Huge news for local comedians

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We're celebrating the best creatives where we live with Nina Das Gupta, including: • Calling anyone with a funny bone in their body in the West Midlands: Keep listening for details of a huge announcement of how you can perform with us at one of our area's biggest comedy festivals. • Catching up with a modern-day titan of telly and stand-up: Birmingham's Joe Lycett is on, fresh from his surprise appearance at a comedy club in Congleton! • Even more comedy, courtesy of Rik Mayall-influenced Sham Zaman from Hodge Hill and Hannah Weetman from Castle Bromwich. • Plus a whole load of romantic fiction. If you've ever wondered what it's like to write in the style of 50 shades without the 'red room', discover a whole new world and top tips from someone who has different pen names depending how spicy her books are! Discover Coventry-born Nuneaton novellist Florence Keeling. Upload your work for a chance to get on the BBC.