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Damian Williams talks about Being Tommy Cooper

2:51pm Friday 17th May 2013

A tip-off from a friend helped Essex-born actor Damian Williams, former presenter of Are You Smarter Than A 10-Year-Old?, secure the part of playing one of his all-time comedy heroes. The 42-year-old talks to Amie Mulderrig about Being Tommy Cooper before he comes to the Beck Theatre.

Nothing sweet about Jenny Eclair

11:57am Thursday 16th May 2013

Twenty white kittens. One hundred white doves. Lilies with stems trimmed to precisely six inches. A great white shark. Comedian Jenny Eclair makes few demands while touring.

The show with a lot of muscle

2:58pm Friday 10th May 2013

Imagine going to work and having your shirt ripped from your back. Or enduring the fresh sting of grazed flesh, as nails tear down your torso.

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The show with a lot of muscle

9:52am Friday 10th May 2013

Imagine going to work and having your shirt ripped from your back. Or enduring the fresh sting of grazed flesh, as nails tear down your torso.

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Walking with dinosaurs

6:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Walking with Dinosaurs is a multi-award winning show with a cast of prehistoric giants.

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Chilled out rap with a special message to deliver

3:47pm Friday 3rd May 2013

STACY Hart, aka Mama Chill is used to working hard to achieve her goals. After being diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) 22 years ago, she has battled her illness, channelling her experiences through her music.

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Breaking the mould in the arts

3:38pm Friday 3rd May 2013

FOR years Pravesh Kumar was keeping a deep, dark, secret from his family. While his mother Nirmala believed he was enrolled on a computer studies course, the reality was very different.

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‘I’m passion-driven, not money-driven’

10:45am Thursday 25th April 2013

The last time Eddie Izzard visited Wembley he was involved in a rather embarrassing situation with one of the suburb’s taxi drivers.

Don't get angry - get funny

9:23am Thursday 18th April 2013

Former Finchley resident Jo Caulfield brings her latest comedy show, Better The Devil You Know, to artsdepot in North Finchley

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Escaping township life by surfing the waves

12:07pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley is screening the award-winning Otelo Burning

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