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Staged review
This comedy's too clever by half - but its biting one-liners hit home.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 15th June 2023
Second series of The Dry starts filming
Filming has started on the second series of comedy drama The Dry for ITVX and RTÉ.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th June 2023
Bridget Christie on comedy, TV and the menopause
What's it like to break into television in your 50s? The award-winning stand-up talks about her new series The Change, her late-blooming career and her issues with Tupperware.
Emine Saner, The Guardian, 15th June 2023
Robert Carlyle "would welcome" The Full Monty Series 2
Disney Plus won't continue the series "for the sake of bringing it back".
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 15th June 2023
Comedy writer-performer Chris Nelson (aka Sue Gives A Fuck) wins Screenshot 2023
Alex Forsyth and Daisy Doris May were confirmed as runners up, and three further finalists (Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller, Laith Elzubaidi and Katie Payne) will receive bursaries to help develop their next live performance. Screenshot was designed to celebrate the British live comedy scene and find the next generation of comedy writer-performers for TV.
Jon Creamer, Televisual, 15th June 2023
Live review: Adam Riches
This was a show which frequently delivers big laughs, and I'd highly recommend it as a comedy show which is very different to anything else I've seen over the past couple of decades.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 15th June 2023
Robin Ince on the vital failure of his Edinburgh festival debut
Nineteen years since his first fringe solo show, the comedian returns to riff on punching melons - but this time with a hard-won happiness.
Robin Ince, The Guardian, 15th June 2023
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, Phoenix Theatre, review
This stage outing feels like it's squarely aimed at the show's original fanbase.
Alice Saville, i Newspaper, 15th June 2023
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, Phoenix Theatre, review
All told, I can think of no better way to sum up the experience of seeing Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical than to rip off this quote from their website, "It's just like a West End musical but funnier and also doesn't have Michael Ball in it."
Terry Eastham, London Theatre 1, 15th June 2023
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, Phoenix Theatre, review
"Funny and a little nostalgic".
Paul Vale, The Stage, 15th June 2023
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, Phoenix Theatre, review
It all makes for an evening that ends up being very hit-and-miss with some genuine laugh-out-loud moments but also some distinctly dubious ones as well.
Gareth Carr, What's On Stage, 15th June 2023
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, Phoenix Theatre, review
This is a wonderfully funny show that doesn't take itself seriously or shut anyone out.
Christine Stanton, The Reviews Hub, 15th June 2023
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, Phoenix Theatre, review
Side-splitting, shocking and puppeted to perfection.
Natalie Goring, A Young(ish) Perspective, 15th June 2023
Jayde Adams praised as power cut causes chaos at Bristol Comedy Garden
Comedy fans have heralded Jayde Adams after the Bristolian "kept order" during a bizarre incident at a festival in the city.
George Thorpe, The Bristol Post, 15th June 2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot review
'It's funnier than we thought it was going to be.' That seems to be the unanimous verdict of the celebrity Blackadder fans given a first look at the show's pilot episode, which had been languishing in the vaults for 41 years.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th June 2023
Ian Smith interview
'My stand-up is A LOT less like an episode of Jackass now.' Comedian Ian Smith tells us about his new show Crushing.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 15th June 2023
Niamh Denyer interview
'She means no harm but could do with a good dose of self awareness...' We speak to Niamh Denyer about her comedy creation Áine Reilly
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 15th June 2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot review
UKTV channel Gold has broadcast the show's original pilot - which featured some different faces - for the first time.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 15th June 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Sian Clarke Q&A
iCon comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 15th June 2023
Edinburgh 2023: I've Got Some Things to Get Off My Chest Q&A
BWW catches up with Eva Lily to chat about bringing I've Got Some Things to Get Off My Chest to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 15th June 2023
Edinburgh 2023: pick of the programme - drag and cabaret
Natalie O'Donoghue shares her top drag and cabaret picks from the Edfringe programme.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 15th June 2023
Mark Addy on The Full Monty
Mark Addy also talks about the special experience he had making A Knight's Tale, and the joy of working with both dogs and kids.
Christina Radish, Collider, 15th June 2023Videos
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Count Abdulla
Episode 1 - HalaloweenAbdulla Khan's mother is keen to show him off at the first Eid since he qualified as a junior doctor; unfortunately the new moon this year coincides with Halloween, and as a lifetime horror devotee he's desperate to go to his friends' costume party.
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Episode 2 - The Exorcism Of Abdulla KhanAbdulla wakes up in a bed in his own hospital, unable to recall the previous evening's events. He's soon in for a shock, and it'll take a lot to convince his mum Bushra that he's not turned to alcohol.
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Episode 3 - The Lost BhaisNiggled by his friends, Abdulla agrees to bring Kathy to a dinner party. Unfortunately Shafi and his friends are growing ever-more suspicious for their Muslim brother, leaving Abdulla to go in search of answers on his own.
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Episode 4 - Malika Of The DamnedAbdulla, desperate for some answers and unfaltering in his desire to find a cure to his vampirism, agrees to go on a date with Kathy at her favourite haunt.
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Episode 5 - The Red ShaadiGate-crashing Amrita's sister Preethi's hen night, Abdulla is introduced as Amrita's new Sikh boyfriend and Preethi is beyond excited to welcome him to the family. So much so that she invites, in fact insists, that he comes to the wedding.
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Episode 6 - The Shadow Over HeathrowAbdulla's terrified of the consequences of his identity being revealed as he escapes with Amrita from the wedding. But as they come clean about their feelings for one another, she offers a potential route out for the young Muslim doctor.
6:30pm30 min
Bravo Two Charlies
Series 4, Episode 6 - SargeFollowing 'the incident' last week PC Gavin Howells short of a thumb, has Sgt Price reached the end of a very long road (and we don't mean the A470) with his colleagues being called as character witnesses in a disciplinary hearing at police HQ? Meanwhile a naval blockade of Prestatynp.x] is very narrowly avoided and Grace has a surprise for Wendy.
6:30pm30 min
Unite
Series 2, Episode 3 - MacbethLife imitates art as Tony and Imogen join a local amateur dramatics group after Tony decides he wants to run for local councillor. Gideon senses a career opportunity.
9pm80 min
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot episode.
10pm25 min
Man Like Mobeen
Series 4, Episode 3 - For The Many, Not The Few...Megalodon is now on Mobeen's wing, and Mobeen must avoid him at all costs - which means trying not to leave his cell.
10:05pm45 min
CelebAbility
Series 7, Episode 2Scarlett Moffatt leads a group of three friends looking to win a slew of prizes by defeating four celebrities: Kimberly Wyatt, Yasmin Evans, Seann Walsh and Amber Turner.
10:25pm25 min
Man Like Mobeen
Series 4, Episode 4 - Death Row RecordsMegalodon throws the prison into a full-blown riot as Mobeen, Nate and Harper split off into different groups.