a-new-one-is-very-welcome/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ive-lost-several-friends-over-the-years-making-a-new-one-is-very-welcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final three Chortle Student finalists of 2026 are named]]></title><description><![CDATA[People's Choice and wildcard places allocated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/final-three-chortle-student-finalists-of-2026-are-named/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/final-three-chortle-student-finalists-of-2026-are-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marie turns her hand to stand-up... at 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired factory worker takes part in Glasgow comedy festival scheme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marie-turns-her-hand-to-stand-up-at-88/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:35:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/marie-turns-her-hand-to-stand-up-at-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice boils over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic Mike's fury as his passport is rejected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rice-boils-over/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:03:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/rice-boils-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piip and Tuut Theatre: Piip and Tuut at Concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/piip-and-tuut-theatre-piip-and-tuut-at-concert/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:49:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/piip-and-tuut-theatre-piip-and-tuut-at-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Correos: Touching My Active Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-correos-touching-my-active-mind/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:58:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/david-correos-touching-my-active-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mish Wittrup: Not As Good As I Remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mish-wittrup-not-as-good-as-i-remember/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:44:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/mish-wittrup-not-as-good-as-i-remember/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anisa Nandaula: No Small Talk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anisa-nandaula-no-small-talk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:51:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/anisa-nandaula-no-small-talk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elliot Wood: Mrs Lovett’s Famous Meat Pies Grand Reopening Extravaganza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/elliot-wood-mrs-lovetts-famous-meat-pies-grand-reopening-extravaganza/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:00:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/elliot-wood-mrs-lovetts-famous-meat-pies-grand-reopening-extravaganza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abby Howells: The Cave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/abby-howells-the-cave/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:22:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/abby-howells-the-cave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Fletcher – and Taskmaster – return]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week's best comedy on TV and radio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ian-fletcher-and-taskmaster-return/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ian-fletcher-and-taskmaster-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Delaney starts another mammoth tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of the week's live comedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gary-delaney-starts-another-mammoth-tour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/gary-delaney-starts-another-mammoth-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Muslim and a Jew walk onto a Holy Island...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hasan Al-Habib nd Ashley Blaker on doing the BBC's Pilgrimage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-muslim-and-a-jew-walk-onto-a-holy-island/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/a-muslim-and-a-jew-walk-onto-a-holy-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angella Dravid:I’m Happy For You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/angella-dravidim-happy-for-you/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:40:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/angella-dravidim-happy-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eugene Mirman thanks the 'heroic people' who saved him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic 'on the mend' after being pulled from burning car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eugene-mirman-thanks-the-heroic-people-who-saved-him/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:11:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eugene-mirman-thanks-the-heroic-people-who-saved-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple harassed over comedy club review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Punters were sent abusive texts and had personal details exposed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/couple-harassed-over-comedy-club-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:05:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/couple-harassed-over-comedy-club-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah Gadsby: The Evening Muse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-gadsby-the-evening-muse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:40:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/hannah-gadsby-the-evening-muse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lou Wall: Where Are All the Tall Grandmas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lou-wall-where-are-all-the-tall-grandmas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:22:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lou-wall-where-are-all-the-tall-grandmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zachary Ruane: Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/zachary-ruane-comedy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:03:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/zachary-ruane-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Russell: Bon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ben-russell-bon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:03:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/ben-russell-bon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis CK lands a Netflix special]]></title><description><![CDATA[The uncancellation continues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/louis-ck-lands-a-netflix-special/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/louis-ck-lands-a-netflix-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seann Walsh tells how I'm A Celebrity revived his career]]></title><description><![CDATA[...and how he'll miss his kids as he returns to the jungle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/seann-walsh-tells-how-im-a-celebrity-revived-his-career/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/seann-walsh-tells-how-im-a-celebrity-revived-his-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taskmaster renewed for six more series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Channel 4 commits to three more years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taskmaster-renewed-for-six-more-series/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:58:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/taskmaster-renewed-for-six-more-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greg Larsen: Unrelenting Ultra-Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/greg-larsen-unrelenting-ultra-violence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:04:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/greg-larsen-unrelenting-ultra-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courtney Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/courtney-smith/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:04:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/courtney-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[All we've seen so far]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbourne-international-comedy-festival-reviews-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:55:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/melbourne-international-comedy-festival-reviews-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday Taylah Whelan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/happy-birthday-taylah-whelan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:55:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/happy-birthday-taylah-whelan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alanah-parkins-garage-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:05:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/alanah-parkins-garage-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Hueng: Temu Joke Factory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/he-hueng-temu-joke-factory/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:29:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/he-hueng-temu-joke-factory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Live Comedy Day hailed a success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Event will become an annual fixture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-live-comedy-day-hailed-a-success/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/first-live-comedy-day-hailed-a-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eugene Mirman pulled from burning car]]></title><description><![CDATA[US comic suffers serious injuries in crash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eugene-mirman-pulled-from-burning-car/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:48:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/eugene-mirman-pulled-from-burning-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somerset House gets a comedy festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven open-air gigs in London this summer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/somerset-house-gets-a-comedy-festival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:39:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/somerset-house-gets-a-comedy-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC to release six comedy shorts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pilots earmarked as potential future TV series]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-to-release-six-comedy-shorts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/bbc-to-release-six-comedy-shorts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lara Ricote: Inkling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lara-ricote-inkling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:04:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/cabaret/lara-ricote-inkling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Takashi Wakasugi: Wabi-Sabi Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Comedy Festival 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