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Kiell Smith-Bynoe reacts to Mrs Brown's Boys NTA win
Kiell Smith-Bynoe, who plays Mike in Ghosts, apparently couldn't hide his contempt for the result, with cameras panning to him looking unimpressed in the audience.
Chortle, 12th September 2024
Adam Kay: 'I feel guilty for leaving the NHS'
As he publishes a new children's book, the doctor and comedian talks to Dorian Lynskey about why he won't rule out a return to medicine - and what he thinks of new Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
Dorian Lynskey, i Newspaper, 12th September 2024
Interview: Welcome to the world of The Many Wrongs Of Lord Christian Brighty
Today I speak to Christian Brighty to find out all about it.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 12th September 2024
Robin Ince: Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian
Robin Ince always wanted to be a proper comedian but felt like an imposter. Now he doesn't care... in a good way.
Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 12th September 2024How Taskmaster started and my part in its beginning
Comedy critic Bruce Dessau on the small but important role he played in the Greg Davies hit and how Alex Horne made him go into the icy sea...
Bruce Dessau, What To Watch, 12th September 2024The Skinny on... MC Hammersmith
The world's leading rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle class London, MC Hammersmith (aka Will Naameh) follows his sell-out Fringe run with a look back on the acoustic foam panelling that made him.
Will Naameh, The Skinny, 12th September 2024
Metro accidentally proved Lucy Beaumont's calling out of comedy sexism
The paper's website incorrectly used a photo of Rachel Parris in their article.
The Poke, 12th September 2024
Former Tory council leader starts new life as a stand-up comedian after standing down
Gio Spinella was a Conservative councillor on the Labour-dominated Camden council for 14 years, but moved to comedy after stepping down from the council.
Richard Osley, Camden New Journal, 12th September 2024
Revealed: The comedy clubs that book six times as many men as women
Lucy Beaumont was right... our analysis reveals the depth of gender imbalance on the circuit.
Chortle, 12th September 2024
Ahir Shah: Ends review
The British comedian's show Ends went from a tiny basement at Edinburgh Festival to landing its top award - and now it is on Netflix. It's easy to see why.
Tyson Wray, The Guardian, 12th September 2024
John Bishop review
John Bishop would be exceptional - if he could let go of boring wife jokes.
Kitty Chrisp, Metro, 12th September 2024
Outnumbered kids admit it was 'surreal' to find out on-screen parents were dating
The cast of Outnumbered shared it was 'surreal' to find out their onscreen parents had started dating off-screen.
Lottie Hulme & Conor O'Brien, The Sun, 12th September 2024
Kenneth Cope obituary
Actor and writer who played Marty in the TV series Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) and starred in several Carry On films.
Michael Coveney, The Guardian, 12th September 2024
Derry Girls mural 'split in half' by bar awning
Tourists arriving in Londonderry say they have been left feeling disappointed that a new pub awning now partially blocks the city's Derry Girls mural.
Mike McBride, BBC, 12th September 2024
Taskmaster review: why wasn't this wonderfully stupid show up for an NTA?
How Mrs Brown's Boys was voted Best Comedy over Alex Horne and Greg Davies' hoot of a series is beyond farce.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 12th September 2024
The secret science of Taskmaster: "It's embarrassing nonsense, but it's also good telly"
Taskmaster creator Alex Horne reveals how his childish show became an unlikely global TV juggernaut - and why it's about to get even bigger.
Liam Kelly, The Telegraph, 12th September 2024
The Smoking Room is a brilliant British office comedy
And yet, compared with the British version of The Office, it is a model of restraint.
Margaret Lyons, The New York Times, 12th September 2024
Morph model sold for £1,100 at auction
One of Aardman's most iconic creations has been sold for £1,100 at auction.
Rachel Candlin, BBC, 12th September 2024
John Bishop review
An affable, skin-deep show about fiftysomething life.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 12th September 2024Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood With My Father review
Don't expect much parenting insight from the comedian's new show (and consider that a blessing).
Miranda Collinge, Esquire, 12th September 2024Videos
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6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 19 - HypnocatA stray cat enters the Spud residence and with one look into its swirly eyes, the Spuds are hypnotised into behaving like cats. It's up to Dave to find out just what Hypnocat wants, and to stop it from turning all of Grimsby into a feline playground.
6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 20 - Chuffy, Phone HomeChuffy Peaches loves living in the Spuds' bathroom but is missing home. A quick phone call to her parents and the Spuds find themselves beamed up into space along with Chuffy, where they are all soon caught up in an explosive alien rivalry.
6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 21 - Donkeys and DragonsThe Spuds have a fantastical gaming adventure with Robert Robot, and there is a very large, tasty pie for dinner at stake.
6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 22 - Cowboy DaveAunty Barb and her animals have run away from the farm. Realising there is not enough room in the Spud flat for all of them, Dave uses his recently acquired cowboy skills to hunt down the large wriggly reason why Aunty Barb left in the first place.
6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 23 - Baked BreakoutThe Spuds dare to go shopping without Gran, but when she wakes to find them gone, she creates a new family of freshly baked Spud-Scones using some rather questionable, life-giving ingredients.
6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 24 - No Place Like HomeDave's wish for the wizard on television to grant him a 'dream home' leads to the Spuds' flat being taken away. Will Dave and his family accept any of the new homes offered to them or realise their old tower block, is really the best place to live?
6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 25 - The Great Spud FloodThe Spuds wake to find all of Grimsby underwater following an accidental toss of the pancake. It is a race against time to toss it back from the Flipside and to pull the plug on the watery world they are now living in.
6am15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 3, Episode 26 - Uncle DavidGeorge and Betty have a romantic night away leaving Gran in charge. After throwing a party, Gran's clean-up operation leads Dave to discover a vacuum cleaner haunted by a long-lost member of the Spud family.
5:35pm25 min
Pickle Storm
Episode 4 - Level WhoopsPickle and Mia argue over a video game, causing two of the characters to come alive.
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 18, Episode 1 - The Faceless FacilitatorsGreg Davies and his faultlessly loyal assistant Alex Horne welcome five fairly fresh bodies for a crack at TV's greatest prize: Greg's disembodied head, painted gold and stuck to a plinth. Andy Zaltzman, Babátúndé Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones attempt to impress the Taskmaster by searching for a seal, hurling yoga balls in a theme park, and force-feeding Alex a bowlful of bubblegum.