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BBC News
2 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Thunderstorms halt Ludlow Comedy Festival
Thunderstorms interrupted the Ludlow Comedy Festival on Sunday night as audience members were evacuated from the castle grounds.A set by Ivo Graham was stopped midway, as organisers urged people to leave the festival site at about 16:10 spent just over an hour outside until thunderstorms had said they had been tracking lightning strikes as part of their Adverse Weather Plan and had evacuated the castle on advice from their on-site safety advisor. They thanked audience members for "assisting with this precautionary evacuation" and for "doing so in an orderly and efficient manner", which they said helped in getting the venue open again as soon as afterwards, Ivo Graham said he had only managed five minutes of his set and had offered to carry on after the event resumed, but was told it was not possible. A yellow Met Office warning had been in place for Ludlow and much of Shropshire on Sunday, which also led to bursts of heavy comedy festival was part of a series of live shows at Ludlow Castle that since Thursday have seen performances by The Script, Sam Ryder, Faithless and Texas. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New York Comedy Festival to Feature Louis C.K., Margaret Cho and ‘Strangers With Candy' Reunion
Laughs are loading for this year's New York Comedy Festival. The festival will feature more than 200 comedians at 100 shows at venues across the five boroughs for 10 days from Nov. 7-16. This year's headliners include such acts as the Basement Yard, Hannah Berner, Michael Blackson, Louis C.K., Margaret Cho, Alex Edelman, Chris Fleming, Pete Holmes, Morgan Jay, Ismo, Ryan Long, Nurse John, Yohay Sponder, Trevor Wallace and more. More from The Hollywood Reporter Christopher Guest Reveals the "Brutal" Backstage Dog Show Moment That He Couldn't Include in 'Best in Show': "It's Too Much" 'Giggly Squad' Podcast Renews Ad Partnership With Acast Margaret Cho Says Ellen DeGeneres Was "Really Weird and Not Nice" to Her for Most of Her Career Also on the lineup is a special reunion for Strangers with Candy creators and stars Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris. The event, to be held at Town Hall on Nov. 8, is billed as a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the show's cancellation. Strangers with Candy aired for three seasons on Comedy Central and became a cult classic thanks to its risqué humor and wild storylines. It cast Sedaris as Jerri Blank, a 46-year-old ex-drug addict who returns to high school to do it a second time as a freshman. As the show grew in popularity, it snagged high-profile guest stars like Will Ferrell, Andy Richter, Tim Meadows, David Cross, Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder and more. It currently streams on Paramount+. 'We're thrilled to unveil this year's incredible lineup — a dynamic mix of global headliners and rising voices that reflect where comedy is right now and where it's headed. We're proud to continue to bring New York City the very best of the best' said Caroline Hirsch, founder and owner of the New York Comedy Festival which launched in 2004. 'In a constantly shifting landscape, we stay committed to spotlighting new voices, championing fresh perspectives, breaking form and shaping a festival that sets the standard both creatively and commercially.' Added the Basement Yard's Joe Santagato: 'I have no idea how many planets had to align for this opportunity to be given to two kids from Queens but we are so excited and will give New York the best possible show we can.' Beyond headliners, the New York Comedy Festival is expected to reveal details for additional events in the coming months for its Stand Up for Heroes, New York's Funniest Stand Ups presented by Threads, Comics to Watch, live podcast recordings, panel discussions and more. More information can be found here. Tickets are available to the general public starting July 21 at 11 a.m. ET. Bread Financial serves as the official sponsor of the festival and the Bread Cashback American Express Credit Card is the official card, and holders have early access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning July 16. Additional sponsors include Threads, Hard Rock Hotel New York (the official host hotel for a fourth year), ABC7, iHeart Radio, NYC Media & Entertainment, NYC Tourism + Conventions, Founded in NYC, New York Magazine, New York Post, Vulture and The Wall Street Journal. Since it landed on the scene, the NYCF has hosted top talents like Judd Apatow, Bill Burr, Margaret Cho, Larry David, Kevin Hart, Jo Koy, Nick Kroll, Bill Maher, Trevor Noah, Conan O'Brien, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, Tracy Morgan and many more. The 2025 lineup thus far is below. Friday, Nov. 7 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. – Ryan Long at the Venue at Hard Rock Hotel New York 8 p.m. – Nurse John: The Short-Staffed Tour at The Beacon Theatre Saturday, Nov. 8 7 p.m. – A celebration of the 25th anniversary of the cancellation of Strangers with Candy with Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris at Town Hall 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. – Ryan Long at the Venue at Hard Rock Hotel New York 7 p.m.– Trevor Wallace: The Alpha Beta Male at Beacon Theatre 8 p.m. – Hannah Berner: None of My Business Tour at Carnegie Hall Sunday, Nov. 9 7 p.m. – Ismo: Woo Hoo! World Tour at Town Hall Thursday, Nov. 13 7 p.m. – Yohay Sponder at Town Hall 7 p.m. – Morgan Jay: The Goofy Guy Tour at The Beacon Theatre 8 p.m. – The Basement Yard: From the Basement to the World Tour at Madison Square Garden Friday, Nov. 14 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. – Michael Blackson: America Is Fkd Comedy Tour at the Venue at Hard Rock Hotel NY 7 p.m. – Pete Holmes: The Pete Here Now Tour at Town Hall 7:30 p.m. – Louis C.K. Ridiculous at The Beacon Theater Saturday, Nov. 15 6 p.m. – Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do at Carnegie Hall 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. – Michael Blackson: America Is Fkd Comedy Tour at the Venue at Hard Rock Hotel NY 7 p.m. – Margaret Cho: Choligarchy at Town Hall 7:30 p.m. – Louis C.K. Ridiculous at The Beacon Theater 8:45 p.m. – Chris Fleming at Carnegie Hall Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive) Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
