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David Baddiel's Future Friend revealed by HarperCollins
HarperCollins Children's Books has revealed details of Future Friend, the "out of this world" new book from David Baddiel, with illustrations by Steven Lenton.
Mark Chandler, The Bookseller, 14th August 2020Dermot Morgan, remembered by his friends
As Craggy Island's idiot priest turns 25, Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews pay tribute to the late comedy livewire who brought him to life
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 21st April 2020Feel Good's the queer friendly romcom we need right now
Romantic comedies are the best, and anyone who says otherwise is deluded and wrong IMO. And at a time like this, I think we could really do with some comedic, slightly mushy relief. Enter: Feel Good, a new Channel 4 comedy series written by and starring stand up comedian Mae Martin.
Paisley Gilmour, Cosmopolitan, 19th March 2020Sanjeev Bhaskar remembers his friend Terry Jones
"It was as if the creativity itself kept the dementia at bay."
Sanjeev Bhaskar, The Telegraph, 23rd January 2020Group: Addict comedy to be Scotland's Friends?
It is the new Scottish comedy billed as Scotland's answer to Friends, but with one significant difference - all the characters are addicts of some kind. New York-born writer and director Annie Griffin, creator of the hit Channel 4 series The Book Group, has joined forces with Scottish crime writer Denise Mina to create a show set at a weekly therapy session.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 11th January 2020Comedian proposes to girlfriend on stage
Comedian William Lee has proposed to his girlfriend on stage at the end of a comedy show. There is a video of the moment in this news story.
British Comedy Guide, 12th December 2019Two friends talk about Richard Gadd's Baby Reindeer
Bush Theatre's Baby Reindeer certainly courted controversy with its depiction of a man dealing with a stalker, pushed to the limit. After friends, Lou and Toby saw the production they were left with very different opinions. Here, they talk in length about them.
Lou Waller, A Younger Theatre, 20th November 2019Katherine Ryan's boyfriend saves scripts from burglar
Katherine Ryan has described how her boyfriend fought off an intruder at her home to save a laptop containing the scripts to her new show.
BBC, 21st October 2019Preview: Friendsical
A musical parody of the TV show friends promises hilarity as it embarks on an extensive UK tour.
Bethan Sexton, Deadline News, 4th July 2019Fisherman's Friends: film review
From the poster and the premise, I wouldn't have thought I'd like this film very much but it wins you over, striking notes of authenticity and chords of harmony as it chugs along, a reliable, redoubtable small boat of a British movie, powered by a charming couple, raucous shanties and buckets of fresh fish.
Jason Solomons, The Lady, 5th April 2019