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Cluedo 2 review
Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter is a diverting entertainment. It does, however, feel like an admission of defeat that, to be really funny, the show has to move away from the concept of being a tribute to the board game towards a straightforward silly farce.
David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide, 3rd April 2024
Edinburgh Fringe Society extends Keep It Fringe Fund
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced the launch the second year of the Keep It Fringe Fund, an initiative to support Fringe artists to realise their professional ambitions, originally launched in 2023 by the Fringe Society's honorary President Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd April 2024
Seize Them! review
Spoilt queen Aimee Lou Wood faces off against Nicola Coughlan's humble upstart in a goofy adventure played for laughs.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 3rd April 2024
Sarah Keyworth: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The British comedian on what makes them chuckle online, including Kitty Flanagan, Celeste Barber and Lisa Kudrow bloopers from Friends.
Sarah Keyworth, The Guardian, 3rd April 2024
Football legend lands surprise big-money role in Only Fools And Horses musical
Vinnie Jones has been offered a big-money deal to star in Only Fools And Horses The Musical. But the ex-footballer, 59, will have to polish up his singing skills when the West End comedy returns later this year. As part of the deal, he has roped in former footballer pals for cameos.
Clemmie Moodie, The Sun, 3rd April 2024
Felicity Jones & Jonathan Bailey drop out of Simon Amstell comedy Maria
Felicity Jones and Jonathan Bailey are no longer attached to star in Simon Amstell's comedy Maria.
K. J. Yossman, Variety, 3rd April 2024
Full cast announced for Withnail & I on stage
Full casting has been announced for the world premiere stage adaptation of Withnail And I, based on the film of the same name.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 3rd April 2024The genius of Gillray: greedy princes, wobbling divas and inept politicians
The 18th-century caricaturist James Gillray isn't as well-known as Hogarth or Turner, but was one of the great figures of British history. Here are six of his best and most outrageous works.
Alice Loxton, The Times, 3rd April 2024Podcasts
TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
Room 101
Series 2, Episode 1 - Chris McCauslandIf you had to banish items to Room 101 what would you choose? Chris McCausland tells Paul Merton his choices - including teacups with tiny handles and prices that end in 99p.
10pm45 min
Wreck
Series 2, Episode 4 - DisposableAfter the group decide to go their separate ways, Jamie and Vivian must delve deeper to find the missing festival staff, forging new alliances along the way. Meanwhile, the gang on the road become lost and find themselves caught up in a terrifying siege.
10pm15 min
Mandy
Series 3, Episode 3 - Humandy StatueMandy dabbles in things she does not understand. Which is almost everything if you're Mandy.
10:15pm15 min
Mandy
Series 3, Episode 4 - The Career LadderMandy is going up in the world for once. But someone, or something, is out to send her crashing down to Earth.
11pm15 min
Aurie Styla: Tech Talk
Episode 1 - Loading, Please Wait...Stand-up comedian Aurie Styla, a 90s nerd, takes an autobiographical journey through technology history. We begin in the early 90s, with the tinny sound of the Nintendo Game Boy and his first 13-inch television which only worked if asked very nicely, and he re-wired to show all the channels available - in total, four.
11:15pm15 min
The Skewer
Series 11, Episode 8This week - Spirit of Dark Thames Water, the Cruci-Hate Crime-Bill, and if you want blood, we've got it.