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How TV's The Windsors is making its unregal stage debut
The Windsors has been running on Channel 4 since 2016 - a wild comic satire which has always put the rude before the regal. Now the show's transferring to the stage in London, with some of the TV cast.
Vincent Dowd, BBC, 10th August 2021
Review: Ghosts will haunt our screens for years
If any current sitcom has a hope of being repeated 40 years from now, bet on Ghosts (BBC1). It's very funny - but so were lots of great comedies that have faded into obscurity.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 10th August 2021
Phoebe Waller-Bridge to visit Edinburgh to help Fringe
Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to visit Edinburgh to help the Fringe bounce back from the impact of the pandemic.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 10th August 2021
Edinburgh Fringe 2021: a crazy comedy experiment
Thanks to Covid, stand-ups at this year's slimmed-down festival have been unable to refine their routines. The results are wild.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 10th August 2021
On the set of the People Just Do Nothing movie
The Kurupt FM crew are back in a big screen, fish-out-of-water adventure set in Japan, complete with lots of eye-wateringly tight DayGlo Lycra.
Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 10th August 2021
Cancel culture killing comedy? What a joke
Chris Rock, Jennifer Saunders and more have argued that 'wokeness' is stifling comedy. But the idea of the joke police is actually nonsense.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 10th August 2021
Phil Wang review
Stand-up's Netflix special skewers PC panic, Covid racism and himself.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th August 2021
Rhod Gilbert to host DIY SOS charity special
The comedian is joining DIY SOS: The Big Build to raise money for this year's Children in Need.
Zara Woodcock, The Mirror, 10th August 2021
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang on Netflix review
The ironic distance that informs his writing isn't such a friend when it comes to the static performance, and his standoffish persona can be difficult to warm to. But the gags and well-crafted turns of phrase are undoubtedly strong enough to overcome that - and give him further justification for his superior stance.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th August 2021
Rick Molland celebrates the return of live comedy...
"Zoom gigs are terrible, no one likes them."
Chortle, 10th August 2021
Pleading Stupidity review
It's a true story ripe for the comedy treatment - even if it is so ridiculous little embellishment is needed.
Chortle, 10th August 2021
Two Doors Down star Joy McAvoy's waters broke on set
Joy McAvoy has revealed how her waters broke on the set of her hit telly show Two Doors Down.
Ben Archibald, The Scottish Sun, 10th August 2021
The Windsors: Endgame review
This new stage musical, based on Channel 4's hit satirical sitcom about the Royals is scurrilous, scandalous and very very funny.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 10th August 2021
Suchandrika Chakrabarti talks 'I Miss Amy Winehouse'
Suchandrika Chakrabarti is bringing her debut comedy show to this year's Camden Fringe. Here, she chats about influences and her comedy style, life in Camden in the early 00's and of course, the lasting appeal of the iconic Amy Winehouse...
Always Time For Theatre, 10th August 2021Kurupt FM on breaking Hollywood
The Kurupt FM boys are going from pirate radio to the movie biz with a first big-screen outing that gives them a shot at fame, Japan-style. Are they fazed by the move? Not really, no. 'It was quite refreshing being somewhere they don't recognise me,' says Kurupt frontman Grindah. 'In a way, I was their saviour through garage music. England has Jesus, does Japan have Grindah? Yes.'
Phil de Semlyen, Time Out, 10th August 2021TV & radio
5pm30 min
Lagging
Series 1, Episode 4 - Like A BossTEAM SMoRCLe tell Sol he's bossy so he lets Mo take charge - with disastrous results.
6:30pm30 min
Simon Evans Goes To Market
Series 6, Episode 4 - InnovationSimon looks at how Britain might innovate itself out of the pandemic. He is joined by Professor Lucy Rogers, a former judge on Robot Wars and a self-declared "inventor with a sense of fun".
8:30pm30 min
TV Flashback
Series 5, Episode 1 - Big News StoriesComedian Tudur Owen presents a selection of small-screen clips recalling big news stories over the years, featuring Tupperware parties, Crossroads fanatics and dance marathons.
10pm60 min
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Series 6, Episode 3Laura Smyth, Tez Ilyas, Sara Pascoe and Adrian Edmondson join Alan to swap stories about beating Jagger, being too handsome for Jemima, snogging Joni and the lowdown Hugh Grant's exclusive parties.
11pm30 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 1, Episode 31 - Ready For Tingles, With Clive MyrieFi and Jane do some time bending in front of Broadcasting House and they're joined by newsreading icon Clive Myrie. They get the lowdown on stories from inside and outside the studio, find out how to dish up some Jamaican cuisine and there's even a guest appearance from the BBC's Annita McVeigh.