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Katherine Ryan: "I'm a lot more prudish than I thought"
The comedian on her mentor Jimmy Carr, diversity in comedy and having no time for sex.
Rachel Corcoran, The Times, 19th February 2025
Why comedians are taking over TV gameshows
From Romesh Ranganathan to Lee Mack, big-name stand-ups are increasingly fronting quiz shows. What's causing the glut of comics?
Ralph Jones, The Guardian, 19th February 2025
Amandaland Episode 3 review
Superbly laugh out loud stuff with Amanda coming across a lot more sympathetic than you might have initially thought. Excuse me now, I have to take my dog for his morning Puppuccino.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th February 2025
Am I Being Unreasonable? Episode 3 review
This second series of Am I Being Unreasonable? is proving to be a real up and down affair. After a disappointing first episode and and brilliant second episode this third instalment feels a little like treading water. And quite muddled water at that.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th February 2025
Jack Whitehall shocks fans with crude joke about sex life
The comedian, 36, made a rather crude joke about his sex life with Roxy Horner at a star-studded F1 event on Tuesday night.
Mollie Quirk, The Sun, 19th February 2025
Spiegeltent announces return to St Andrew Square for Edinburgh Fringe
An iconic fixture at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 20 years since 1996, The Famous Spiegeltent has been instrumental in promoting the international careers of variety, cabaret, independent music and new circus arts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th February 2025
Kiran Saggu review
It's quite the achievement for any comedian to perform their first solo show at the Soho Theatre. And while Kiran Saggu's Slacks has a few too many telltale hallmarks of being her first hour, her personable charisma certainly allows her to owns the studio space.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th February 2025
Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle review
Jordan Brookes had to suffer through a dismal Titanic musical - now it's our turn.
Chortle, 19th February 2025
Julian Holloway obituary
Stage and screen actor who appeared in eight of the saucy Carry On films of the 1960s and 70s.
Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, 19th February 2025
Dave Gorman on his return to TV - and dropping Gregg Wallace
The check-shirted Googlewhacker is back with another series of Modern Life Is Goodish. The comic talks about finding life's joyful side, setting fiendish crosswords - and his low-key calamity with the MasterChef host.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 19th February 2025
Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle review
Jordan Brookes' Fontanelle showcases his versatile skill and physicality as a comedian while pushing theatrical boundaries with a disjointed exploration of the absurdities of male heroism and the societal need to commodify that necessitates a larger need for continuity.
Tabitha James, A Young(ish) Perspective, 19th February 2025
Eric Rushton's reaction labelled "brilliant" after front row heckler refuses to take his feet off the stage
Eric Rushton has gone viral on TikTok for the experience that has given him 'nightmares'.
Tom Earnshaw, Lad Bible, 19th February 2025
Mae Martin on their debut album: "It seems like a rogue pivot, but I've written music since I was a teenager"
The comedian talks about their forthcoming record I'm A TV and music giving them "the confidence to be more earnest and not have to look for a punchline", their love of Elliott Smith, and what to expect from upcoming Netflix series Wayward.
Alex Rigotti, NME, 19th February 2025
The Comedy About Spies completes cast and extends West End run
Mischief's brand-new West End production of The Comedy About Spies hasn't even opened yet, but has already extended its run.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 19th February 2025
Aimee Lou Wood spotted filming second series of BBC comedy in Stockport
Daddy Issues has been filming its second instalment in locations across Stockport.
Manchester Evening News, 19th February 2025Videos
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3:30pm10 min
Big Lizard
Episode 44 - The Hoverboard RaceDuring a hoverboard race, Dad's new super-powered hoverboard malfunctions, so Cosima and Big Lizard throw the race to rescue him!
6:30pm30 min
ReincarNathan
Series 4, Episode 2 - ToasterNathan is brought back to life as a toaster on a worktop in a suburban kitchen. Let's face it, he hasn't exactly nailed it as any of the animals he's tried, so how will he do as an inanimate object? Will he manage to reunite Eve, the depressed unidentified vacuum attachment (Freya Parker), with her hoover? What will they do when a sinister robotic vacuum cleaner (Matt Lucas) turns on them? And more importantly, how do you move when you have no legs?
6:30pm15 min
Gladiators: Epic Pranks
Episode 5 - Steel!Nitro and Sabre prank Steel at a fake Halloween photoshoot with a huge spider costume, bats and a surprising ghost! The other Gladiators have fun behind the scenes at Sheefield Arena.
9pm30 min
Amandaland
Episode 3 - New JobAnne takes on the herculean task of teaching teenagers. Meanwhile, Amanda gets a job at Kichen's Kitchens and Bathrooms, while Della launches her new restaurant - Double Shin.
9:30pm30 min
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Series 2, Episode 3Nic and Dan are worried about the effect their separation is having on Ollie, so they decide to try couples therapy. Nic shares a confession with Jen.
10pm60 min
Comedy Central Live
Series 4 TV Edits, Episode 4Hosted by the brilliantly funny Emmanuel Sonubi, CC Live spotlights some of the brightest & funniest stand-up comics, incl. Sikisa, Alasdair Beckett-King and presenter & comedian Kemah Bob.
11pm15 min
Bunk Bed
Series 10, Episode 2 - Clowns And DuosPeter and Patrick also consider the troubled hearts of people who are in professional duos, and teachers with food in their beards.