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Comedy: Confounding a stereotype

“I don’t think they care what I do, as long as I am not a pole dancer.”Read

Comedy: Paul Zerdin explains why ventriloquism is cool again

PAUL Zerdin is telling a story about a fellow ventriloquist who began to believe his puppets were real.Read

Comedy: Occult comedian Andrew O'Neill talks cross-dressing, ritual magic and heavy metal

HE’S a vegan and transvestite who practises occult magic – but the one thing people really find hard to accept about comedian Andrew O’Neill is his taste in music.Read

Comedy: Ladies' man Russell Brand coming to Birmingham

INFAMOUS lothario Russell Brand will be beefing up security when he does a book signing in the Midlands next week – on the orders of his pop star fiancée.Read

Why Josie Long is getting angry

JOSIE Long’s not a person you can imagine fuming on stage, but fuming she is. Her new show, Be Honourable!, finds the comedian in new territory and it’s all because of David Cameron.Read

Comedy: Ben Miller reveals which characters they're killing off in the comedy stage show

FANS of comedy duo Armstrong and Miller should brace themselves for some shocking news.Read

Comedy: Comic Gina Yashere on why she moved to America

IT’S 10.30am on a Tuesday morning and Gina Yashere couldn’t be happier – because she’s in Los Angeles.Read

Big names lined up at Birmingham Comedy Festival

Armstrong & Miller, Ross Noble and Rich Hall are among some of the top comedians appearing at this year's Birmingham Comedy Festival. Read

Comedy: Popcorn’s a feast for the ears and eyes

Log onto Dice Productions’ website and on the home page you will find a board game too intriguing to resist.Read

Comedy: Jon Richardson on saving 6music and playing a meerkat

THE recent announcement that the BBC is set to close digital radio station 6music has shocked fans.Read

Comedy: Barbara turns out nice for Sutton Coldfield date

BIRMINGHAM actress and stand-up Janice Connolly is set to take her celebrated alter ego Barbara Nice on a Midlands tour starting next week at a pub theatre in Sutton Coldfield.Read

Comedy: Mock star Dara O'Briain stands up for us

WHEN controversial comic Frankie Boyle announced he was to leave Mock the Week, the BBC’s current affairs punfight, fans launched an unsuccessful campaign to persuade him to stay.Read

Comedy: Josie Lawrence on comedy, acting and turning 50

IT’S hard to believe it, but The Comedy Store Players have been going for a quarter of a century.Read

Music: Rik Mayall rallies fans behind England

CULT comic Rik Mayall has been unveiled as the England football team’s secret weapon for this year’s World Cup.Read

Comedy: Andy Hamilton on demons, darts and Outnumbered

FANCY witnessing the end of the world? Want to be a Demon at Armageddon for the night?Read

Comdey: Katy brings her brand new live show to the Midlands

COMEDY star Katy Brand promises an evening of anarchic comedy, celebrity satire and music spoofs when her UK tour arrives in the Midlands.Read

Comdey: Ken Dodd will be standing for election at Birmingham Hippodrome next month, writes Graham Young.

WHEN Ken Dodd appears on stage at the Birmingham Hippodrome just four days before the General Election next month, he’ll be more than just trying to prove he’s still the king of stand-up.Read

Comedy: Reginald D Hunter reveals how he went from Long John Silver to comedy

HIS laidback American drawl is becoming very familiar to TV viewers as he appears on shows such as Have I Got News For You, QI, Would I Lie To You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.Read

Comedy comes to the Paragon

A NEW live comedy night is starting at a Birmingham venue.Read

Comedy: Catchphrase Roy is going strong at 70

VETERAN comedian Roy Walker is still loving life on the road – three months short of his 70th birthday.Read