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Comedy podcasts round-up 3
No fewer than three comics launch podcasts related to the one thing we can't do - travel.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 3rd February 2021Stand-ups unite for sitcom to save comedy club
When venues were closed by the pandemic, James Acaster, Maria Bamford and other top comics got to work on a web series to rescue The Bill Murray in London.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st January 2021Piers Morgan rages at 'pasty weasel' James Acaster
Piers Morgan let rip at James Acaster, branding him a "pasty weasel" after the comedian told Lorraine Kelly to "go f***herself" when, on The Last Leg, she selected Morgan as her hero.
The Mirror, 4th January 2021James Acaster is an audacious king of comedy
Two years on, the Kettering comic's show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 remains personal, painful and electrifying. What will he do next?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st December 2020Comedians accuse Big Fat Quiz Of The Year of sexism
Comedians have denounced Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz Of The Year as sexist. Acts have taken to social media to point out that the Boxing Day episode of the panel show features no female comedians.
British Comedy Guide, 18th December 2020Big Zuu Series 2 line-up announced
The line-up of guests appearing in the forthcoming second series of Big Zuu's Big Eats has been announced by Dave.
British Comedy Guide, 15th December 2020James Acaster reveals why he bombed at the Palladium
Recalling the event on White Wine Question Time, Acaster told Kate Thornton trying out new material on Tonight At The London Palladium in 2017 probably wasn't his best idea.
Jayne Cherrington-Cook, Yahoo, 3rd October 2020The stand-ups who took over children's TV
Is performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by day.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 10th September 2020Gamble & Acaster's podcast notches 30 million downloads
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - the award-winning podcast that invites a special guest into the 'dream restaurant' to order their favourite meal - has been downloaded over 30 million times in just over three series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd July 2020James Acaster backs bid to save Wicksteed Park
James Acaster has backed a bid to save the theme park he recreated in meringue on jamesThe Great British Bake Off.
BBC, 21st June 2020