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Londoners floored after cinema's brilliant response to comedian who worried she 'would be too big' for seat
Sofie Hagen had a request about seating and the response has been dubbed 'top notch customer service'.
Matt Spivey, My London, 19th January 2023
Alex Edelman's Just for Us at the Menier Chocolate Factory - review
The show has proven a strong success in the States and now comes to the Menier.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 19th January 2023
Alex Edelman: Just for Us review
"As thoughtful as it is beguiling".
Sam Marlowe, The Stage, 19th January 2023
Josh Pugh talks about his latest tour
Some of us didn't know about Josh Pugh's comic genius before the pandemic; silly us. But all that changed when, missing the endorphin rush he got from making people laugh on stage, he started putting short videos on Twitter.
Ashley Davies, Metro, 19th January 2023
Reece Shearsmith interview
"There's a lot of snobbery around comedy." As hit comedy The Unfriend moves to London's Criterion Theatre, The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith talks to The Stage about his successes, his Shakespearean ambitions and returning to theatre.
The Stage, 19th January 2023
Alex Edelman: Just For Us review
Alex Edelman barely needs any more praise for Just For Us, given that its much-extended off-Broadway residency last year attracted plaudits from the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and the New York Times. But as an illuminating and funny commentary on the hot topics of identity, tribalism and the growing scourge of antisemitism, its London run is likely to garner more accolades.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th January 2023
Alex Edelman: Just For Us review
The funny side of a Jewish comedian infiltrating a group of white nationalists.
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 19th January 2023
The Welsh comedy duo using humour to talk about disability
Jake Sawyers, 28, and Emily Nicole Roberts, 24, have teamed up to make a hilarious new comedy show about two influencers who use their disabilities to make some cash in a social media age where inclusion is 'trendy'.
Katie Hoggan, Wales Online, 19th January 2023
The Play That Goes Wrong celebrates 3000 performances in the West End's Duchess Theatre... (Nearly)
Thanks to a slight miscalculation, the Olivier Award-winning smash hit, The Play That Goes Wrong, yesterday celebrated its 2999th performance at the Duchess Theatre.
Theatre Weekly, 19th January 2023
Rob Brydon asks fans to 'respect his privacy' after his BBC pal quits
Rob Brydon has asked his followers to "respect his privacy" as he was "devastated" by the news that broadcasting veteran Ken Bruce is leaving BBC Radio 2 in March.
Jessica Bacon, The Mirror, 19th January 2023
Bank Of Dave film review - brash, feelgood affair
An assertively genial comedy based on the true story of minibus dealership owner Dave Fishwick.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 19th January 2023
Sindhu Vee to star in new Amazon comedy
Sindhu Vee is to star in a new Amazon comedy about an Indian family who move to America.
Chortle, 19th January 2023
Sofie Hagen shares outrage at AirBnB accommodation prices for Fringe
The comedian took to Twitter to share prices for an AirBnB which was charging almost £30,000 for a 30-day stay in August.
Anna Bryan, Edinburgh Evening News, 19th January 2023
Crybabies: Bagbeard review
The sketch trio throw a lot into their screwball adventure, from pagan festivals to alien apocalypse, but every gag pays off.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th January 2023
Warwick University and Taskmaster launch school pilot
It is the cult gameshow that dares comedians to complete mischievous challenges - now a university is using Taskmaster to help school children learn.
BBC, 19th January 2023
Kelsey Grammer praises 'magnificent' co-star Nicholas Lyndhurst
Kelsey Grammer has praised Nicholas Lyndhurst as "one of the funniest people I've ever worked with" after casting him in the Frasier reboot.
BBC, 19th January 2023Videos
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4:40pm5 min
Supertato
Series 1, Episode 25 - Not So SupertatoEvil Pea tricks Supertato into thinking that he's lost all of his superpowers.
5pm15 min
Lloyd Of The Flies
Episode 35 - Day Of The BirdA bird on the loose indoors sends everyone into hiding - Lloyd, who has been separated from Abacus and trapped in a pen lid with his neighbour Molly, is struggling with the notion of doing nothing and waiting it out, so he starts trying to think up an escape plan.
10pm30 min
Scot Squad
Series 8, Episode 3Frenzied speculation links the Chief to the vacancy at the top of the Met.
11pm30 min
Unsafe Space
Episode 2Andrew Doyle talks to Guardian columnist Owen Jones about civil discourse, with comedy from Rosie Holt, Jenan Younis, Larry and Paul, Jonny Abrams, and Fin Taylor. Meanwhile Simon Evans tackles protests with Just Stop Oil's Chloe Naldrett, and we've got an exclusive first play of Nigel Farage's new single.