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Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'
The in-demand comedian uses parody videos to get his message across in How To Survive A Dictator.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 25th October 2024
How Galton and Simpson made Britain
Simon Evans, Spiked, 25th October 2024
Fern Brady: I Gave You Milk To Drink comedy review
I Gave You Milk To Drink is a cracking start to the long weekend comedy festival Brighton Dome are playing host to.
Victoria Nangle, Beyond The Joke, 25th October 2024
Dip My Brain In Joy: A Life With Neil Innes review
He is forever associated with The Beatles and often referred to as "the seventh Python". But this touching biography of the multitalented and endlessly inventive Neil Innes by his widow Yvonne explores how this unassuming figure was so much more than a mere adjunct to Britain's two greatest cultural forces of the 1960s.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 25th October 2024
Review: Fern Brady, Brighton Dome Comedy Festival
Brady sees the humour in her life with an awareness and modesty that thankfully never slips into self-flagellation, thanks in no small part to the self-awareness entwined with her autistic diagnosis.
Victoria Nangle, Beyond The Joke, 25th October 2024
Tim Harding's comedy diary
Since his debut, John Tothill has almost died twice, from malaria and a burst appendix respectively, and suffered infestations of mice and scabies. Also at Soho Theatre, also brilliant, Ania Magliano's new show Forgive Me Father establishes her as an everywoman for our times.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 25th October 2024
Sacha Baron Cohen reprises Borat and Ali G, mocking US election
Sacha Baron Cohen brought back two of his most iconic comedic characters, Borat and Ali G, for a skit mocking former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Inga Parkel, The Independent, 25th October 2024
Good Omens is bigger than Neil Gaiman - it belongs to its fans
The show's legacy will be carried forward by everyone who has loved it.
Louise Griffin, Radio Times, 25th October 2024
BBC Factual announces Sue Perkins to present Chess Masters for BBC Two and iPlayer
The series will see twelve passionate and highly-skilled chess players battle it out across a round of heats and knock out rounds before one will be crowned the winner.
BBC, 25th October 2024
Ricky Gervais says 'vodka is bad for you - so buy the one I own'
The comedian and actor's marketing strategy for Dutch Barn Vodka has fallen foul of the advertising regulator and has mostly been limited to social media.
Andrew Ellson, The Times, 25th October 2024Videos
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1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 29, Episode 3Des Clarke is joined by Jay Lafferty, Chris Forbes, Kemah Bob and Stuart McPherson.
4:20pm11 min
Super Happy Magic Forest
Episode 15 - Trapped In The FrolicThe heroes are made to clean the Cave of Mirrors as punishment for frolicking before a quest is complete, and they accidentally release the Party Harpy.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 115, Episode 8 - Interference, Incentives and InterruptionsThis week on The News Quiz, join guest host Ian Smith, along with Geoff Norcott, Amy Hoggart, Alasdair Beckett-King and Susie McCabe, as they break down accusations of Labour door-knocking across international lines, Musk's superpac and Trump's Big Mac, and the wild adventures of King Charles in the South Pacific.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 68, Episode 4Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker makes a return to the host's chair. Grayson Perry and Angela Barnes, who makes her first appearance on the show, are the guests.
9:30pm30 min
The Cleaner
Series 3, Episode 4 - The LighthouseWicky's called to a remote lighthouse, where all is not what it seems. Will he survive seagulls, jellyfish, sea monsters and folk music?
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 31, Episode 1Adam, Josh and Alex are joined by the legendary actor and TV presenter Miriam Margolyes, comedian Phil Wang, singer Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur's Graham Coxon.
10:40pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 32, Episode 5 - Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Saoirse Ronan, Eddie Redmayne, BlossomsPaul Mescal reveals he was cast in Gladiator II after just a 30-minute Zoom call, Denzel Washington talks about returning to Broadway, Saoirse Ronan admits she found some aspects of being a child actor to be hell on earth, Eddie Redmayne says getting fit to play the Jackal was horrendous, and Blossoms perform live in the studio.
11:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 3, Episode 3Des Clarke and special guests Kemah Bob, Stuart McPherson, Jay Lafferty and Chris Forbes break down the week's news and put it back together again.
5:30am30 min
My Mate's A Footballer
Series 3, Episode 9 - Footballers' Food Bills and German BreadJoe decides what role he would most like to take on after hearing all about the club chef as Pat reveals all the details about the club canteen.