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        <title>Farnworth's Diane Morgan stars in new Netflix comedy as release date confirmed</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A new animation series featuring outspoken cats, a familiar voice from Farnworth and plenty of crude humour is set to land on Netflix next month.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Bolton's culture chief says Peter Kay's latest sell out charity shows prove he remains "Bolton's son" as tickets disappeared in just 30 minutes.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Comedy legend Peter Kay has announced he will be back in his hometown to perform four more shows just days after his hugely successful sell-out run at the Albert Halls.]]></description>
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        <title>'Only Boltonians will get it' - Peter Kay delights fans in homecoming show</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay returned ‘home’ to Bolton for the first of four sell-out shows at the Albert Halls in the town centre this evening.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Octagon is preparing to bring audiences a celebration of laughter when it hosts the Bolton Comedy Festival which opens next week.]]></description>
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        <author>john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson</author>
        

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        <title>Funniest doctor in medicine to take centre stage in comedy night</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A comedy and music night at Breightmet Golf Club will raise funds for charity with live entertainment]]></description>
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        <author>james.mcneill@newsquest.co.uk | James McNeill</author>
        

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        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay’s Bolton shows sold out in 30 minutes despite postcode errors on the booking system, with some fans unable to secure tickets.]]></description>
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        <title>Peter Kay announces 4 surprise summer shows for the people of Bolton</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay is making a surprise return to his home town to perform a series of comedy shows for the people of Bolton - and those who lives in certain parts of Bury]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[A live musical comedy heading to the stage in Bolton this spring will help to fund important community theatre renovations.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BBC Radio 4’s hit podcast You’re Dead to Me launches a UK live tour in 2024, with Greg Jenner hosting comedy-history shows in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Manchester.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Ramsbottom theatre group, Summerseat Players, is planning a double bill of comedy to blow away the January Blues at the Theatre Royal.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Comedian John Bishop has announced a major UK tour next year including a date in Manchester]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A veteran comedian who has done it for over five decades is coming to Bolton next month.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay is set to donate all profits from the 2026 leg of his Better Late Than Never tour to 12 cancer charities, including Teenage Cancer Trust and Prostate Cancer UK. Continuing his generosity from the past.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Tickets for Peter Kay's final shows as part of his Better Late than Never tour go on sale today at 10am.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Comedian Peter Kay has announced all of the profits from his 2026 stand-up tour will be donated to 12 cancer charities]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Clairvoyant comedian Clinton Baptiste, known from Phoenix Nights, will perform his psychic comedy show at Salford Lads Club in December]]></description>
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        <title>Absolutely Fabulous Christmas union thanks to comedy inspired by Bolton actress</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[An Absolutely Fabulous reunion is on the way this Christmas as Jennifer Saunders joins Joanna Lumley in a festive special of BBC comedy Amandaland]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay has cancelled two shows after a “routine kidney stone procedure”.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:10:42 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>'People are fed up being told what they can laugh at' says Bobby Davro</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There was a time when Bobby Davro was everywhere. The comedian with a cheeky grin was a key part of Saturday night TV entertainment in the 80s and 90s.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Peter Kay playing final show at nearby venue next week - tickets still available</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A legendary Bolton comedian will perform his final date at a nearby venue next week.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Local celebrity teams up with one of the North's top comedians</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/25392915.boltons-diane-morgan-voice-new-bob-mortimer-audiobook/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A Bolton celebrity has been picked to voice the audiobook of an upcoming novel by comedian Bob Mortimer.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 05:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Two special shows announced by Peter Kay - in conversation with Sara Cox</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/25256506.peter-kay-interviewed-sara-cox-shows-lowry/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay is to take part in two special live shows at The Lowry, Salford in September, when he will be in conversation with fellow Boltonian Sara Cox]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:25:53 +0100</pubDate>
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        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/25205672.rob-newman-lowry-wild-things/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Rob Newman, best known for the sketch show The Mary Whitehouse Experience will be coming up north as part of a 2025/26 tour]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 23:01:46 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Russell Kane, Daniel Sloss and Lucy Porter part of Octagon Comedy Festival</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/25152547.bolton-octagon-comedy-festival-line-up-revealed/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Bolton Octagon has unveiled an all-star line-up for its comedy festival this summer]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson</author>
        

