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Gold orders second series of Murder, They Hope
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are returning for a second series of comedy mysteries in Murder, They Hope.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2022The Island review
I watched Dave's new comedy format The Island, not knowing it had been devised by stand-ups James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins when they got stranded in New York by a storm. That fact came as something as a surprise, given the show feels less than an idea created organically by some fine comic minds, and more like the brainchild of a UKTV exec trying to engineer something to fill a Taskmaster-shaped hole left after their biggest show got poached by Channel 4.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd March 2022The Island, Dave, review
Comedy panel shows are over - this predictable refresh proves it.
Emily Watkins, i Newspaper, 23rd March 2022The Island review
This nautical panel show is so laugh-free it's a wreck.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 23rd March 2022The Island is proof that lazy podcasts are ruining TV comedy
Dave's new panel show challenges a group of comics to come up with strategies for how to survive after a shipwreck. But why?
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 23rd March 2022The Likely Dads to return to Radio 4 for Series 2
A second series of Radio 4 show The Likely Dads has been recorded. Tim Vincent, Mick Ferry and Russell Kane will be joined by guests including Johnny Vegas, Nabil Abdulrashid, Alun Cochrane, Emmanuel Sonubi, Sanjeev Kohli, Dominic Holland, Pete Selwood and George Lewis.
British Comedy Guide, 15th March 2022Richard Hammond hosts Comedy Central science panel show
Comedy Central has ordered Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction, a science-based panel show. Johnny Vegas and Victoria Coren Mitchell are team captains, with Ria Lina as Hammond's sidekick.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd February 2022We Wish You a Mandy Christmas review
Diane Morgan does proper belly laughs.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 20th December 2021We Wish You A Mandy Christmas review
Diane Morgan's hapless comedy character goes full Scrooge.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 20th December 2021We Wish You a Mandy Christmas, BBC2, review
Even Diane Morgan has a soft side.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 20th December 2021