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Chortle Awards 2019 nominees
The nominees have been revealed for the 2019 Chortle Awards. Kiri Pritchard-McLean leads the lists, with four nominations.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2019Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 winners revealed
The public have voted Derry Girls as Best New TV Sitcom in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018, with Inside No. 9 named Comedy Of The Year 2018 for the second year running. Other winners include Friday Night Dinner, Taskmaster and Vic & Bob's Big Night Out.
British Comedy Guide, 4th February 2019Review: Cuckoo, Series Five, BBC Three
The fifth series of Cuckoo is very much what you might call the WTF series. WTF happen to Dale? And WTF is film superstar Andie MacDowell doing in a BBC Three series set in Lichfield?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2019The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited review
School reunion is full of nostalgia, and poo jokes.
The Independent, 2nd January 2019It's cliched but true: we are truly in a golden age of television. It's easy to be drawn to the glitz and glamour of high-end drama, but hidden between Top Gear re-runs on banter channel Dave, Taskmaster has steadily been building a reputation as the funniest show on television. Birthed from an Edinburgh Fringe concept, Taskmaster Greg Davies and sidekick Alex Horne (also show creator) set a group of comedians a series of inane challenges. It's a winningly simple formula - get funny people to do silly things in a pressured environment, from finding the boiled egg in a line-up to just making "the best noise". The show's genius lies in its casting, avoiding the rotating line-up typical of panel shows, and instead securing the same people for 10 episodes. In-jokes develop and tensions rise as you follow contestants desperately attempting to win a golden replica of Davies's cranium. It might not be the most fashionable choice, but there's been nothing more reliably funny on television in 2018.
Owen Richards, The Arts Desk, 27th December 2018Greg Davies introduces the wrong act on Royal Variety
Greg Davies had a bit of a nightmare when he introduced the wrong act at the Royal Variety Performance - but he saved it.
The Mirror, 12th December 2018Andie MacDowell is the new Cuckoo in the Thompson nest
Hollywood star Andie MacDowell has been confirmed to replace Taylor Lautner in the new series of Cuckoo, which debuts on Friday 4th January 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2018Taskmaster series smashes ratings
The current series of Taskmaster, the award winning and critically acclaimed series on UKTV's Dave, has eclipsed all previous series in terms of ratings.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2018Greg Davies to host Royal Variety Performance 2018
Greg Davies has been announced as the host of The Royal Variety Performance 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 10th October 2018London's most influential people 2018 - Comedy
Including Katherine Ryan, Rachel Parris and Will Sharpe.
Evening Standard, 10th October 2018