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Paul Smith: From online jokes to playing arenas
Online videos of Paul Smith roasting his audience members have made him a stand-up comedy star. He's now able to fill arenas and has just launched the UK's biggest comedy club, on home turf in Liverpool.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 28th May 2024
Romesh Ranganathan review
Though he's a daytime TV mainstay, stand-up is where Ranganathan truly excels.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 28th May 2024
Actress returns home for Derbyshire-set comedy
A new Channel 4 comedy filmed in the Derbyshire town of Wirksworth has made its debut. Peaked was written by and stars Ada Player, who grew up in the town.
Matthew Barlow, BBC, 28th May 2024
The great British sitcom is not dead - it's just been forced to grow up
The BBC's comedy chief thinks the format needs "saving". But it's the stereotypes that are dead: the sitcom itself is thriving.
Viv Groskop, The Guardian, 28th May 2024
New awards announced for Edinburgh Festivals by The Skinny and Fest Magazines
The teams behind The Skinny and Fest magazines, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland have come together to create a new series of awards spanning all of Edinburgh's August festivals: The Skinny-Fest Festival Awards, aka The Besties.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2024
Gavin And Stacey finale leak was mean, says Jones
Gavin & Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones has said news leaking early about the show's final episode was "really mean".
Rosie Mercer, BBC, 28th May 2024
Can you make a comedy out of sexual abuse?
Is this the last taboo in comedy?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2024
Su Mi review
A scrappy, occasionally sublime show from an assured stand-up performer.
James Walsh, The Reviews Hub, 28th May 2024
Amy Gledhill interview
"I think we place humour higher on the priority list of lift."
Philippa Willitts, Now Then Magazine, 28th May 2024
Why are so many entertainers forced to work past retirement age?
From jobbing workers to familiar names, legions of entertainers are working well into their 70s and 80s. Why? Our writer uncovers an alarming story of shrinking budgets, axed royalties, misguided mortgages and paltry pensions.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 28th May 2024
Matt Forde to attempt to interview candidate from all 650 constituencies before polling day
Matt Forde is undertaking an ambitious challenge: attempting to interview a candidate from all 650 constituencies before polling day on the 4th of July. These interviews will be featured on his hit podcast, The Political Party, which will start releasing episodes daily from 3rd June.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2024
Chortle's Fast Fringe 2024 line-up revealed
The line-up has been announced for this year's London Fast Fringe - offering bite-sized previews of 28 Edinburgh shows in one manic night.
Chortle, 28th May 2024
Roy Hudd's widow is campaigning for a statue to be erected outside his favourite theatre
The widow of comedian and actor Roy Hudd is campaigning for a statue to be built outside of his favourite theatre, the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds.
Ben Endley and Chikamso Chukwuenyem, Daily Mail, 28th May 2024
Why classic TV shows are returning - as podcasts
Audio reboots aren't just fun and fast to make - they're also a way to create the easiest naked scenes stars will ever record. For the stars of retro television hits, the future is audio.
Hollie Richardson, The Guardian, 28th May 2024
Richard Herring review
His ability to find the funny side in personal adversity is commendable, and the show successfully conveyed a message of resilience without falling into sentimentality.
Matthew Brown, Narc Magazine, 28th May 2024
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Is humour hardwired into us? This powerful documentary - about comic Mark O'Sullivan creating a TV show from his childhood trauma - makes you think it might be.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 28th May 2024
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Mark O'Sullivan grapples with the sexual abuse he experienced as a child in a compelling programme that's part documentary, part sitcom and part public therapy session.
Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent, 28th May 2024
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Mark O'Sullivan's comedy documentary was confronting, funny and raw.
Emily Watkins, i Newspaper, 28th May 2024
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Mark O'Sullivan explored his childhood abuse by turning it into a knockabout family sitcom.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 28th May 2024On the Mic Picks: John Meagher
This is quite rare - a stand up show love story. Jenna is a Muslim and John is a Catholic. Can they find a future?
On The Mic, 28th May 2024Videos
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9pm60 min
A League Of Their Own
Road Trip: Mexico, Episode 2Jamie Redknapp, Mo Gilligan, Jill Scott and Micah Richards take part in the Day of the Dead parade, attempting to entertain the millions of spectators along the five-kilometre route in the blistering heat while in full costume and make-up - and on roller-skates.
10pm55 min
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom
Documentary following Mark O'Sullivan as he writes and directs a sitcom about the sexual abuse he survived as a child.
10pm
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom (The Actual Sitcom)
The sitcom accompanying the documentary My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom.