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The week's comedy news 

The week's comedy news 
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No 701
October 16, 2015

Welcome to the weekly round-up of all the comedy news, reviews and features of the last seven days. As always check Chortle.co.uk for more on these stories as well as listings of around 3,500 live comedy events.

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Julia Davis has directed her first sitcom. Camping is described as a 'dark comedy' and stars Davis and Rufus Jones, alongside Steve Pemberton, Vicki Pepperdine and Desperate Housewives' Jonathan Cake.

There will be no British Comedy Awards this year...

Jack Whitehall leads the comics at  this year’s Royal Variety Performance, becoming the youngest ever host.

Inside No 9 is coming back for a third series, it has finally been confirmed.

Andy Parsons is quitting Mock The Week after ten years – saying he hopes to be replaced by a female regular.

Live At The Apollo is to lose its prime BBC One slot and be shifted to BBC Two.

America's comedy club industry is worth £200million a year after bouncing back from the recession.

John Bishop was the UK's highest-earning comedian last year, netting more than £5million.

Parody psychic Shirley Ghostman – the alter-ego of Marc Wooton – has cancelled his pre-Halloween run of gigs.

Drunk History is to return to Comedy Central for a second series.

One of Liverpool's most important punk music venues has been converted into a purpose-built comedy club.

And stand-up David Morgan is to join the hosting team on reality TV spin-off series I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Now

 

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We take a guess at some of the female comics who could
replaced Andy Parsons on Mock The Week, should producers want to go that way...

And Spencer Jones – aka The Herbert – chooses his Perfect Playlist of comedy
favoutires.

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The Crouch End Comedy Festival continues! Tonight there's a gala with Reginald D. Hunter, Roisin Conaty, Phil Nichol, Andrew Maxwell, Mark Dolan, Ria Lina, Josh Howie, Huw Thomas, Dominic Frisby and East End Cabaret at Hornsey Town Hall.

Saturday's gig has sold out, but on Sunday there's a Sketch Club Showcase at Downstairs at the Kings Head and Otiz Cannelloni’s hosts a Family Magic Show at the ArtHouse.


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Still in Crouch End, David Baddiel, Phill Jupitus, Sara Pascoe Nicholas Parsons and Isy Suttie are just some of the stars coming to the Chortle Comedy Book Festival  next month. Why not join them? Tickets and further details
available here.

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Frankie Boyle on tour

Fred Macaulay: Twenty Fifteen tour

Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap

Stories For The Starlit Sky:  Daniel Kitson and Gavin Osborn

The documentary film Brand: A Second Coming

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The trailer for the new Dad's Army video, a new sketch from Cardinal Burns, and a trailer for Freaks Of Nature with Bob Odenkirk, Keegan-Michael Key, Patton Oswalt and Denis Leary among others

Click here for all the videos we've featured this week.

 
 
 
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