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The Many Wrongs Of Lord Christian Brighty cast revealed
The Many Wrongs Of Lord Christian Brighty, a new sitcom starting on Radio 4 on Saturday 24th August, will feature Jessica Knappett and Colin McFarlane in lead roles.
British Comedy Guide, 15th August 2024Humphrey Ker & David Reed pen Sherlock Holmes Christmas comedy musical
Humphrey Ker and David Reed are partnering with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber for a comedy musical about Sherlock Holmes. The former members of The Penny Dreadfuls sketch group are writing the book for Sherlock Holmes And The Twelve Days Of Christmas, featuring the great fictional detective pursuing a serial killer who's dispatching his victims with methods suggested by the carol.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2024Daddy Issues cast confirmed
The cast joining Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey in new BBC Three comedy series Daddy Issues include Sarah Hadland, Sherrie Hewson and Humphrey Ker.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2024These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022Live review: ACMS of the Rings
Sixteen odd years ago David Reed and Thom Tuck of the sketch group The Penny Dreadfuls wrote this pantomime version of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and now it's finally seen the light of day as the annual Alternative Comedy Memorial Society's panto.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 17th December 2019David Reed interview
It's Cervantes' whole 900 page masterwork condensed into about 50 mins, with added jokes.
Comedy To Watch, 18th August 2018Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018Preview - Angstrom
New radio comedy Angstrom, starring Matt Holness, begins Wednesday 10th January on BBC Radio 4.
The Velvet Onion, 7th January 2018Radio comedies shortlisted for BBC Audio Awards 2018
Liam Williams, The Penny Dreadfuls, Sarah Kendall, The Absolutely Radio Show, Harry And Paul Present and It's Jocelyn are amongst the shortlisted nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 4th January 2018Radio comedies up for BBC Audio Awards 2018
Shows starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, John Finnemore, Marcus Brigstocke, David Jason and Jocelyn Jee Esien are amongst the nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2017