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New NextUp releases including Mark Steel

Subscription video-on-demand platform Nextup is to release comedy specials from Joe Matarese, Mark Steel and Thenjiwe Moseley this month.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th October 2019

Noel Fielding

How Noel Fielding went from a hedonist to a host of The Great British Bake Off.

Eleanor Stanford, The New York Times, 16th October 2019

Holding on to comedy as a mode of healing

As she considers the peculiar nature of her art and its relation to her mental health, Manon Lever reveals the realities of being a comedian, and a Lobster of Never Letting Go.

Manon Lever, Varsity, 14th October 2019

West Sussex couple in Monty Python-themed wedding

To mark the 50th anniversary of Monty Python's first broadcast, superfans John Wood and his bride Gemma Harris decided to theme their wedding on the classic comedy. Python actress Carol Cleveland was among those who attended.

BBC, 9th October 2019

Defending the Guilty: review

Though the plot is engaging, it feels as if it ends too quickly.

Jasna Mason, The Student Newspaper, 3rd October 2019

Review: Defending The Guilty

A smart little comedy featuring the likeable newcomer Will Sharpe.

Camilla Long, The Sunday Times, 29th September 2019

Defending The Guilty is a sharp comedy

Defending The Guilty is a sharply written new legal comedy about an eccentric barrister, her goofy pupil, and the sorry ne'er-do-wells who form their client base.

Suzi Feay, The Financial Times, 20th September 2019

Defending the Guilty review

Legal shows tend to be either unbearably earnest or wretchedly cynical, but this sitcom embraces the silliness of a serious world - and really steps up to the bar.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 18th September 2019

Defending the Guilty, review

Tired jokes and one-dimensional characters don't help this legal comedy win its case.

Adam Sweeting, i Newspaper, 18th September 2019

Defending the Guilty review

New legal comedy struggles to get off the ground.

Adam Sweeting, The Arts Desk, 17th September 2019

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