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Review - Comedians: Home Alone
This must have been one of the easiest comedy compilation shows to curate. With the live circuit in its induced coma, so many stand-ups are pumping out online content online that the whole internet is one giant audition room.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2020Comedians: Home Alone review
British comics have united to create this hit-and-miss homemade show, carried by the make-do-and-mend spirit.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 1st June 2020Room Next Door star Michael Spicer gets Radio 4 show
Radio 4 is to broadcast Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, a comedy based on comedian Michael Spicer's rise to internet stardom via his Room Next Door videos.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2020TV preview - Comedians: Home Alone
Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock the BBC launches with their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition - the BBC has the edge.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2020How social media nurtures a new breed of satirist
Michael Spicer has been able to quit his job as a copywriter after getting regular slots on The Late Late Show With James Corden.
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 27th May 2020Canongate acquires Michael Spicer debut book
Canongate has acquired actor and comedy writer Michael Spicer's debut book, The Secret Political Adviser.
Ruth Comerford, The Bookseller, 20th April 2020Michael Spicer interview
Political comedian Michael Spicer, from Ashford, reveals how he ended up on The Late Late Show with 'The Room Next Door'.
Oliver Kemp, Kent Online, 15th April 2020Chortle Awards 2020 winners
Jessica Fostekew has won Best Show and the Breakthrough prize in the Chortle Awards. Other winners include Zoe Lyons, Bob Mortimer, Brodi Snook, The Delightful Sausage, Flo & Joan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Rhod Gilbert.
British Comedy Guide, 18th March 2020Meet the man behind The Room Next Door
Michael Spicer's videos have amassed more than 35 million views in the space of six months. Here, he reveals the secrets to his whirlwind success.
Harriet Brewis, Evening Standard, 1st March 2020Chortle Awards 2020 nominees
Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen are amongst the nominees for the Chortle Awards 2020. Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew and Catherine Cohen have two nods.
British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020