Press clippings
John Cleese drops huge update on Fawlty Towers reboot with daughter Camilla
John Cleese has dropped a huge update on the upcoming Fawlty Towers reboot with his daughter Camilla.
The former Monty Python star gave a sneak peak to the highly-anticipated show, but there is a twist.
Joshua Rom, The Sun, 1st May 2024Count Binface will save Britain by waging war with menacing psycho seagulls
Would-be London Mayor Count Binface has revealed he will save Britain by taking on the nation's psycho seagulls as he revealed his manifesto ahead of the election.
James Caven, Daily Star, 1st May 2024Larry Dean: "My pal had Disco Inferno played at his funeral"
The comedian on going on holiday with his family, being diagnosed with autism and picking on the wrong people at live shows.
Ashley Davies, The Times, 1st May 2024Stephen Mangan: I'm pleased I'm addicted to running, not heroin
The actor and author, 55, on chaotic breakfasts, starry school runs and why no one in his family is interested in anything he's done.
Nick McGrath, The Times, 1st May 2024Eddie Tobin, who managed Billy Connolly and survived a shooting, has died
Tobin enjoyed a lifetime of experience in business in Glasgow and throughout Scotland.
Russell Leadbetter, The Herald, 30th April 2024Stewart Lee turns indie singer
Stewart Lee played a surprise gig last night - fronting a band. Lee temporarily teamed up with The Girl With The Replaceable Head, who are currently on a short UK tour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2024Rob Beckett gives revealing behind-the-scenes tour of Blankety Blank
A TV star has revealed behind-the-scenes secrets of one of the UK's most beloved game shows.
Comedian Rob Beckett has brought fans backstage on Blankety Blank after his appearance on the show.
Alex Doyle, The Sun, 29th April 2024Inside No. 9 creators: 'Ending the show is sad but a massive relief'
The series has presented a formidable writing challenge.
David Craig, Radio Times, 29th April 2024Schools should use Fawlty Towers as an offence-inducing teaching resource for fragile Gen Zers
What happens when the 'victim' of a 'cruel' joke finds it hilarious? Humourless moralists realise discomfort isn't deadly.
Celia Walden, The Telegraph, 29th April 2024Green Wing: Resuscitated review
Hit TV comedy series is revived in audio form, and the anarchic energy has survived intact.
Fiona Sturges, The Financial Times, 29th April 2024Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton: Closing the door on Inside No. 9
The writers and stars of the black comedy anthology series on pulling down the shutters after nine series and wrestling with the best kind of send-off for their labour of love.
Robin Parker, Broadcast, 29th April 2024Russell Brand announces plans to be "baptised" after sexual assault allegations
Russell Brand has announced that he is going to be baptised as an "opportunity to leave the past behind", less than a year after a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary exposed allegations of sexual assault against the comedian.
Ellie Muir, The Independent, 29th April 2024Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen review
Cynicism laced with playfulness.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 29th April 2024Stewart Lee: Context is vital. That's why I'm filming everything I say and do from now on
As Gideon Falter's standoff with the police demonstrates, it's important to be able to see the bigger picture.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 28th April 2024Jason Manford helps raise thousands for primary school playground appeal
The famous entertainer headlined a sell-out comedy evening for Crooksbarn Primary School at The Moline Cross - home of Norton Cricket Club where over £5,000 was raised.
Teesside Gazette, 28th April 2024Ricky Gervais returns to Slough after The Office for vodka ad
Ricky Gervais has taken over a prominent billboard in Slough for his latest creative effort to promote his vodka brand, Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka.
Olivia Endellion Mowl, Slough Observer, 27th April 202440 years of comedy classic Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
It's four decades since the comedy drama detailing the exploits of British migrant workers in Germany burst on to our screens. As they stage a live show, its writers and stars let us in on how they constructed a classic.
Nick Duerden, The Guardian, 27th April 2024And now for the pinchline: competition crowns world's funniest crab joke
Inaugural contest at Crab Museum in Margate allows crustaceans to pick the winner, with the help of tinned fish used as bait.
Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, 27th April 2024John Cleese: Basil Fawlty would be bewildered by the country England has become - and so am I
As Fawlty Towers returns, its creator considers what has changed - from trans athletes to trigger warnings - and how BBC comedy lost its way.
John Cleese, The Telegraph, 26th April 2024Grainne Maguire: I'm a leftie, he likes Priti Patel: how I fell for my Tory boy
Can you make a relationship work when you're on opposite sides of the political divide? Yes, so long as you don't mention Brexit
Grainne Maguire and Mehul Shah, The Times, 26th April 2024Joe and Katherine's Bargain Holidays review
The TV travelogue sinks lower.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 25th April 2024Joe & Katherine's Bargain Holidays review
What was Katherine Ryan thinking with this patronising travelogue?
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 25th April 2024Joe & Katherine's Bargain Holidays review
Comedians slum it with a "spa day" in a pub car park.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 25th April 2024Joe & Katherine's Bargain Holidays review
Comedians gave us little to laugh about on this boring bargain break.
Roland White, Daily Mail, 25th April 2024Love Actually and Saltburn memorabilia auctioned for War Child
An original shooting script of much-loved Christmas romcom Love Actually is among the lots up for grabs in an auction to support charity War Child.
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 25th April 2024Jack Whitehall's comedy slammed - by Prince William
During a school visit this morning, the future king was asked to share a "dad joke", to which he responded: "I'm kind of trying to channel Jack Whitehall, because most of his jokes are pretty dad-like."
Chortle, 25th April 2024New interactive map to demonstrate Scotland's love for Billy Connolly
In 2023, National Theatre of Scotland's acclaimed production celebrating Scotland's most loved comedian, Sir Billy Connolly, undertook a 17-venue Scotland tour, reaching over 8,000 people. Originally announced to mark Connolly's 80th birthday year, Dear Billy was enthusiastically received by audiences, selling-out at venues across Scotland.
Craig Williams, The Herald, 25th April 2024Sir Michael Palin to receive honorary Oxford degree
Comedy and television legend Sir Michael Palin is one of six people who will be awarded with honorary degrees from the University of Oxford.
Ethan Gudge, BBC, 25th April 2024Mammoth review
This 70s relic crashes through life like Alan Partridge in a tracksuit.
Roland White, Daily Mail, 25th April 2024Bridget Jones 4 storyline revealed
Renee Zellweger will date a toyboy 28 years younger in the next Bridget Jones movie.
The star, 55 today, will lock lips with Netflix heart-throb Leo Woodall in Mad About The Boy.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 24th April 2024