Stars including Al Murray, Rose Matafeo and Nish Kumar are supporting a campaign to “save live comedy” after research suggested more than three quarters of venues could face closure within a year.
With live performances banned under regulations to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a third of comedy venues say they believe they will have to close within the next six months, with 77.8% saying they could face closure within a year, according to a report from the Live Comedy Association (LCA).
Although the Government recently announced more than £1.5 billion of funding for the arts sector, comedy is not supported by Arts Council England and, according to the LCA, has “never received any public funding from the Department for Digital, Culture,
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