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        <title>Top 5 most popular celebrities from Bolton revealed in new poll</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Bolton’s most popular celebs have been revealed in a new poll ranking how the UK public feels about a range of famous faces.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>'The difference between me and Peter Kay is I don’t care'</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/25053771.jimmy-carr-reacts-peter-kay-throwing-hecklers-show/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Comedian Jimmy Carr has criticised the way Peter Kay ejected people from his show – saying people watching his stand-up get ‘kicked out for a reason’.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:50:54 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Peter Kay and Lisa Riley reconnect after heckler lookalike jibe</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay and Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley got together at the most recent night of the comedian’s tour after he compared a heckler he kicked out of a previous show to the soap star.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Blackpool Comedy Festival to feature major names and free shows</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24973330.line-up-announced-week-long-blackpool-comedy-festival/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Full details have been released about a week-long festival this summer which will turn Blackpool into the UK’s comedy capital]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson</author>
        

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        <title>'Bolton is the best town in the UK' - and this is why according to a local comedian</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24917454.comedian-adam-anwar-says-bolton-best-town-uk/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[An award-winning Farnworth comedian who has performed across the country has shared why he thinks Bolton is the best town in the UK.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Dina.Volovik@newsquest.co.uk | Dina Volovik</author>
        

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        <title>Peter Kay says he had ‘no choice’ but to eject two audience members from show</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24928262.peter-kay-no-choice-eject-two-show-audience/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Bolton-born comedian Peter Kay has said he had “no choice” but to eject two audience members from his performance on Saturday.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>nat.goodlad@newsquest.co.uk | Nat Goodlad</author>
        

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        <title>Historic Bolton venue to host comedy night this month</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24848909.albert-bar-bolton-host-comedy-night-2-parts/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A new comedy night is coming to Bolton this month at the historic Albert Halls.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Paddy McGuinness may be in for an unlucky 2025, says expert</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24830680.paddy-mcguinness-may-bad-luck-2025-says-expert/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Paddy McGuinness may be in store for bad luck in 2025 according to experts.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>eoin.mccaul@newsquest.co.uk | Eoin McCaul</author>
        

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        <title>The biggest names performing at Manchester's AO Arena and Co-op Live in 2025</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24833001.biggest-names-coming-ao-arena-co-op-live-2025/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Manchester's AO Arena and Co-op Live will see the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Peter Kay, Olivia Rodrigo and more perform in 2025.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>All the musicians, comedians and shows coming to the Albert Halls in 2025</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24823254.shows-coming-boltons-albert-halls-2025/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Comedian Jason Manford is one of the biggest names coming to Bolton's Albert Halls this year.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Bolton comic Paddy McGuinness left gutted as Storm Bert strikes</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24747581.bolton-comic-paddy-mcguinness-left-gutted-storm-bert-strikes/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Storm Bert forced the postponement of Paddy McGuinness' stand-up gig in Oxford last night.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>'I can’t say anything because it’s so bloody secretive' - Peter Kay on his new role</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24741664.peter-kay-appearing-wallace-gromit-christmas/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Peter Kay will be auctioning off the gold toilet seen in his ad shown during the launch episode of I’m a Celebrity.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24708358.maura-jackson-perform-heaton-cricket-club-month/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Maura Jackson, charity leader by day and comedian will be performing at Heaton Cricket Club later this month after entertaining audiences at the Octagon Theatre.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>'If easily offended , stay away' - warning as comedian to take to the stage in Bolton</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Those who are easily offended are urged to stay away when Roy Chubby Brown comes to Bolton to perform his own unique brand of comedy.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Brother's death was unlikely inspiration for Ed Byrne's new stand-up show</title>
        <link>https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24660815.comedian-ed-byrne-turns-family-tragedy-new-one-man-show/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[As he takes his 14th stand-up show Tragedy Plus Time on tour, Ed Byrne is heading into highly emotional new territory]]></description>
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        <author>john.anson@nqnw.co.uk | John Anson</author>
        

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        <title>Bolton filmmaker’s 'horror comedy' filmed in Rivington gets world premiere</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Bolton filmmaker who has previously worked with Netflix and the BBC is set to debut his first short “horror-comedy” – filmed entirely in Rivington]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Comedian Paddy McGuinness will be in Bury this month ahead of tour</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Look out Edinburgh, Jason Manford is behind a comedy festival which he hopes will one day rival the world famous annual event in Scotland]]></description>
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