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Tom Davis quit performing stand-up for six years after struggling with 'crippling' anxiety
The comic, 44, best known for his roles in Murder In Successville and King Gary, admitted his anxiety became so bad that he would always find an excuse to pull out of shows.
Laura Fox, Daily Mail, 19th May 2023
Project No: 1144/3361
If there's one thing you should know about me by now, it's that I will accept any excuse to write about Fawlty Towers. Already this year, we've taken a look at cut material from Gourmet Night, a superb stage direction from the pilot, and the real truth behind Polly becoming a philosophy student. Those latter two pieces were written with the aid of a camera script of that pilot: the actual script they took into the studio on the 23rd December 1974.
Tanya Jones, Dirty Feed, 19th May 2023
Inside No. 9: 3 By 3 review
Although the episode title of Hold On Tight was advertised, at 10pm, it was introduced with "In a change to the publish episode of Inside No. 9", we were going to have an episode of a new quiz show, 3 By 3 (also styled as 3×3), and hosted by Lee Mack.
Dom Robinson, DVD Fever, 19th May 2023
Insider reveals more about Inside No. 9 On The Buses quiz show stunt
The crew even had to sign NDAs - non-disclosure agreements, the sort of thing Hollywood actors have to sign, so that they would not give anything away in advance.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th May 2023
Review: Sooz Kempner, Playstation, Brighton Komedia
Playstation is a warm and personal show, connecting with a generation of gamers who saw Lara Croft's acrobatics as the height of graphic rendering. It doesn't kick down doors into new territory, but it does leave a smile and lift spirits on a chilly Thursday night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th May 2023
Ricky Gervais claims a box office record
Ricky Gervais is claiming a record for the highest-grossing single gig ever by a British stand-up comedian. His Armageddon show at the 17,500-capacity Hollywood Bowl on May 6 took a reported £1.41million.
Chortle, 19th May 2023
Bringing Inside No. 9 to life in a virtual studio
How dock10 helped the Inside No. 9 team deliver a surprise episode in a virtual studio.
Jon Creamer, Televisual, 19th May 2023
The Full Monty creators on the return of their Sheffield strippers
The boys are back 25 years on from the original film, but no one gets naked and the women are more than just wives. Writers Simon Beaufoy and Alice Nutter talk about the new TV spin-off's place in an asset-stripped state.
Simon Beaufoy and Alice Nutter, The Guardian, 19th May 2023
Inside No. 9 just pulled off another trick (and served up series 8's best episode)
TV tricksters Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton prove they still have surprises up their sleeves. Spoilers.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 19th May 2023
James Acaster isn't sure if his new album is serious or funny
The album has roots in comedy, as part of a pilot for a mockumentary that Acaster, a former drummer, was making about recording an album as a costumed alligator.
Justin Curto, Vulture, 19th May 2023
Inside No. 9 - 8.5 Review: 3×3 / Hold On Tight!
I have to say part of me was disappointed that we didn't get to see Robin Askwith in an episode of Inside No. 9, but what we got instead was the show at it's most daring - further proof that now the end is nigh for the series, the Shearsmith and Pemberton are pushing the boundaries of what is possible within the format more than ever before.
Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 19th May 2023Paul Foot talks of his battle with depression
Paul Foot has had a decades-long career in the business of making people laugh, touring theatres and clubs across the country and regularly appearing on prime time television shows.
Tom Foot, Camden New Journal, 19th May 2023Dear Billy review - brilliant tribute to the Big Yin
Gary McNair delivers verbatim interviews and misremembered Connolly routines from ordinary people in this love letter.
Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 19th May 2023Dear Billy: a charming love letter to Billy Connolly
Gary McNair's plucky one-man homage to Connolly winningly sums up what the Scottish people think of their greatest living star.
Mark Brown, The Telegraph, 19th May 2023Review: The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare's Globe
Based on an ancient Greek comedy by Plautus, Shakespeare's early work The Comedy Of Errors can be seen as a trial run for his major plays as it features themes of loss, reconciliation, mistaken identity, near misses, madness and impending death presented within a framework of knockabout farce. Sean Holmes's vivacious production makes a convincing case for this minor work as fine entertainment in its own right, especially when performed on a clear evening with no noisy planes overhead for once.
Julia Rank, What's On Stage, 19th May 2023Review: Bleak Expectations at the Criterion Theatre
Having originated at the Watermill Theatre last year, this airwaves-to-stage adaptation of the popular Radio 4 comedy arrives in the West End just in time to spread some much-needed cheer. Telling the story of Pip Bin, who narrates his own journey in the guise of a rolling cast of celebrity guests, it's a soft-soap Dickensian spoof with knowing nods to everything from the cost of interval ice cream to Chekhov's gun.
Theo Bosanquet, What's On Stage, 19th May 2023Interview: TikTok star and Cult Musical Comedian Cam Gavinski
We caught up with Thai-American comedian and Fringe newcomer Cam Gavinski about his coming-of-age musical comedy.
Rupert Dannreuther, To Do List, 19th May 2023Videos
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The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 14, Episode 4This week Wheel Of Fortune and Changing Rooms star Carol Smillie shares some outrageous bad stories, and reveals how she got one over on the tabloid press. Live And Kicking and Girlie Show presenter Sarah Cawood hasn't left her memories of the Nineties behind, with her celebrity filled anecdotes, plus West Dumbartonshire's finest comedian Marc Jennings has some essential money saving tips for you on your big night out.
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The News Quiz
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9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
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Black Ops
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10pm65 min
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan
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The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show
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