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Review: Bouncers - Hull Truck Theatre
The problem with Bouncers is that it is so very much of its time. 40-odd years on references are more difficult to pick up and the ground-breaking style is no longer so ground-breaking.
The Reviews Hub, 27th April 2023
James Corden says goodbye to a changed late-night TV ecosystem
The British actor-comedian leaves his Late Late Show - and Carpool Karaoke - after eight years and a series of PR troubles.
The Guardian, 27th April 2023![Artwork for Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/misc/300x200/t/tony_blair_rock_opera.jpg "Artwork for Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]")
Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera) at Leicester Square Theatre, review
It is an entertainingly enjoyable evening, but a musical with its book heavily imbued with Harry Hill's signature madcap silliness is inevitably going to tickle the funny bone whilst also disappointing the grey matter; it is just a question of how much of each.
Sandra Giorgetti, British Theatre Guide, 27th April 2023
Angel Comedy Club to throw a massive bank holiday street party
Comedians including Rosie Jones, Viggo Venn, Sikisa, Huge Davies and Julia Masli will be performing on the roof of the club's venue - the Bill Murray pub in Islington - on Sunday 7th May.
Chortle, 27th April 2023
Inside No. 9 Series 8 review
After an underwhelming seventh outing, the anthology series is firmly back on track.
David Craig, Radio Times, 27th April 2023
Taskmaster: the greatest comedy show of all time?
Taskmaster, the British experimental comedy competition, has taken off around the world with spin-offs produced in more than a dozen other countries. Surviving an ill-fated U.S. iteration, as well as Covid stealing its live audience and its intimate group setting, Taskmaster continues to expand.
Joe Giambrone, The Smart Set, 27th April 2023
Aatif Nawaz: Cricket, comedy and creating laughter on stage
Multitalented British funny man discusses the new tour of The Muslims Are Coming, comedy, and his successful time as a cricket commentator.
Eastern Eye, 27th April 2023
Polite Society review
British-Pakistani life gets a madcap kung-fu mash-up.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 27th April 2023
Polite Society review
A homegrown martial arts comedy that delivers a roundhouse kick to the heart.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 27th April 2023
Inside No. 9: Mother's Ruin review
Pemberton and Shearsmith's script skilfully sets up the backstory without ever feeling like laboured exposition - and almost every nugget of information proves crucial to what happens next.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th April 2023
Inside No. 9: Mother's Ruin review
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's goriest episode yet.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 27th April 2023
Inside No. 9: Mother's Ruin review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton return with a cleverly compact, nastily comedic story about two brothers searching for hidden loot.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 27th April 2023Heard the one about the stand-up lawyer?
Want to survive in the arts? Get a side hustle.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 27th April 2023Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Bravo Two Charlies
Series 4, Episode 1 - BreakdownEveryone is in trouble, this week: Things don't look good for PC Babb what with the test results and his slightly unorthodox manner of handing in his notice. Meanwhile PC Bevan is also in trouble for supplementing her income by using the patrol car as a taxi and Sgt Price has been sent on a sensitive policing course. Fat lot of use that'll be.
9pm30 min
Dreamland
Episode 4Clare can't bear to be around Mel, so sets off early from the flat for the Heroes of Margate Awards ceremony, which she is covering for her paper.
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 15, Episode 5 - Old HonkfootAs the five intrepid comedians approach the halfway point in the series, Taskmaster Greg wants to put all of their skills to the test by challenging their short-term memory, their musicality, and their short-term memory. Frankie Boyle impresses with his falsetto. Kiell Smith-Bynoe wows everyone with his spoon retrieval abilities. And Mae Martin fakes their way into Little Alex Horne's wallet.
10pm30 min
Inside No. 9
Series 8, Episode 2 - Mother's RuinEast End villains Harry and Annie Blackwood were rotten to the core and did some truly horrible things when they were alive. What secrets did they take to their grave? Their sons plan to find out.
10pm40 min
Meet The Richardsons
Series 4, Episode 4Jon and Lucy are invited to go on Celebrity Gogglebox. Jon finds a new best friend in Adrian Chiles who mentors him in the whys and wherefores of a good mid-life crisis. Lucy gets lessons in Russell Kane's Quiz School but will she be ready to unleash her new found skills in a charity pub quiz when she takes on Tamzin Outhwaite and Clare Grogan?
10pm35 min
10:35pm35 min
The Curse
Series 2, Episode 2 - Unwelcome GuestsTash and Albert receive some unexpected visitors - and their arrival threatens to upend everything they've built.