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Justin Moorhouse: "Stoke-on-Trent deserves its first comedy festival"
Justin Moorhouse is one of multiple comedians performing at the city's two-day festival at the Potteries Museum and Gallery, Hanley, this weekend.
Alice Cullinane, BBC, 10th May 2024
Reports on Russell Brand longlisted for Private Eye's Paul Foot Award
Rosamund Urwin, Charlotte Wace and Paul Morgan-Bentley of the Times and Sunday Times have been longlisted for the Paul Foot Award for Campaigning and Investigative Journalism with their work on the Russell Brand sex scandal.
Private Eye, 10th May 2024
The Government Inspector review
Five-star cast grapples with third-rate script.
Will Noble, Londonist, 10th May 2024
The Government Inspector review
The second half is marginally better than the first, in that it felt shorter, but too many narrative strands are left hanging.
Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1, 10th May 2024
The Government Inspector review
This production is a jolly, pacy, humpsti-bumpsti jaunt. Nothing is wrong with humpsti-bumpsti jaunts, but Gogol wrote something rather more important than that.
Chris Lilly, The Reviews Hub, 10th May 2024
Milo Edwards interview
If you do something and people find it funny, and they also find that it kind of helps them crystallize something that they think, then that's basically as good as it gets really.
Katerina Partolina Schwartz, Pepper and Salt, 10th May 2024
Paul Zerdin's Cultural Kitbag
We grabbed ten minutes with Paul to find out what's in his cultural kitbag.
Pow! Showbiz, 10th May 2024
The Government Inspector review
Kiell Smith-Bynoe shines in this underwhelming farce.
Henry Longstaff, Longstaff Reviews, 10th May 2024
Rhod Gilbert And The Giant Grapefruit review
Rhod Gilbert And The Giant Grapefruit contains the most hilarious and life-affirming story about compacted faecal matter you're ever likely to hear.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th May 2024
Ricky Gervais: Fans complain as Christchurch tickets sell online
Fans of Ricky Gervais have been left "angry" after queuing for tickets for his new show that sold out online in minutes.
BBC, 10th May 2024
Edinburgh Fringe Festival reveals how they protect performers
"The safety and well-being of artists is paramount," a spokesperson said.
Emma Guinness, The Independent, 10th May 2024
Review: Kinky Boots at Storyhouse Chester
It's a sign of the times that Kinky Boots's heels haven't worn down in 2024. Despite originating in a two-decades-old film, its themes of gender and constraining definitions of masculinity remain as sharp and pointed as a stiletto.
Matt Barton, What's On Stage, 10th May 2024On the Mic Picks: Alexander Bennett
Alexander's comedy has been variously described as dark, silly, filthy and thoughtful.
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1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 17, Episode 3This week Mark Nelson is joined by a childhood hero, Michael Winslow, famous for making all of the sound effect noises in Police Academy, and as we find out, a lot more films too. He's joined by host of the House of the Lion podcast and comedian Susan Morrison, who tells a cracking story about becoming a national threat for at least ten minutes. Completing the line-up is wild swimmer, comedic actor and Ms Hoolie herself, Julie Wilson Nimmo, who shares her stories of being the biggest star in a theme park in Florida for the day.
2:15pm30 min
Money Gone
Episode 3 - Land Of Milk And HoneyGrace stops to help at an understaffed hospital as the Prime Minister asks MI5 to find the cause of the financial chaos, but someone else thinks they've figured it all out.
5:30pm30 min
Horrible Histories
Series 10, Highlights Special - Songtastic Musical SpecialRattus enlists HH songwriter Richie for a show in which everything is a song!
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
Series 24, Episode 3Does Rishi Sunak really have a plan? Who else might defect to Labour? And what's the new Dr Who's novel way of dealing with alien invaders?
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 67, Episode 6Bill Bailey hosts, joined by stand-up Daliso Chaponda, and staff writer at the Atlantic, journalist Helen Lewis.
9:30pm30 min
The Young Offenders
Series 4, Episode 1Conor and Jock have grown older, but not any wiser. A madcap trip sees them on the wrong side of the law as they're given a free holiday to Colombia from a Spanish-speaking fella.
10pm30 min
QI
Series U, Highlights Special - QI VG: Part IA selection of the best moments from the recent series. Sandi Toksvig asks questions connected to the letter U, as Alan Davies and the guest panellists try to come up with interesting, point-worthy answers - all the while avoiding the most obvious ones.
10pm60 min
Late Night Lycett
Series 2, Episode 5Hollywood star Elizabeth Hurley; actress, presenter and activist Jameela Jamil; and naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham, all join in.
11pm15 min
Comedy Club At Machynlleth
Series 3, Episode 7Esyllt Sears rounds off a week of specials from Mach 2024. Tonight she talks to the bold and fearless, Kemah Bob. She's also in conversation with the award winning Ahir Shah and critically acclaimed, Glenn Moore.
11:05pm65 min
Jon Richardson: The Knitwit
With his trademark fastidious humour Jon asks all the important questions: Will the recycling be put out on the right day? Who is going to smooth over the top of the margarine? How many lights are on upstairs when everybody is downstairs?