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Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything review
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything - a neat, inquisitive double entendre of a title about an addict indeed.
Matthew McMillan, The Upcoming, 13th December 2022
Live At The Works With Simon Amstell - Woolwich Works, London review
Also featuring performances from Thanyia Moore, Leo Reich, Kemah Bob and Daniel Foxx.
Christine Stanton, The Reviews Hub, 13th December 2022
Flo and Joan are named Portsmouth New Theatre Royal's newest patrons
Originally from Cosham, the Dempsey sisters discovered their love of music and performance from a young age, having first walked through the doors of New Theatre Royal during their time in local youth theatre.
Chris Broom, Portsmouth News, 13th December 2022
Jordan Gray: Stand-up success was sweet, but the review I cared about most was written on a biscuit
It was hard not to get caught up in my own hype at the Edinburgh fringe. A heartfelt gift restored my humility.
Jordan Gray, The Guardian, 13th December 2022
Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have - Soho Theatre, London review
There's clearly a lot of talent here, but whilst the performance is meticulously presented, it just lacks any originality or risk.
Miriam Sallon, The Reviews Hub, 13th December 2022
What's happening on the northern comedy circuit
Including a chat with Manchester funnyman Brennan Reece.
Marissa Burgess, Big Issue North, 13th December 2022
Count Binface's guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
The independent space warrior and UK general election candidate Count Binface looks back on a political year like no other.
Jon Harvey as Count Binface, The Big Issue, 13th December 2022
Simon Brodkin extends tour
Due to overwhelming demand, prankster, award-winning comedian and Lee Nelson creator Simon Brodkin is extending his latest stand-up show, Screwed Up, to over 100 dates with over 50,000 tickets now on sale, ahead of his brand new (already largely sold-out) tour starting on 23rd February 2023.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th December 2022
Betty! A Sort of Musical, Royal Exchange, review
This tale of a bunch of am-dram actors putting on a show about formidable Speaker Betty Boothroyd barrels along with wit, warmth and laugh-at-loud numbers.
Fran Yeoman, i Newspaper, 13th December 2022
Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First: review
One of the best things about the night was how awesome it was to see so many women comedians at the top of their game and we're super proud that they've all been a part of Funny Women at some point in their comedy careers.
Carmen MacKay, Funny Women, 13th December 2022
'Nobody was safe': the shocking, dangerous brilliance of Victor Lewis-Smith
He was an acerbic satirist with a maverick streak - and he would happily target everything from Captain Pugwash to Jimmy Savile. His legacy is enormous.
Tim Worthington, The Guardian, 13th December 2022
Black Books: a hysterical bookshop sitcom about the stupidity of being alive
Absurd, slapstick-driven British TV series revolves around a trio of hapless bookshop workers who have zero grip on reality.
Patrick Lenton, The Guardian, 13th December 2022
Jazz Emu review - a joyful hour with a delusional musical star
With his Scandi-nowhere accent and cool-dude aspirations, Archie Henderson's comic character is improbable, clever and very funny.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th December 2022
Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have review
Jazz Emu is an incessantly clever one-man funk-comedy/Youtube show that insists on the genius of its maker. But why 'Jazz'?
George Matthew, Lost in Theatreland, 13th December 2022
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2022 review
With 14 acts, the final of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year competition could have been an interminable affair. But some strong performances, a diversity of styles and tight set times kept things brisk and entertaining.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th December 2022
Janey Godley reveals cancer return means next tour 'may be her last'
The comedian underwent a hysterectomy earlier this year after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2021.
Vidushi Tiwari, STV, 13th December 2022
Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have review
All of the different creative elements fused together to create a perfect platform for Jazz Emu's stunning, groovy vocals, music and comedic talent.
Riana Howarth, North West End UK, 13th December 2022
Can there be humour in a couple's struggle to conceive? A new comedy says 'yes'
Romantic Getaway explores what happens when a couple goes to criminal lengths to pay for IVF, and while my story never went so far - I understand their desperation, writes Charlotte Cripps.
Charlotte Cripps, The Independent, 13th December 2022
The Detectorists are back for a Christmas special
Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones on an "un-turndownable job", Roman gold, real treasure and the superpower of kindness...
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 13th December 2022
Sheridan Smith's Shirley Valentine extends West End run due to popular demand
The recently announced West End revival of Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine, starring Sheridan Smith, has extended its run by three weeks.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 13th December 2022Videos
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9:45am15 min
A Heart That Works
Episode 2Rob's professional gamble has paid off - but he's about tot be needed at home more than ever.
6:30pm30 min
Hennikay
Episode 4 - Going HomeThings have come to a head for Guy. He has lost his job, he's running out of money and, most worrying of all, his 11 year old imaginary friend, Hennikay, is still a very permanent - and annoying - fixture in his life. No matter how hard he tries to persuade him that he doesn't exist, he just can't get him to leave. And so in a last-ditch attempt to understand why his old friend has returned from his childhood and just what he wants, Guy decides to go back home to where it all started and see his Mum - who unfortunately for him, is not imaginary.
9pm35 min
Upright
Series 2, Episode 7Lucky and Meg find themselves trapped at the Wellfulness Commune, and with Billie due to arrive in Sydney the following day, Lucky is desperate to get home. As they discover there is more to this commune than meets the eye, Meg sneaks away and finally gets a chance to speak to her mother. She learns that some burdens just have to be carried.
9:35pm35 min
Upright
Series 2, Episode 8Lucky and Meg race back to Sydney. Lucky's hopeful he'll be there in time to meet Billie at the airport. But having been unable to contact Toby, Lucky fears he's let her down. Meg tries to keep his hopes up, but with Lucky's relationship back in Sydney also in tatters, he prepares to face the shattered remnants of his life back home.
10pm30 min
Two Doors Down
Series 6, Episode 6 - Garden PartyTaking advantage of the weather, the neighbours head for the back garden, but it's hardly relaxing as Beth fields criticisms of everything from her garden furniture to her slabs.