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Pls Like, the award-winning mockumentary series spoofing online influencers, is to return for a third series produced by Baby Cow Productions and directed by Simon Bird (Friday Night Dinner, The Inbetweeners), marking his TV directorial debut.

Soho Theatre today announces the launch of its live comedy pilots programme, as well as the fourth series of its Comedy Masterclasses, and the addition of four new films to its Soho Theatre On Demand platform. 

Knock2Bag and mr box presents The Moth House a?" a streamed comedy gig on Thursday 4th June featuring some of their favourite acts performing brand new material, ideas and sketches.

Netflix has released the trailer for its new film, Love Wedding Repeat, starring Sam Claflin and Olivia Munn.

One of the most distinctive, unique and delightfully surreal talents on the UK comedy scene, Lucy Pearman, returns to Soho Theatre this October. Following a completely sold-out and critically acclaimed run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, her breathtakingly inventive, rousing, and wonderful new hour, Baggage, will run from Monday 14th October to Saturday 19th October.

Today's top stories: Tonight, Alice Ripley, Tony Yazbeck, Betsy Wolfe, and many more Broadway stars take the stage in Into The Woods at Town Hall!

Bristol Comedy Garden has truly blossomed. Its little shoots have grown and grown to the point that the garden is now hosting almost an embarrassment of riches. Each line up feels carefully curated, giving newer or lesser known comics a spot alongside household names. The packed tent makes it clear audiences have taken the event to their hearts.  

Filming of Death In Paradise series nine is underway in Guadeloupe with Ardal O'Hanlon reprising his role as lead detective DI Jack Mooney.

Netflix has acquired the global rights to the romantic comedy 'Love. Wedding. Repeat.'

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced the nominations for the 2019 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. These awards reward the very best in television craft and television programmes broadcast in the UK in 2018. The Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 12 May with the British Academy Television Craft Awards taking place two weeks earlier on Sunday 28 April at The Brewery, London.

Experience eleven energetic live performances created from eleven experiments in science and the arts, as they explode onto the Bloomsbury Theatre's stage and the Grant Museum of Zoology in the first exciting PERFORMANCE LAB season from Monday 29 April 2019 - Thursday 20 June 2019.

Fresh off sold out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Soho Theatre, Stamptown Comedy Night returns to London with Knock2bag at Moth Club.

Steven Atkinson, Artistic Director of HighTide, has today released the full line up for the 2018 HighTide Festivals in Aldeburgh and Walthamstow. At the same time he has announced his intention to move on from HighTide in 2019 after twelve years of successful leadership.

June is set to be another fantastic month at Epstein Theatre where there is a programme packed full of theatre, music, and comedy.

The Old Vic today announces the full line up for its 200th birthday cabaret Variety Night on Saturday 12 May.

The return of Mr. Swallow and circus-theatre spectacular Cirque Berserk! are amongst the latest shows to be announced in the Pleasance's ever-growing festival programme, along with a host of Fringe favourites on sale from 1st March.

Poetry pioneers Bang Said The Gun continue their rise as the Best Poetry Night in the UK (voted by the Times) performing a further three shows at Soho Theatre in 2018, having taken their trademark raucous stand-up poetry to the venue last year. The spoken word impresarios will showcase their latest verse on 26th January featuring special guests 4 Talent, The Stage, and Fringe First Award winner Luke Wright and Ferrago Slam winner Sophie Cameron, with more poetry spectaculars on the 26th of February and March.

Following a critically acclaimed, sell out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, award-winning stand-up comedian and poet Rob Auton will take his latest hour The Hair Show on his biggest nationwide tour to date from 31st January

BWW speaks to Fiona Sagar about bringing Sagar Mega Drive to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW speaks to Sisters about bringing White Noise to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.