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Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life at 40: timeless sketch comedy brilliance
The troupe's last feature as a six-person act is a smart and still relevant collection of satire and silliness.
Scott Tobias, The Guardian, 31st March 2023
Peter Usborne: Private Eye co-founder and publisher dies aged 85
Peter Usborne, the founder of children's books publisher Usborne, has died at the age of 85. He was also a co-founder of satirical current affairs magazine Private Eye, which launched in 1961.
Steven McIntosh, BBC, 31st March 2023
Stephen Fry to fund UEA American Studies students' year in US
Stephen Fry is to provide four travel bursaries of £2,500 to undergraduates. The Stephen Fry Travel Awards will go to four American Studies students at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
BBC, 31st March 2023
Róisín McCallion: Keeping Up Appearances review
Sardonic and darkly funny hour hints at a performer with more idiosyncratic depths to be explored.
Jay Richardson, The List, 31st March 2023
Micky Flanagan review
Self-mocking tales of getting older and softer.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 31st March 2023
Trans comic Bethany Black cancels Glasgow gig over Joanna Cherry event
Trans comic Bethany Black, from Lancashire, has cancelled her upcoming Glasgow date at The Stand comedy club because its sister venue in Edinburgh will host an event with MP Cherry during the Fringe later this year. In a statement on Twitter, Black accused the SNP politician of wanting to "exclude people like me from public life", in reference to Cherry's opposition to self-ID policies for transgender people.
Hamish Morrison, The National (Scotland), 31st March 2023Harry Hill reveals how his 'comedy police force' - his kids - help him from falling victim to woke warriors
'I don't feel cowed by cancel culture!'
Kathryn Knight, Daily Mail, 31st March 2023BBC cuts make Have I Got News For You the last satire standing
Topical comedy is the big TV casualty as Romesh Ranganathan faces the axe.
Alex Farber, The Times, 31st March 2023The story behind Rye Lane's unbelievable cameo
If you haven't yet caught Rye Lane at the cinema then run, don't walk to see it before its run is over. It's one of the films of the year to date and one of the best London romcoms in, well, forever.
Phil de Semlyen, Time Out, 31st March 2023God's Petting You review
This is a relatively generic crime thriller, but there is a fairly satisfying twist near the end. It's just a shame that the most memorable part of the movie is a flimsy female lead who's often objectified or victimised.
Film Stories, 31st March 2023Videos
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11:30am30 min
Ability
Series 4, Episode 1 - Girlfriends With BenefitsMatt has been with his girlfriend Anna for six months now, and is worried that she has all too easily slipped into the role of carer. He sets out to un-blur the lines.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 24, Episode 8Des Clarke is joined by guests Val McDermid, Jim Smith, Felicity Ward & Marc Jennings.
6:30pm30 min
The Now Show
Series 62, Episode 3Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They're joined by Daliso Chaponda, Olga Koch, Beardyman, George Fouracres & Katie Norris.
9pm30 min
Would I Lie To You?
Series 16, Episode 9Comedian and writer Tom Allen, former Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene, rugby star Ugo Monye and comedian Morgana Robinson join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the offbeat panel show.
9:30pm30 min
The Cleaner
Series 2, Episode 2 - The ClownWicky is called to a theatre, where a male strip show has got out of hand, resulting in a 40-woman brawl.
10pm60 min
Late Night Lycett
Series 1, Episode 1Joe Lycett is joined by celebrity guests Joanna Lumley, Alison Hammond and Katherine Ryan, Brummie local legends, friends and family & LGBTQ+ heroes for an hour of mischief and mayhem.