L.A.'s Inaugural Belly Laughs Comedy And Food Festival Unveils Set Times
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has the set times for the first-ever Belly Laughs Comedy and Food Festival, taking place downtown at L.A. Live this weekend. Presented by partners CAPE, Nederlander Concerts, L.A. Live, Gold House, and MAMA's Nightmarket, the Belly Laughs festival is billed as a celebration of Asian-American culture that honors how they mix, influence, and inspire one another to create something entirely new: a unique Third Culture. From July 12-13, attendees will be able to see 30 comedians and eat at 20+ food and beverage vendors curated by MAMA's Nightmarket. More from Deadline Nate Bargatze Kicks Off 'Comedy Means Business': Deadline's New Podcast & Newsletter Spotlights The Latest Big Headlines In Golden Age Of Stand-Up Tom Segura Goes Full Filmmaker With 'Bad Thoughts' And R-Rated Comedy 'El Tigre' – Comedy Means Business Podcast Comedian Connor Wood Extends Fibs & Friends U.S. Tour Artists performing include Nimesh Patel, Jonnie Park (aka Dumbfoundead), Zarna Garg, Kumail Nanjiani, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Bobby Lee, and Hasan Minhaj, to name just a few. In a joint statement alongside CAPE volunteer and festival producer Viv Wang, CAPE's CEO and Executive Director Michelle Sugihara explained of the fest's origins, 'We wanted to celebrate how the Asian American community not only contributes to our culture, but how the immigrant experience is in the DNA of the American story. We hope that everyone comes out this weekend for big laughs and great food in downtown Los Angeles so we can continue to write this next chapter together.' Check out this weekend's set times below. Best of Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Soundtrack: From Griff To Sabrina Carpenter 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
RNZ News
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Book awards and fast favourites with David Eggleton
Welcome to May and a bumper crop of cultural events. There are significant book festivals in Tāmaki Makaurau and the Wairarapa. Its New Zealand Music Month, including the Aotearoa Music Awards. Not to mention the International NZ Comedy Festival, major national art fairs and the annual Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. All of which makes this week's Culture 101 Fast Favourite guest an easy pick, given he embraces all of these fields, often at once. Ōtepoti Dunedin's David Eggleton is a writer, performer and art critic. He is our former Poet Laureate and a recipient of a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. This year Eggleton is the convenor of the judges for the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at the Ockhams. And while he's in Tāmaki Makaurau for the awards, his poetry-music duo Wildcards Aotearoa will be performing alongside another longtime collaborator singer songwriter Otis Mace, May 9th and 10th in Kumeu and Point Chevalier respectively.
Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Comedian Jimeoin opens up about his recent stint in hospital after health scare - and reveals how it will affect his Australian tour
Jimeoin still plans to continue his current gruelling stand up tour in Australia after suffering a health scare. The 59-year-old comedian shared that he recently spent two weeks in hospital after experiencing severe back pain. 'I woke up one morning and I had this trapped nerve in my back,' he said during an appearance on Wednesday's episode of The Project. The Irish-born funnyman, who calls Australia home, said that he is currently using 'heavy painkillers' to cope with his bad back and now faces an operation. But he said the medication comes with problems, especially when it comes to performing. 'I am doing stand up,' he said, and added, but the painkillers make you constipated. 'And I'm taking laxatives so I'm scared to laugh,' he joked. During the segment Jimeoin shared a photo that showed his back covered in large red welts. He explained he had tried 'cupping' - a traditional treatment for nerve pain - which uses cups to create suction around the problem area on the body. 'I was trying everything [to get relief],' he said. The much loved entertainer also shared a screenshot of himself from his hospital bed which he posted to his social media ahead of his recent appearance at Melbourne's Comedy Festival. Meanwhile, Jimeoin is set to play 31 shows on his current national tour which will take him to the capital cities and major regional centres before it winds up in September. Reflecting on his successful stand-up career during a TV appearance on Today in 2021 he said: 'I've been doing it for 30 years and am still getting away with it.' Jimeoin, whose real name is James Eoin Stephen Paul McKeown, previously told Beyond the Joke of his comedic style: 'I just talk about the things that tickle me. 'Sometimes I come up with [jokes] that seem so obvious I can't believe it has never been done before.' Back in 2014 it was a cheap quip that sparked a barrage of criticism from charities and viewers and that even prompted broadcaster ITV to apologise. Jimeoin admits he no longer sees the funny side of the joke he made mocking people battling the degenerative brain disease Alzheimer's telling Daily Mail Australia: 'It was a joke and some people do find it offensive...I would say sorry to those people, absolutely.' Talking about the sketch on variety show Sunday Night at the Palladium, he added: 'We all have people who have got Alzheimer's, I've got people who have Alzheimer's, so that was my way of dealing with it.' The father of four, who lives in Melbourne with wife Catherine Arena, said in future he 'would try not to be that flippant about it.' Riisng to prominence in Australia with his own show in the 1990s, the comedian sparked fury when he opened his sketch on the UK family show by making light of the illness. He quipped: 'I think I am losing my memory. Do you ever think you have Alzheimer's? 'Do you do that thing when you walk into a room and go "what did I come into this room for?" Open up a fridge, and go into soft focus. And close the fridge and go "what did I open the fridge for?"' He went on: 'Driving my car and thinking where am I going. I was looking for something in the fridge.' The then paused before adding: 'Have I done the Alzheimer's joke?' While some people in the audience found the punchline amusing, many took offence and jammed the switchboard of ITV, which aired the show, with complaints.
