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Henley fire crews save Christmas
05/12/13
Henley's fire crews freed Santa from a chimney in their Living Advent Calendar comedy sketch.
Mayor takes mic at Henley comedy gala
29/11/13
Henley's Mayor Stefan Gawrysiak stepped into the spotlight and warmed up the crowd at a comedy gala at the town hall.
Another Fringe hit for Holmes and Watson
24/07/12
Three years after its award-winning debut at the Henley Fringe, Angus and Ross Theatre's Holmes and Watson made a triumphant return.
Political satirist is up to the minute
09/03/20
ONE of the top comedy headliners at this summer’s Henley Festival is bringing his touring show to Norden Farm in Maidenhead next Saturday (March 14), writes Peter Anderson. With a week being a long time in politics, especially these days, satirist ...
Be prepared - especially if you're a comedian
17/07/17
ALWAYS being prepared for the unexpected is a good quality to have in many professions — especially if you’re a stand-up comedian. Paul Foot experienced this first hand at the Henley Festival on Thursday night. He was spotted sitting in a ...
McGowan tickles more than ivories
06/08/18
THE impressionist Alistair McGowan is renowned as a man of many talents — comedian, actor, singer and writer. But now his fans can add another accomplishment to the list: classical pianist. Last September saw him release a CD, The Piano ...
Musical comedian strikes a QChord with audiences
23/06/17
THE comedian Gareth Richards has only been to Henley once before — to watch his cousins row in the regatta. Now 37, he was a pupil at Windsor Boys’ School at the time, but tomorrow night (Friday) he is headlining the Kenton Theatre’s ...
Openly Conservative comic’s a right laugh
05/03/18
HE’S a former English teacher turned stand-up comedian who grew up on a council estate. A star of Live at the Apollo and The Mash Report, Geoff Norcott is also a former Labour voter turned Liberal Democrat voter turned, er, ...
Author's cancer battle inspires quirky Fringe play
18/07/12
Henley writer Caroline Bowder's latest work The Body takes an off-beat look at the human body's fight against cancer.
Comedians to appear at new ‘drive and dine’ nights at showground
22/06/20
COMEDIAN Mark Watson will be bringing his Carpool Comedy Club to the Henley Showground next month. He will appear with Ed Bryne, Shappi Korsandi, Ed Gamble and Zoe Lyons as part a new film and comedy venture called Drive & ...
Stand-up puts on blue suede shoes
21/10/21
BELOVED of a passionate fanbase and garlanded by awards judges, comedian Tim Vine is taking a sharp left turn from his career as a one-line gagsmith and punmeister extraordinaire. Ladies and gentlemen, for one tour only ...
Comedy still rocks hard for festival mastermind
08/03/17
IT’S been some time since comedy was first hailed as the new rock and roll — but it’s a phrase that is ringing increasingly true of the Henley Festival. The five-day riverside extravaganza — which this year runs from ...
Stand-up's here to help us play our cards right
09/10/17
LIKE a breath of fresh post-summer air, the comedian and actress Kerry Godliman is taking her acute intelligence and rapier wit on tour for a further helping of “Stick or Twist”. You may remember her from such TV ...
Joan Rivers gave comedian her start
27/09/21
A FORMER television executive turned stand-up comedian will top the bill at the Maltsters Arms in Rotherfield Greys next Sunday night (October 3). Having worked for MTV, UKTV and Viacom, where she oversaw the ...
Is Henley full of 'posh' people?
06/03/15
We ask Henley shoppers' views on Michael McIntyre's jokes about the town being "posh".
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