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Bill Bailey is writing a song for Eurovision 2022
"We need to inject a bit of fun, I think," comedian says.
Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 7th June 2021
Country Mile Comedy Festival launches in July
Acts including Lou Sanders, Ahir Shah, Fern Brady and Jordan Brookes will showcase new material at this work in progress festival.
Stephi Wild, Broadway World, 7th June 2021
Stephen K Amos cast in iconic play My Night With Reg
The cast has been announced for a London revival of iconic gay play My Night With Reg. Stephen K Amos will play Benny.
Chris Selman, Gay Times, 7th June 2021
Fringe office selling tickets from 1st July
The Edinburgh Fringe office will be selling the first tickets to this year's festival form July 1 - despite huge uncertainty about what the event will look like.
Chortle, 7th June 2021
Motherland's lazy cancer story betrays true struggles
As someone going through the hellish slog of a breast cancer diagnosis, I wish more care was given to Meg's storyline.
Rosamund Dean, i Newspaper, 7th June 2021
Brighton Fringe review - Fella: Give Me Some Credit
By rights, her show - performed in front of just five people at the Brighton Fringe - ought to be an embarrassment. But Fella has such an infectious joie de vivre, fully embracing the giddy jubilation of being on stage even in front of such a tiny crowd, that she transcends the dumb material she so enthusiastically peddles. She's living proof of the power of energy, enthusiasm and charisma in comedy: when it's a genuine as this, it's easy to get swept up in the preposterous moment.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th June 2021
Brighton Fringe review - Pete Wells Does Not Exist
It has been a while since anyone was consistently on stage, so we can perhaps forgive some lack of fluidity, but Pete Wells' take on big tech is, to use the language of his subject, very buggy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th June 2021
Comic lost gig: was white straight able-bodied male
Stand-up and former BGT contestant Nick Dixon was rejected by a promoter because he's a "white straight able-bodied male".
Oliver Pritchard-Jones, The Daily Express, 7th June 2021
Brighton Fringe review - Jody Kamali and Friends
Delighting the crowd with his own brand of abject silliness comes Jody Kamali in this "best of" show at The Warren.
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 7th June 2021
Inside No. 9: How Do You Plead? review
With strong performances (again), jet-black humour (again) and disquieting tone of foreboding (again), How Do You Plead? continues Inside No. 9's enviable track record of suspenseful, out-of-the-ordinary television. No wonder they won the Bafta last night...
Chortle, 7th June 2021
Inside No. 9 6.5 review: How Do You Plead?
I generally try to avoid spoilers when talking about Inside No. 9. I never want to take away that incredible feeling of having the rug pulled out from under you. That being said, it's difficult to talk about the latest episode without revealing some pretty important details so I'm just going to say right off the bat...
Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 7th June 2021
Inside No. 9 review: How Do You Plead?
Guilty or not guilty? Sir Derek Jacobi is a wonderful guest star in a terrific episode about a damned tricky legal case...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 7th June 2021
Review: How Do You Plead? one of No. 9's creepiest eps
Given this is Inside No. 9, nothing in How Do You Plead? is as clear-cut as it seems and everyone has something to hide.
Sophie Davies, The Custard TV, 7th June 2021Videos
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Motherland
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Russell Howard Stands Up To The World
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9:30pm30 min
Inside No. 9
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Intelligence
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