Gareth Richards died in a car crash in April of this year. Now he has been honoured at the Edinburgh Comedy Fringe Festival in Scotland, UK, becoming the first ever recipient of the Victoria Wood award.
The BBC reports that Richards, who had been appearing at the Fringe Festival since 2010, was due to perform again this year before he was killed in April. Instead, his friends Dan Ward and Mark Simmons staged “A Show for Gareth Richards” in his name, recruiting some of the country’s biggest comedy names to perform.
The show raised almost £20,000 which will go to a trust fund for Richards’ two sons.
Ward told the BBC: “It feels really sensational to have won this award for Gareth.
“Victoria Wood was the queen of musical comedy, and Gareth was our legend.
“Gareth’s name will be forever associated with this award, and that just means everything.”
The...
The BBC reports that Richards, who had been appearing at the Fringe Festival since 2010, was due to perform again this year before he was killed in April. Instead, his friends Dan Ward and Mark Simmons staged “A Show for Gareth Richards” in his name, recruiting some of the country’s biggest comedy names to perform.
The show raised almost £20,000 which will go to a trust fund for Richards’ two sons.
Ward told the BBC: “It feels really sensational to have won this award for Gareth.
“Victoria Wood was the queen of musical comedy, and Gareth was our legend.
“Gareth’s name will be forever associated with this award, and that just means everything.”
The...
- 8/27/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedian Kaneez Surka, one of the mentors of the new season of comedy reality show "Comicstaan Season 2", says the participants are much prepared this time.
At the show's press conference on Wednesday, Kaneez said: "I have to mention that the new participants are better prepared. I think they have now the reference of our previous season so that they got the idea of the competition. Their jokes are better."
The event was graced by the host of the show comedian Urooj Ashfaq and Abish Mathew.
The participants of the show will be mentored and judged by some of the celebrated comedians like Zakir Khan, Neeti Palta, Sumukhi Suresh, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Kanan Gill, Kenny Sebastain along with Kaneez.
"Comicstaan Season 2" will stream on Amazon Prime Video from July 12. A new episode will be released on every Friday.
At the show's press conference on Wednesday, Kaneez said: "I have to mention that the new participants are better prepared. I think they have now the reference of our previous season so that they got the idea of the competition. Their jokes are better."
The event was graced by the host of the show comedian Urooj Ashfaq and Abish Mathew.
The participants of the show will be mentored and judged by some of the celebrated comedians like Zakir Khan, Neeti Palta, Sumukhi Suresh, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Kanan Gill, Kenny Sebastain along with Kaneez.
"Comicstaan Season 2" will stream on Amazon Prime Video from July 12. A new episode will be released on every Friday.
- 6/26/2019
- GlamSham
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