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Generation existential as comic keeps it real

PROLIFIC stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster Mark Watson has been so busy with festivals in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Edinburgh that he has barely found the time to fret about the future. Then again…Following an online exchange with someone...

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Nanny by day but joker by night

COMEDIAN Eva Bindeman wears many hats, including nanny, theologian and tortoise-owner. Originally from Northumberland, the 36-year-old, who lives in Bristol with her boyfriend, also hosts a podcast called Get Your Pets Out. She says: “We just talk to...

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Aspiring comedian, 25, dies after four-year cancer fight

AN aspiring comedian has passed away, aged 25. Lewis Goodall, from Nettlebed, had been receiving cancer treatment since being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2020. His father George, 53, and mother, Joanne, 57, were his full-time carers at their...

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Shining spotlight on Parkinson’s disease

Triple the laughs

Characters in comedy night at the museum

New show for spring

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Laughs and love combined at Valentine’s comedy night with TV star

Kenton Comedy Club Valentine SpecialKenton TheatreFriday, February 14 THE audience for this Valentine’s comedy special was a lively mix of friends, families and couples perhaps looking for a good time and an excuse not to chat with their partner. Host...

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‘Queen of break-ups’ on finding love again

A COMEDIAN whose book about a traumatic break-up evolved into a critically acclaimed podcast is performing at the next Honk! night. Rosie Wilby, who wrote The Breakup Monologues after her girlfriend dumped her via an email, has explored all aspects of...

Generation existential as comic keeps it real

Nanny by day but joker by night

Aspiring comedian, 25, dies after four-year cancer fight

Warming up

Shining spotlight on Parkinson’s disease

Triple the laughs

Characters in comedy night at the museum

New show for spring

Laughs and love combined at Valentine’s comedy night with TV star

‘Queen of break-ups’ on finding love again

Tributes to Henley pub landlord who ‘made customers feel valued’

Man, 54, charged with multiple rapes over attacks on women in Henley and West Berkshire

Newly refurbished tearoom at a National Trust site in Henley re-opened

Former rowing coach's mental health suffered after wrongful ban

Father and daughter duo close popular Watlington bakery

'It's like driving on roads in a third world country'

Car park pothole which exposed mains wires deemed safe by council

Biker hits crater and cracks rib on road in Henley

Henley demonstrator "vindicated" after Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful

Jail for Waitrose Twyford shoplifter who returned to thieving 'within hours' of court hearing

Henley Mayor's message of peace for revellers at club night

Henley butcher stranded in Dubai amid air strikes

Flowing Spring pub remains open for business despite flood-hit car park

Town with ‘story to tell’ to enter culture competition