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Frank Tully

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Keith Lemon on Leeds United

Keith Lemon on his Leeds United knowledge and his awkward exchange with a former star striker.

Craig Jones, Leeds Live, 16th September 2020

John Cleese to play Father Christmas

John Cleese is to play Santa in Father Christmas Is Back a new festive comedy film which also stars Nathalie Cox, Elizabeth Hurley and Kelsey Grammer.

British Comedy Guide, 15th September 2020

Stewart Lee: The divided land of 'woke' and Tory

The Daily Telegraph, a part-work of Conservative press releases given away free with Buxton water at selected branches of WH Smith, attempted to kickstart a culture skirmish, saying "senior sources at the BBC" claimed Tim Davie would be clamping down on "leftwing" comedies.

Stewart Lee, The Observer, 6th September 2020

John Cleese 'walks off' The One Show ahead of interview

Don't worry, he soon came back again.

Megan Davies, Digital Spy, 4th September 2020

John Cleese: a woke joke wouldn't be very funny

The Monty Python star has weighed in on the BBC right-wing comedy debate suggesting political correctness "stifles creativity".

Evening Standard, 3rd September 2020

John Cleese backs Fawlty social distancing campaign

John Cleese is backing a new Basil Fawlty social-distancing campaign with the slogan "2 metres = 1 Basil Fawlty"

The List, 7th August 2020

Semi-Detached with Lee Mack review

The gimmick of Lee Mack's new sitcom is that all the action happens in real time - though whether audiences would appreciate, or even notice, the restriction that writers David Crow and Oliver Maltman have imposed on themselves remains to be seen.

Bruce Dessau, Chortle, 6th August 2020

Lee Mack on the difference between his sitcoms

The comedian says his character Stuart is very different from the version of himself he plays in his other popular sitcom.

Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 5th August 2020

Lee Mack begged to be cast in new sitcom Semi-Detached

The comedian was originally only asked to read the script so he could give feedback.

Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 5th August 2020

Review - John Cleese: Why There Is No Hope

Fascinating ideas, but they need teasing out.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 3rd August 2020

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