Press clippings Page 8
Ed Gamble: Electric at the Hackney Empire review
The Great British Menu star is reliable but needs to tweak the recipe to reach the next level.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th February 2022Ed Gamble: Electric, Hackney Empire, review
The Off Menu host makes even the most banal subjects eye-wateringly hilarious in his new stand-up show.
Rachel Aroesti, i Newspaper, 11th February 2022Ed Gamble: Electric - Hackney Empire, London review
No need to take a gamble on this well-known, established comedian, his set is slick and, as expected, electrifyingly excellent.
Christine Stanton, The Reviews Hub, 11th February 2022Jimmy Carr had the most streamed stand-up special of 2021
Jimmy Carr had the most-streamed UK stand-up special in this country last year. The top 10 also featured Russell Howard, James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Michael McIntyre.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2022Comedians lined up for new series of Celebrity Mastermind
Among those taking part are Ellie Taylor, Josh Widdicombe, James Acaster, Rufus Hound, Nish Kumar, Phil Wang, Nina Conti, Chris McCausland, Sophie Duker, Shazia Mirza, Ed Gamble and Charlie Higson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th January 2022Ed Gamble: 'I was a little human dustbin as a child'
The comedian and new Great British Menu judge on the horror of the children's menu, a surprise encounter with Jamie Oliver's pants and a lockdown barbecue obsession.
Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 15th January 2022Podbible Award wins for Acaster, Rowe, Nightingale & Goldstein
Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale's podcast Have A Word has won the Best Comedy Podcast at the Podbible awards, announced today.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2022TV review: Outsiders, Dave
I don't know whether C4 will poach this like they did with the Greg Davies/Alex Horne show, but if there is a badge for making comics go way beyond their comfort zone in the name of entertainment Outsiders definitely deserves one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th September 2021Outsiders review
There are strong Taskmaster vibes to Outsiders, with contestants challenged to take on various trials by an unyielding authority figure who rates their variously awful, but occasionally brilliant, attempts.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th September 2021Ed Gamble ties the knot
Ed Gamble has married his fiancée Charlie Jamison - in front of the creme of the comedy circuit.
Chortle, 10th September 2021