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James Acaster fans stunned as comedian joins the cast of Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel

British comedian will join Kumail Nanjiani and Patton Oswalt in the sequel

The Independent UK

Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2: Kumail Nanjiani Posts Sweet Message After Joining The Sequel Alongside Patton Oswalt

Two Eternals stars have joined the upcoming Ghostbusters movie also starring Paul Rudd and Finn Wolfhard.

Cinemablend

Comic James Acaster on his plunge into experimental music: ‘I don’t know what I’m doing – but I see that as a strength’

Could the celebrated standup knock out an album of his own tunes? Yes, he says, with the aid of a dusty old drum kit, 40 musicians – and a novelty animal costume

The Guardian - UK

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Bake Off: James Acaster responds to rumours he’s replacing Matt Lucas

Comedian became a meme when he appeared on celebrity edition of competition in 2019

The Independent UK

Bake Off: James Acaster responds to rumours he’s replacing Matt Lucas

Comedian became a meme when he appeared on celebrity edition of competition in 2019

The Independent UK

Bake Off: James Acaster responds to rumours he’s replacing Matt Lucas

Comedian became a meme when he appeared on celebrity edition of competition in 2019

The Independent UK

The Jonathan Ross Show guests: Who is on the ITV1 sofa alongside Liam Neeson tonight?

Last of Us' Bella Ramsey and Lady Blackbird are among the guests on ITV1 The Jonathan Ross Show on March 11 - here's everything you need to know

Wales Online

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The venue’s no joke but Just for Laughs’ London festival delivered megastar standups

A new sibling to Montreal’s big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about

The Guardian - UK

The Wrestling at Indigo2 review: glorious chaos as comedians swapped punchlines for punches

Wrestling is as close to showbiz as it is to sport, so it is unsurprising that it comes naturally to comedians

Evening Standard

The Unofficial Science of Home Alone review – what, no charred skeletons?

This testing of the Christmas classic’s violent scenes – from head-smashing paint pots to high-voltage shocks – would have been better if James Acaster and Guz Khan did less wisecracking and more suffering

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t blowtorch my head!’ The Home Alone recreation that nearly fried James Acaster and Guz Khan

Swinging paintcans, electrified sinks, a drop from a zipwire … in The Unofficial Science of Home Alone, James Acaster and Guz Khan are fall guys for the Christmas classic’s brutal booby traps

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: those lethal Home Alone booby traps are put to the test

James Acaster and Guz Khan investigate the science of their favourite Christmas film. Plus: an expensive London hotel gears up for festivities. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Manchester comedy club that hosted early performances from Peter Kay celebrates 25th anniversary with support from Joe Lycett

XS Malarkey is marking its silver anniversary of mirth-making in the city

Manchester Evening News

Laughterama 2022 at Castlefield Bowl - lineup, tickets, weather forecast, and everything else you need to know

The open-air comedy festivals lands at Castlefield Bowl this week

Manchester Evening News

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Daily Mirror

Rylan Clark helped Prue hunt for wedding ring and rang psychic for help on Bake Off stint

Rylan Clark has recalled his time on the celeb version of The Great British Bake Off in 2019, hilariously sharing that he helped Prue Leith search for her wedding ring, losing precious time during a challenge

Chronicle Live

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star responds to backlash from the unusual way he makes cups of tea

Timothy Spall has spoken about his unique method for making a brew, which involves combining a bag of Yorkshire and a bag of Earl Grey.

Daily Mirror

Harry Potter star Timothy Spall responds to backlash to unusual way he makes a cup of tea

Harry Potter star Timothy Spall has spoken about his unique method for making a cup of tea, involving mixing a bag of Yorkshire and a bag of Earl Grey

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh and Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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The Independent UK

Joe Lycett apologises after Joe Pasquale’s picture is used on his tour posters

Unusual posters for comedian’s forthcoming tour appeared on London underground

Evening Standard

Our 50 favourite podcasts for your 2022 summer holiday listening, from art to sport and everything in between

Standard writers pick their favourite podcasts for your pleasure

Wales Online

The Aberystwyth chicken shop Taron Egerton says is as good as any restaurant in London or Hollywood

The Hollywood actor said he 'keeps going back' to the Aberystwyth institution

Wales Online

Taskmaster Champion of Champions: Who is competing and when is it on?

The series' past winners return in a bid to become Champion of Champions

Manchester Evening News

Five-night A-list comedy festival is coming to Castlefield Bowl

Dylan Moran and James Acaster will be headlining

Bristol Post

Netflix SuperNature: Ricky Gervais' new comedy sparks anti-trans controversy

"It's mad to think that joking about something means you're anti-it"

Daily Mirror

James Acaster roast of Ricky Gervais' trans jokes resurfaces after Netflix special

Ricky Gervais has been met with fury over controversial graphic jokes about transgender people in his new Netflix comedy special SuperNature

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