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Douglas Is Cancelled review
Hugh Bonneville is disarming in Steven Moffat's uneven comedy
i Newspaper, 27th June 2024
Nick Mohammed: "Having a pop at trans people is just punching down"
The Ted Lasso star talks about his new ITV comedy Douglas Is Cancelled, his love of magic, and not being a twat.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 27th June 2024
My Lady Jane review
This YA Tudor fantasy is extra - and I love it.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 27th June 2024
Off The Kerb Productions welcome Katherine Ryan to the stable
Off The Kerb are delighted to announce the signing of award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and presenter Katherine Ryan.
Off The Kerb, 27th June 2024
My Lady Jane review
You know what Tudor dramas are missing? Magic animals.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 27th June 2024
Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas Is Cancelled "so relevant to so many professions"
Karen Gillan talks to the Big Issue about new ITVX drama Douglas Is Cancelled, misogyny in the workplace and Doctor Who reunions.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 27th June 2024
David Baddiel delves into his mum's sex life in a jaw-dropping memoir
For years, the comedian's mother pursued an affair with a golf pro - as painfully, hilariously explored in Baddiel's My Family.
Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 27th June 2024
Bill Bailey cuts his trademark hair
It had to happen at some point. Bill Bailey has cut the curtain of hair that has become his trademark.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th June 2024
Playbill Pick BATSU! to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
BATSU! Edinburgh will feature an ensemble of over 30 performers from the show's New York City, Chicago, and London productions.
Margaret Hall, Playbill, 27th June 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled review
Rows about cancel culture tend to be reductive. A clear binary between those who harrumph "you can't say anything any more" and the righteously censorious. A nuanced path somewhere between the two is probably society's best way forward, but as a savvy newspaper editor says in Steven Moffat's twisty new comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled: "Outrage is exciting, nuance is work."
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th June 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled review
You might hate this show for daring to exist.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 27th June 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled review
Cancel culture drama offers only sermons, moral binaries and easy answers.
Nick Hilton, The Independent, 27th June 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled review
Karen Gillan steals the show in Steven Moffat's sharp satire of TV news.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 27th June 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled review
Why hire a female writer to give a woman's take on misogyny and cancel culture when Steven Moffat thinks he can do it better?
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 27th June 2024
Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years, review
The Fast Show comedian whistles us through decades of classic laughs, but the show would benefit from more of his insight.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 27th June 2024EdFringe Talk: Harriet Dyer: Skin
"I like them to be proper shows and I don't mean with pyrotechnics, musical interludes and all that but a proper story, with an arc, to take the audience on a journey with a beginning middle and end... obviously making it well funny too! Some acts disagree with that and think it should just be jokes."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 27th June 2024EdFringe Talk: My Mother Doesn't Know I'm Kinky
"During the pandemic, I felt a strong yearning to pick up the material again. My relationship with my mother has evolved and so have I."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 27th June 2024EdFringe Talk: The Last Laugh
"Directing a play at the Fringe can be challenging because of the restrictions but I loved the camaraderie between all the different performers and creatives."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 27th June 2024On the Mic Picks: Paulina Lenoir
First impressions to the ordinary comedy fan like me, is that the work of the Ecole Philippe Gaulier trained clown, Paulina Lenoir, might be to too esoteric.
On The Mic, 27th June 2024Richard Gadd's next project revealed
Richard Gadd's latest project has been revealed.
The Scots actor shot to fame in Netflix smash Baby Reindeer. But now the comedian is set to team up with HBO and the BBC for a six-part drama titled Lions.
Jordan Tennant, The Sun, 27th June 2024Review - Kirsty Mann: Skeletons
A tightly written 50 minutes that introduces us to such characters as her humourless boss, reckless best mate, Sloaney agent, dilettante playwright, and bewildered patient convinced he saw her in the local panto - all of which showcase her considerable talents for accents as well as characters.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th June 2024Michelle Collins: The Big Natural Tour review
Huge presence doesn't hide thin material.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th June 2024Kinds Of Kindness review
Emma Stone shines in new dark comedy by Poor Things director.
Victoria Luxford, City AM, 27th June 2024Kinds Of Kindness review
The director of Poor Things and The Favourite presents three nasty tales of domination and submission.
David Sexton, The New Statesman, 27th June 2024Kinds Of Kindness review
Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone lead three dark, playful and absurd films in one.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 27th June 2024Kinds Of Kindness review
Emma Stone's macabre, mischievous triptych is mind-bendingly brilliant.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 27th June 2024Videos
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7am54 min
My Lady Jane
Episode 1 - Who'll Be The Next In Line?Meet Lady Jane Grey. Brilliant, but more usefully, beautiful. And about to have the worst day of her life. (So far.)
7am50 min
My Lady Jane
Episode 2 - Wild ThingWhat's worse: when you have the raging horn for an unmitigated scoundrel? Or when he has a deep dark secret that could get you both killed?
7am45 min
My Lady Jane
Episode 3 - With A Girl Like YouMidnight quests in the woods, spanking, feasts, duels, murder and snogging. This episode has it all.
7am48 min
My Lady Jane
Episode 4 - Bluebird Is DeadJane is Queen and people keep trying to kill her. Pass the wine.
7am51 min
My Lady Jane
Episode 5 - I'm Gonna Change The WorldMary is coming for Jane's crown. Frances is coming for Guildford. And the nobility is coming to get hammered at Jane's Coronation Banquet.
7am48 min
My Lady Jane
Episode 6 - I Feel FreeMissing: the roguish consort to the Queen of England. If you have any idea as to his whereabouts, do let us know.
7am49 min
My Lady Jane
Episode 7 - Another Girl, Another PlanetJane is on trial for treason. And Guildford, Edward and Fitz are determined to save her. Typical men. Included with Prime
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My Lady Jane
Episode 8 - God Save The QueenOur intrepid heroine might lose her head... but she won't lose her cool.
6:30pm30 min
Beena And Amrit
Series 2, Episode 2 - The Free PizzaAmrit is convinced that neighbour Debbie is up to something because she is less attentive that usual. Beena and Dewi go out for a free pizza and spot Debbie with a mystery man.
6:30pm30 min
Rhys James Is...
Rhysearch: Series 2, Episode 2 - Is Monogamy Outdated?With marriage rates plummeting and more young people than ever turning to polyamory, Rhys explores his options.
9pm60 min
The Outlaws
Series 3, Episode 5The outlaws must race against time to prove their innocence and keep the Dean behind bars. Will they finally be able to free themselves from a life of crime?
9pm60 min
Douglas Is Cancelled
Episode 1TV news anchor Douglas Bellowes faces a career crisis when he's overheard making a sexist joke at a wedding. The situation escalates when his co-presenter, Madeline Crow, re-Tweets a comment about the incident to her large following, intensifying the public backlash. Douglas struggles to clear his name while navigating his own relationships with his wife and daughter.
10pm40 min
Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years
Episode 1 - The 1970sPaul Whitehouse begins his celebration of sketch shows with its roots in music hall and post-war radio, including live radio performances from Tommy Handley and his gang, gloriously baffling to us now, but they paved the way for short-form comedy's growth in years to come - and clearly influenced Paul's own Arthur Atkinson character.