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Hereford & Worcester,2 mins

Michael McIntyre coming to Herefordshire

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The comedian will be one of the hundreds of performers at the Hay Festival 2026, alongside the biggest writers in the world. Hay Festival CEO Julie Finch tells Elliott Webb how among the first names revealed include food writer Prue Leith, rugby stars James Haskell and Mike Tindall, historian turned 'faithful' David Olusoga, computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, plus poets Kae Tempest and Michael Rosen. Image credit: Sarah Jeynes/BBC

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