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Chris McCausland on the right of the image looking up. We see him from his knees up and he is wearing a suit.
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Strictly star Chris McCausland adds extra show to Reading Hexagon visit

Chris McCausland won hearts, minds and the public vote to be crowned winner of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing contest along with his...

Viggo Venn wearing a hi-vis jacket with a halo effect behind him on a black background
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Viggo Venn: Britain’s Got Talent winner to bring his hilarious UK tour to Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in February

https://youtu.be/7d3Cg8DMDuM?si=ZC3cDoNdpX12hpTD Viggo Venn, the recent Britain’s Got Talent winner and newly crowned national treasure, is extending his critically acclaimed debut UK tour, British...

Russell Kane doing a one hand stand on a white cube
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Russell Kane interviewed ahead of his visit to Reading in May 2025

Whirlwind comedian Russell Kane is back with his new show Hyperactive and tickets for his Reading date are now on sake. Russell Kane...

Comedy in Progress returns with four comedians
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Comedy at Progress brings a quartet of top gagmeisters to make Reading laugh

Laughter will be heard in Reading this evening thanks to Progress Theatre as it brings back its Comedy At Progress night. The venue...

A promotional image for the show ...Earnest? The six cast members are arranged in Victorian clothes. Above them are five stars, with the names of the publications that gave them underneath. In the middle of the image is the show's logo, a giant Earnest? in yellow lettering. The background is also yellow
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They’ll be going Wilde in the aisles when …Earnest? comes to The Hexagon

One of the things that Reading is famous for is Oscar Wilde. The witty playwright wrote a wealth of material that resonates today...

Comedian Lou Sanders posing. We can see her head and upper body. She is wearing a yellow jumper and holding the legs of a shop dummy in her hands. She is standing against a wood-panelled background. The wood has been stained pink
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Taskmaster winner Lou Sanders preparing for visit to Reading’s Hexagon

Lou Sanders has won at Taskmaster and appeared on Dancing On Ice. Now she’s hoping to shout house when she comes to Reading’s...

Miles Jupp in his jim jams, barefooted and in a street
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‘I had a brain tumour the size of a cherry tomato’: Why comedian Miles Jupp was rushed to hospital

A lot has happened to Miles since his last tour finished at The London Palladium in 2017. He has acted in series including...

From left: The Comedy Store Players Neil Mularkey, Richard Vrance, Josie Lawrence, and Ryan Stiles are coming to Reading in March
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Stars of Whose Line Is It Anyway? coming to Reading town hall

https://youtu.be/dMjiKm3Axyk?si=dcD394Lm73X4DVYS Much-missed Channel 4 show Whose Line Is It Anyway? is bring laughter to Reading next year, and tickets have gone on sale. ...

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