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Hereford & Worcester,20 Aug 2026,120 mins

Comedy from Sham Zaman

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We're celebrating the best creatives where we live, with Nina Das Gupta, including: • Celebrating the return of SNL UK with two of its breakout stars - George Fouracres and Celeste Dring - from the Black Country, who have helped put British comedy, on telly, back on the map. • He's swapped the twists and turns of the vinyl decks to the twists and turns of a debut novel: Meet Worcester writer Scott Jenkins, who effortlessly mixes music within The Trouble With Terry Winter. • Inspired by the fires: After the devastating events of last week, meet Staffordshire poet Alex Harford who's channelled his anger at the state of affairs in to a rousing piece of writing. • Making a difference through the power of laughter: Discover Birmingham group LGBTQTeeHee, who turn trauma in to stand-up, using comedy to bring communities together. • Dig in to the newest episode of the BBC's Strange But True crime podcast, finding its way in to a couple from Warwickshire and the so-called 'House Sitter From Hell'! • From a band who played Download Festival to picking up millions of followers on social media, get to know the man behind the Only Scrans channel, as recently featured on TV. • He's the Hodge Hill comic and MC taking on the toughest crowd there is and keeping the laughter going throughout. Fresh from battling the children in the audience at the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival, enjoy a live performance from Sham Zaman, on our stage at Droitwich High Street. Upload your work for a chance to get on the BBC.

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