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Al Porter: how getting a boyfriend has changed him

The Today FM star has been in a relationship for over a year and said his other half is not into showbiz.

Aoife Bannon, The Irish Sun, 2nd August 2017

Fringe 2017 - Fun Time Friends

We're Fish Finger Fridays, a hot new(ish) sketch group fresh from the 2017 Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off Semi Finals (pretty close) and we're going to be at the Edinburgh Fringe with a playful new sketch offering.

The Edinburgh Reporter, 25th July 2017

Wallace & Gromit and Friends exhibition in Melbourne

Today marks the opening of the Wallace & Gromit and Friends: The Magic of Aardman exhibition at ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) which is part of the Victorian Government's Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series.

Aardman Animations, 30th June 2017

#EdFringe17: Conor Drum's Friends are All Dead

In the last year Conor lost a girlfriend, two stone in weight and had to say goodbye to his best friend. Now he's on his own... Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the perpetual singleton as he wrestles with other people's growing up.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 21st June 2017

Our Friend Victoria, Episode five, BBC1 review

We keep hearing that there is going to be a League of Gentlemen reunion at some point and there is one - of sorts - in the penultimate instalment of this six-art tribute to Victoria Wood.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2017

Horace: Default Friends review

The good-natured quirkiness and off-the-wall ideas are enough to overcome sometimes overindulgent writing, especially if you take the Brighton Fringe performance of Default Friends as a work-in-progress.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th May 2017

#EdFringe17: Dylan Gott - Cool Guy, Lots of Friends

For the third of our #EdFringe17 podcasts, we enjoy 15 minutes of stand-up and chat with Canadian comedian, Dylan Gott. From performing in a cage in a North American gay bar, to supporting his favourite wrestler Mick Foley (in more ways than one) to the Edinburgh stage at Cabaret Voltaire.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 2nd May 2017

Review: Our Friend Victoria

I laughed a lot through this first episode. Of course I did, it's Victoria ruddy Wood. Her delivery, her word choice, the rhythm of a line. Even if it's not her saying it, you know it's Victoria Wood. Her voice was so strong, in everything she wrote.

Alison Carr, Standard Issue, 12th April 2017

Our Friend Victoria review

Admittedly, this was a glorified clip show - but what clips they were.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 12th April 2017

Our Friend Victoria review

You won't learn much in this tribute to Victoria Wood, but you'll chuckle and feel warm in that uniquely BBC way.

Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 12th April 2017

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