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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Comedy « Express &amp; Star</title><description>Latest from the West Midlands comedy scene brought to you by the Express &amp; Star.  </description><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/comedy/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:02:44 +0100</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Owls about that, Bill Bailey bringing new show to Civic Hall]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/14/owls-about-that-bill-bailey-bringing-new-show-to-civic-hall/</link><description><![CDATA[Top stand-ups are on their way to a theatre near you very soon, says Andy Richardson.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/14/owls-about-that-bill-bailey-bringing-new-show-to-civic-hall/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:00:50 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedian Adam Bloom begins residency at Glee Club]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/31/comedian-adam-bloom-begins-residency-at-glee-club/</link><description><![CDATA[Premier league comic Adam Bloom will begin a three-night residency at Birmingham’s Glee Club on Thursday.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/31/comedian-adam-bloom-begins-residency-at-glee-club/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 11:15:24 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julian's biggest show visits Wolverhampton]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/31/julians-biggest-show-visits-wolverhampton/</link><description><![CDATA[Andy Richardson looks ahead to a weekend packed with big-name comics in the region.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/31/julians-biggest-show-visits-wolverhampton/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 10:35:37 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Bruce Forsyth, Symphony Hall, Birmingham]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre/2013/05/31/review-bruce-forsyth-symphony-hall-birmingham/</link><description><![CDATA[‘A bit of singing, a bit of dancing, a little bit of piano and an awful lot of laughter, I hope’ is showbiz legend Sir Bruce Forsyth’s description of his latest live show – but it is also a little more.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre/2013/05/31/review-bruce-forsyth-symphony-hall-birmingham/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theatre]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenny Eclair: In the late 70s I was a great dancer . . . now I get a stitch]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/24/jenny-eclair-in-the-late-70s-i-was-a-great-dancer-now-i-get-a-stitch/</link><description><![CDATA[Comedian Jenny Eclair is heading to The Public. She tells us what makes a perfect weekend.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/24/jenny-eclair-in-the-late-70s-i-was-a-great-dancer-now-i-get-a-stitch/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:49:46 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Digance and Reginald D Hunter lead way in week of stand-up]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/24/richard-digance-and-reginald-d-hunter-lead-way-in-week-of-stand-up/</link><description><![CDATA[Some of the biggest names in comedy will descend on the West Midlands during an exciting week of stand-up.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/24/richard-digance-and-reginald-d-hunter-lead-way-in-week-of-stand-up/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:39:53 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micky Flanagan: The problem with success is I can’t shoplift any more]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/weekend/2013/05/24/micky-flanagan-the-problem-with-success-is%e2%80%88i-cant-shoplift-any-more/</link><description><![CDATA[Micky Flanagan says his childhood was like one long episode of Only Fools and Horses – providing the perfect material for his UK tour, innit?]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/weekend/2013/05/24/micky-flanagan-the-problem-with-success-is%e2%80%88i-cant-shoplift-any-more/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Weekend]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well good nights out for comedy]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/17/well-good-nights-out-for-comedy/</link><description><![CDATA[Live at the Apollo star Lee Nelson will bring Dr Bob, Jason Bent and other famous friends to Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Hall tonight and Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn on Sunday.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/17/well-good-nights-out-for-comedy/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:28:28 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Izzard is force to be reckoned with]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/14/eddie-izzard-is-force-to-be-reckoned-with/</link><description><![CDATA[The UK’s biggest comedy names will descend on the region to headline venues in Birmingham and Wolverhampton during the coming week.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/14/eddie-izzard-is-force-to-be-reckoned-with/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:07 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Office, Dudley Little Theatre]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre/2013/05/09/review-the-office-dudley-little-theatre/</link><description><![CDATA[The antics of self-styled ‘chilled out entertainer’ and cringeworthy paper firm boss David Brent had a Black Country audience in stitches as an amateur drama group recreated three classic sitcom episodes.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre/2013/05/09/review-the-office-dudley-little-theatre/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:59:48 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theatre]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[World premiere of The Office on stage to launch in Dudley tonight]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre/2013/05/08/world-premiere-of-the-office-on-stage-to-launch-in-dudley-tonight/</link><description><![CDATA[He’s Britain’s most cringeworthy boss and now David Brent is back and on stage . . . fact.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre/2013/05/08/world-premiere-of-the-office-on-stage-to-launch-in-dudley-tonight/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:59:50 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[News Video]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theatre]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show is all killer no filler, says Jimmy Carr]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/03/show-is-all-killer-no-filler-says-jimmy-carr/</link><description><![CDATA[Quick-fire superstar comic Jimmy Carr brings his Gagging Order show to Birmingham tonight before he returns to the city again in August.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/03/show-is-all-killer-no-filler-says-jimmy-carr/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:02:49 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Izzard: Two more tours and I’ll be mayor]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/weekend/2013/05/03/eddie-izzard-two-more-tours-and-ill-be-mayor/</link><description><![CDATA[Eddie Izzard is on a world tour. He is standing to be London Mayor in 2020. He is filming movies and a TV series in LA. He is learning Spanish. He has completed more than 40 marathons.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/weekend/2013/05/03/eddie-izzard-two-more-tours-and-ill-be-mayor/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Weekend]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jasper Carrott and friends roll back the years with Dudley gig]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/comedy/2013/04/12/jasper-carrott-and-friends-roll-back-the-years-with-dudley-gig/</link><description><![CDATA[Jasper Carrott kicked off his new tour in the Black Country last night – with a little help from his friends. He spoke to Lee Watton about his love for the area]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/comedy/2013/04/12/jasper-carrott-and-friends-roll-back-the-years-with-dudley-gig/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:59:59 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[In case you missed it]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m innocent, comic Jim Davidson tells Wolverhampton crowd ]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/04/08/im-innocent-comic-jim-davidson-tells-wolverhampton-crowd/</link><description><![CDATA[Comedian Jim Davidson hit out at his accusers and an investigation into alleged sex offences during a gig in Wolverhampton at the weekend.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/04/08/im-innocent-comic-jim-davidson-tells-wolverhampton-crowd/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:59:48 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category></item></channel></rss>
