{
  "id": 520306,
  "title": "Bill Bellamy to Receive Icon Award at Whats Funny Comedy Festival, Co-Founded by Lil Rel Howery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/bill-bellamy-to-receive-icon-award-at-whats-funny-comedy-festival-co",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T00:06:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/scene/news/bill-bellamy-icon-award-whats-funny-comedy-festival-lil-rel-howery-1236831692/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Comedian, actor, and entertainer Bill Bellamy will be presented with the Icon Award at the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival, recognizing his decades of excellence and impact on stand-up comedy and entertainment. The Whats Funny Comedy Festival was co-founded by Knowledge Beckom and Lil Rel Howery (“Get Out,” “Rel,” “Vacation Friends 2”) with the mission […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}