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I went fishing for free with Paul Whitehouse - and so can you
The actor's TV fishing series with Bob Mortimer is an unlikely success - and now it's possible to join him on the River Test in Hampshire.
Andrew Eames, i Newspaper, 28th February 2024
Andy Parsons, Touring review
In the middle of another age of austerity, a climate crisis and seemingly intractable international conflicts, it's cheering that a comic should tour with a show called Bafflingly Optimistic. Even more so when that comedian is Andy Parsons, whose sardonic humour - much of it about the British and Britishness - could never be described as rose-tinted.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th February 2024
Sean McLoughlin: New Stuff - Not a review
These 'new stuff' shows offer a fantastic insight into the art of stand-up comedy and allow us to witness elite-level comedians for a fraction of the price they could justifiably charge.
Clownster, 28th February 2024
But When We Dance: Paul Mayhew-Archer comedy drama going into production after three year delay
But When We Dance, a feature length comedy drama was meant to go into production for the BBC over three years ago, but the pandemic threw the schedule into chaos.
Jake Godfrey, Film Stories, 28th February 2024
Comedy extravaganza in support of Refuge
This features a stellar all-female line up of comedic brilliance, including Shazia Mirza (pictured above), Tiff Stevenson, Harriet Kemsley, Esther Manito, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Fiona Ridgewell and hosted by MC Leslie Gold, ensuring a diverse range of comedic styles to keep the audience in stitches.
Rachel Verralls, Funny Women, 28th February 2024
Leigh Francis - My First Time review
Francis's sense of humour remains extremely coarse - but you're never too far from a decent, boneheaded laugh.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 28th February 2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
Noel Fielding shines in unashamedly silly sitcom.
Jon O'Brien, Radio Times, 28th February 2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin is occasionally funny but already feels like it's scraping the bottom of the barrel in this first season.
Maggie Boccella, Collider, 28th February 2024
Ian Smith: Crushing review
Goole's own Ian Smith delves into funny mundanity in this steady, Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated hour.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 28th February 2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
Noel Fielding gets back to his comic best.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 28th February 2024
Two more semi-finalists for Chortle Student Comedy Award 2024
Canadian-Bangladeshi comedian Mohaimen triumphed in our first London heat. Jake Stogden won the York hit.
Chortle, 28th February 2024
Russell Brand's £3.3m Oxfordshire home is flooded after the River Thames broke its banks
Russell Brand's £3.3 million home in Oxfordshire has been flooded after the heavy rainfall lead the River Thames to break its banks. The controversial comedian has retreated to his countryside bolthole in recent months after being questioned by police twice in relation to allegations of rape.
Laura Fox, Daily Mail, 28th February 2024
Boarders review
BBC's sharp private school comedy confronts privilege and tokenism.
Dan Einav, The Financial Times, 28th February 2024
LMAOnaise makes a live comedy newspaper
You might have noticed that there's not a lot to laugh about in the newspapers these days. Perhaps you don't even bother picking them up anymore. Where there used to be pages and pages of articles about cultural goings on and exciting new artsy stuff, all that now seems a little bit like an afterthought. Even though we know for a fact, comedy is the most important thing in the world!! This is why we, LMAOnaise Comedy, have decided to make a brand new paper entirely dedicated to comedy. Putting comedians front and centre, and giving them a chance to get a bit of attention for ONCE in their lives.
Zoe Paskett, Funny Women, 28th February 2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
It's not a stretch to call Made-Up Adventures downright derivative; it wears its influences, from Our Flag Means Death to Python to Blackadder, on its anachronistic pleather sleeve. But if you love the thing a derivative show is derived from, is that really such a bad thing? We'd happily hand over our jewels to spend a little more time with this pack of ne'er-do-wells.
Jenna Scherer, The AV Club, 28th February 2024Guy Ritchie entertains in a mostly amusing crime comedy spin-off
Witty, nimble, sharply dressed, and light on its feet, Guy Ritchie's dexterous The Gentlemen is a largely surprising delight (mostly, anyhow) - an entertaining crime comedy with a snap, crackle, and pop that's far superior to the more self-enamoured 2019 film of the same name whence it came.
Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist, 28th February 2024Videos
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So Awkward Academy
Episode 5 - The Great LucchiniAs if by magic, Luca makes Conan disappear, Lily shows 'leadership' qualities, and Jeff teaches history without using tech. Is it all smoke and mirrors?
11pm15 min
DMs Are Open
Series 3, Episode 1 - Brand NewDMs Are Open is back for a new-look series. Stevie Martin takes on hosting duties, and she's pulled together a crack team of performers to bring your sketches to life.
11:15pm15 min
The Skewer
Series 11, Episode 3This week - Lee Anderson falls into The Matrix, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle gets sent to Slough House (Slow Hoyleses?), Liz Truss the Doomslayer, and None of the Above.