Alastair Roberts
- Actor
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What's On - August Comedy Roundup
With the Fringe back in full swing, here are some of the best debut acts coming to Edinburgh this August - As well as some funny freebies and returning legends.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 29th July 202250 Edinburgh shows picked by a true comedy lover
A bit of a change for our Edinburgh preview feature today. Rather than based on any theme, these are 50 shows chosen by comedy connoisseur Corry Shaw.
Corry Shaw, Chortle, 28th July 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022Simon Bird stars in apocalyptic Channel 4 sitcom Everyone Else Burns
Simon Bird stars in apocalyptic Channel 4 sitcom Everyone Else Burns with an ensemble cast of familiar comedy names.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd May 2022Review: Starstruck, BBC Three
Typical. You wait ages for a series called Starstruck and then two come along in the same week.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th February 2022Starstruck Series 2 review
Rose Matafeo's return is gloriously silly - but it doesn't zing in the same way.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 7th February 2022TV review: Stath Lets Flats, C4
The triple-BAFTA-winning comedy starring creator/writer Jamie Demetriou as hapless lettings agent Stath returns for a third series and the first episode suggests that this is going to be a very good one. Particularly if you like watching language-mangling Stath be as useless as ever (with a hint of sentimentality thrown in for good measure).
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th October 2021Stath Lets Flats, series 3 review
Powerful without being political and rip-roaringly funny.
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 26th October 2021Stath Lets Flats cast on making the cult cringe comedy
Jamie Demetriou's estate agent sitcom is starting to change how we speak. Ellie Harrison talks to Demetriou and stars Katy Wix, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Al Roberts and Ellie White about the return of the show with the let's-make-every-line-funny philosophy.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 25th October 2021Comedy Club stages table tennis tournament
The Moth Club and promoters Knock2bag are to stage the first ever table tennis tournament featuring not professional table tennis players but comedians. Comics Ray Badran and Sam Campbell are putting on the tournament on Sunday November 7th at the east London club. With commentary from Ray and Sam, plus Mark Silcox as the umpire and Freddie Meredith as the ball boy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th October 2021