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Edinburgh 2023: Pleasure Little Treasure Q&A
BWW catches up with Elina Alminas to chat about bringing Pleasure Little Treasure to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 30th June 2023
Alistair McGowan: 'I don't want to impersonate modern celebrities. I'm appalled by how they talk'
As he takes on the voice of Alfred Hitchcock in a new documentary, the impressionist talks mimicry, snobbery, and why he abandoned the idea of a career in politics.
Geoffrey Macnab, i Newspaper, 30th June 2023
Future of Funny Women Awards at risk - we need your help
Funny Women has never made much money. We self-sustain and get stuff done, but there's rarely any cash in reserve. In fact, we often find ourselves trying to shift a deficit. We rely almost entirely on ad hoc freelancers and volunteers. The Awards are made possible by generous support from our valued sponsors, some institutional funding and income that we generate from corporate work.
Lynne Parker, Funny Women, 30th June 2023
Dave Gorman extends his Powerpoint To The People tour
Dave Gorman's critically acclaimed tour, Powerpoint To The People, has been extended for a second time with a further 24 dates announced throughout Autumn, due to demand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th June 2023
Review: A Strange Loop
It's stuffed with really catchy tunes full of triumphant melodies, with big high notes, snatches of literary and musical reference constantly winking at us. It's messy and exhausting as much as it is spectacular. It's too long, too repetitious, too much - and I'd watch it again in an instant.
Tim Bano, Evening Standard, 30th June 2023
TV drama should stop portraying working-class life as exotic
According to Melvyn Bragg, television -- and the BBC in particular -- is guilty of portraying the working classes as "miserable, broke or in despair". There's so much TV being made that there may be shining examples of modern exceptions that I'm unaware of, but historically speaking his remarks ring true. Which made me both miserable and in despair. Two out of three ain't bad.
Geoff Norcott, The Times, 30th June 2023
Interview: Nabil Abdulrashid on Comedy, London Haunts and Advice for Life
We caught up with Britain's Got Talent star Nabil Abdulrashid to talk about his comedy ahead of his Edinburgh fringe show, The Purple Pill.
Rupert Dannreuther, To Do List, 30th June 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Creepy Boys Q&A
BWW catches up with S. E. Grummett & Sam Kruger of Scantily Glad Theatre to chat about bringing Creepy Boys to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 30th June 2023
Walker Books snaps up 'riotously funny' Totally Chaotic History series by Greg Jenner
Walker Books has snapped up Totally Chaotic History, a "riotously funny" new series from public historian, author and You're Dead To Me podcaster Greg Jenner.
Melina Spanoudi, The Bookseller, 30th June 2023
How comedy can - and should - be more accessible
Three comedians with disabilities are creating a guide to accessible comedy venues.
Sam Judd, Lizzy Lenco and Ian Younghusband, Chortle, 30th June 2023
Fringe in 5 - Brian Fitzgerald
We chat to Brian Fitzgerald about all things Edinburgh Fringe as he prepares to take his Bad Play up North!
Amy Rye, Lost in Theatreland, 30th June 2023Whose generated line is it anyway? AI tries to crack humour's DNA
A Netflix stand-up show was 'written by bots'. A TV writer has scripted joke software. And now artificial intelligence is taking on improv.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th June 2023Downfall of the Brass Eye producer who thought he was a spy
Rob Moore borrowed wacky ideas he learnt in the Chris Morris TV satire and tried to forge a career in corporate espionage. It all went horribly wrong.
Alex Farber, The Times, 30th June 2023#EdFringe 2023 - #SNAPCHATZ - Episode 11
Today's brave band of would-be indelible Fringe memories are love letter to a dysfunctional Mam, No One Is Coming, mysterious stand-up Nathan D'Arcy Roberts, and musical raconteuse Annabel Marlow!
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 30th June 2023Review: A Strange Loop
In contrast to our tame, safe West End, Michael R Jackson's leftfield meta-musical is dazzlingly other.
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 30th June 2023Videos
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1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 25, Episode 2Des Clarke returns for more topical comedy, with guests Scott Agnew, Amy Matthews, Rosco McClelland and Tatty Macleod.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
Series 23, Episode 3Matt Hancock delivers his sincerest apology yet, Boris Johnson appears on Great Lives and The Archers has a surprise new writer.
9pm30 min
Not Going Out
Series 13, Episode 2 - HospitalLee's lifestyle catches up on him and he is forced to wait on a hospital ward for routine surgery on his gallbladder until his blood pressure comes down. But visits from the parents in law and Anna and Toby, who arrive to ask him a question he doesn't want to hear, ensure that his stress levels remain dangerously high.
9:30pm30 min
Queen Of Oz
Episode 3 - Royal TinderGeorgie's golden child of a brother, Prince Freddie - the heir to the British throne - pays an unexpected visit with some unwelcome news from their parents. Furious, she runs off and is nowhere to be found, prompting Freddie and her staff to embark on a frantic search for the missing monarch.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 28, Episode 1Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker make a welcome return, and are joined this week by Miriam Margolyes and Jonathan Ross.
10:05pm30 min
The Stand Up Sketch Show
Series 5, Episode 4Comedy routines with Rhys James, Esther Manito, Luke Kempner, Jack Barry, Axel Blake, Felicity Ward and Huge Davies.
10:30pm30 min
DMs Are Open
Series 2, Episode 7 - The StormHosts Ali Official and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Tatty MacLeod, Freya Mallard and Patrick Spicer for an episode of the sketch show written by public submissions.