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Leicester Comedy Festival and UK Kids' Comedy Festival preview shows announced for 2024 event
It will be the first time the UK Kids' Comedy Festival has had a gala show.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 27th March 2023
More trouble about the Red Dwarf
For obvious reasons, ephemera surrounding the first series of Red Dwarf is like gold dust. One of these pieces of ephemera has become widely known about and distributed: an off-air trail for the first episode The End made it onto the Series 1 Red Dwarf DVD release in 2002.
Dirty Feed, 27th March 2023
Glasgow Comedy Festival review: Marc Jennings
Marc Jennings marked his King's Theatre debut with a lean, punchy performance.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 27th March 2023
Off Menu Podcast With Ed Gamble & James Acaster: the best episodes
Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster on the Off Menu podcast are especially good company because they're funny gluttons.
Louisa Mellor and Elizabeth Donoghue, Den Of Geek, 27th March 2023
Harry Enfield on Bob Goody: 'I was too frightened to approach him and tell him how he had inspired me'
In 1981 I saw Bob Goody and Patrick Barlow in the National Theatre of Brent while at university. It was a revelation to discover you didn't have to be in Monty Python to be as funny as Monty Python.
Harry Enfield, The Guardian, 27th March 2023
Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best And Worst Of Mr Swallow review
Some of the diversions reveal the compilation nature of the evening's performance.
Scott Matthewman, The Reviews Hub, 27th March 2023
Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best And Worst Of Mr Swallow review
The Ted Lasso star's anarchic alter ego.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 27th March 2023
Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best And Worst Of Mr Swallow review
An ungraspable but irresistible comic creation.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 27th March 2023
Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best And Worst Of Mr Swallow review
Keep up with Nick Mohammed's runaway alter ego.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 27th March 2023
Edinburgh Festival Fringe reaches "crisis point" as new financial plea is issued
Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have declared that it has reached a "crisis point" as they issued a new plea for more public funding to help bring its venues and performers back from "the brink."
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 27th March 2023
Eddie Izzard thinks most comedians are lefties. It's not that simple
The comedian has criticised right-wing comedians but the old labels no longer apply, says Dominic Maxwell.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 27th March 2023
Fixing the Edinburgh Fringe
The Skinny asks voices from the comedy industry to air their most pressing concerns about the performing arts behemoth, to find out how they would try to solve a problem like the Edinburgh Fringe.
Emma Sullivan, The Skinny, 27th March 2023
Assembly announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Assembly Festival has announced over 100 shows for its 2023 programme.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2023
Sir David Jason united with daughter he was unaware existed for 52 years
The Only Fools And Horses legend has discovered he has a daughter as well as a 10-year-old grandson he was unaware existed as he describes his joy at finding out about his new found family members.
Ashleigh Rainbir, The Mirror, 27th March 2023
Shame on Alfie Brown to think it's OK to laugh at Grenfell Tower
Darren Lewis is disgusted by the cheap jokes from the Live At The Apollo star, punching down at the lives lost, misery and misfortune, and thinks the comedian needs to rethink his material if he wants to keep any kind of audience.
Darren Lewis, The Mirror, 27th March 2023
Second After Life bench in Nottingham destroyed by vandals
A second bench inspired by the Ricky Gervais Netflix series After Life has been destroyed by vandals in Nottingham.
Joel Moore, The Nottingham Post, 27th March 2023
In conversation with Phil Wang
"Comedians want to take comedy too seriously".
Otto Hampden-Woodfall, Glasgow Guardian, 27th March 2023Videos
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The Museum Of Curiosity
Gallery 17, Episode 6 - Meeting One Hundred And SixJohn Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski are joined by comedian, cabaret performer and (by day) immigration lawyer Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes, cultural entomologist and entertainer Bridget Nicholls and explorer, writer, & photographer Levison Wood.
7pm11 min
A Comedy Of Gamers
Series 2, Episode 1 - Our Bodies are Our GardensWhen the gamers fail their dance challenge, CYNDI tells them all to improve their fitness. Will any of them meet her standards?