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Date set for Royal Variety Performance with tickets on sale Friday

The event will be staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 19.

Evening Standard

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

Matt Forde at Bloomsbury Theatre review: firing on all cylinders

4/5 After extensive treatment for cancer, Forde is very much back in the game

Evening Standard

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Amanda Holden defends Royal Variety Performance hosting stint after criticism

The presenters co-hosted this year’s show at the Royal Albert Hall

The Independent UK

King ‘charming and funny’ as he attends Royal Variety Performance alone

Hosts Alan Carr and Amanda Holden expressed gratitude at Charles’ attendance after the Queen had to drop out at the last minute.

Evening Standard

King laughs at British comedian’s impression of Donald Trump at Royal Variety

Charles attended the show for the first time as patron of the Royal Variety charity.

The Independent UK

Matt Forde: ‘Football is medication. For an hour and a half you forget you’ve got cancer’

After life-changing surgery, the comedian, satirist and Nottingham Forest supporter was moved by the kindness and goodwill offered by his hometown club

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Surprise election forces comedians to tear up Edinburgh festival scripts

For this year’s fringe, performers will be rapidly updating their shows to reflect the outcome at the ballot box

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Strike Force Five; British Scandal; Intrigue: The Immortals – reviews

US talkshow hosts raise funds for striking staff via a rambly Zoom call; the podcast that takes on the murky British elite has a field day with Liz Truss; and Radio 4 asks if tech bros really can live for ever

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: A lighthearted look back at the disastrous Liz Truss reign

In this week’s newsletter: Alice Levine and Matt Forde remember seven chaotic weeks in Westminster in the new season of British Scandal. Plus: five of the best musicals podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Kate Forbes backs Graham Linehan in row over Fringe show cancellation

KATE Forbes has backed anti-transgender comedian Graham Linehan following a row over a Fringe show cancellation.

The National (Scotland)

Second coming of Jesus could happen before indyref2, Kate Forbes says

KATE Forbes told an Edinburgh Fringe show that the second coming of Jesus Christ could happen before indyref2 ...

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf: I don’t believe Sturgeon knew arrests pending before resignation

Scotland’s first minister admits ‘everybody’ wondered whether his predecessor anticipated direction of police investigation

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes to appear on stage at Edinburgh Fringe

HUMZA Yousaf and Kate Forbes will appear at the Edinburgh Fringe, it has been announced ...

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Evening Standard

Suede and Sir John Major team up for ‘centrist dads’ festival

Centrist dads, assemble.

Daily Mirror

Al Murray on war games, Putin and how to solve a problem like Suella Braverman

The Pub Landlord turned history buff Al Murray says the war in Ukraine "is a direct product of WW2”

Los Angeles Times

Call her Suzy: Eddie Izzard adds to her name so fans 'can't make a mistake'

Eddie Izzard is embracing a new name — one the British comedian said she's wanted since childhood.

Evening Standard

‘I’m gonna be Suzy’: Eddie Izzard announces new name

Izzard says she has wanted the name “since I was ten”

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The Guardian - UK

Spitting Image stages revival – and this time the puppets are on a mission

Live theatre version of 1980s TV satire features Tom Cruise and other stars of showbiz trying to save ‘broken Britain’

Nottingham Post

Evangelos Marinakis urged to be restrained as Nottingham Forest's transfer Santa Claus

Nottingham Forest have the chance to make more transfers in January but owner Evangelos Marinakis has been urged not to go wild

Daily Record

Banner flies over I'm a Celebrity camp with stark message for Matt Hancock

A group of grieving relatives yesterday urged him to get out of the jungle and start making amends for his bungled handling of the pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps says Liz Truss can be replaced in a WEEK in 'unprecedented' crisis

The former Cabinet minister - who Liz Truss dropped because there was 'no room at the inn' - suggested Tory members should be cut out of choosing the next leader

Evening Standard

The best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows to see in London

Some of the top acts of the 2022 fringe are bringing their shows to London. Here’s our pick...

Asharq Al-Awsat

Should Nottingham Forest Have Been More Loyal to Players After Promotion?

For the inaugural Premier League season, in 1992-93, Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough only spent money on two new players. They paid £800,000 to bring Neil Webb back from Manchester United and gave Coventry City about half that for Robert Rosario, bringing their total spend to £1.2m.

The Guardian - UK

Pasta one-liner wins best joke award at Edinburgh festival fringe

West Midlands comedian Masai Graham, who works as a part-time care worker, wins title for second time

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