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Sandi Toksvig, the internationally-renowned comedian, broadcaster, writer, campaigner, and all-round good egg, will make her Australian and New Zealand touring debut with a new, specially-conceived comedy show: Sandi Toksvig Live! Regularly featured on a variety of television shows, most recently a three-year stint as co-host on The Great British Baking Show, this 9-city tour marks Sandi’s welcome return to live stand-up comedy performance in 2022.  The Sydney show will be part of the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival.

18 ways to honor Black History Month around L.A. Jeanette Marantos © Provided by The LA Times A look at the many activities happening — mostly virtually — for Black History Month in and around Los Angeles. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) February is Black History Month, and if we learned anything in 2020, we've got lots of catching up to do. Good news: pandemic or no pandemic, there are still plenty of ways in Southern California to celebrate and learn, virtually. If we've missed an event, send an email to jeanette.marantos@latimes.com and we might b...

Manmade wetlands in South L.A. make a convincing habitat, and winter hiking trails to put on your to-do list. Black Artists + Designers Guild presents the Obsidian Experience, a “virtual concept house” of the future designed “as an enlightened way of being and dwelling” for Black families. The designs by 23 members of the Black Artist + Designers Guild will evolve during the month at obsidianbybadg.house. “Who I Am,” a celebration of African American Heritage, is a free Theatre West production on YouTube that features seven actor-writers sharing their personal stories and life les...

What is your typical day like now? A typical day here in Los Angeles is supposed to start with waking up before the sun, tumbling out of bed and stumbling to the kitchen, pouring myself a cup of ambition and heading to my makeshift gym, built in the garage because of the pandemic and the closure of all of the gyms. That all ended back in October when it got chilly. I’ve put on the COVID 19, the Trump 45, and if this lockdown continues, I’ll go for the Heinz 57. Kidding, of course. Auditions have been few, but I will usually work on them, do some Cameos (an app where I send video mes...