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More comedians revealed as Pointless guest hosts
Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Rose Matafeo and Sally Phillips have been confirmed as future guest hosts of the BBC One quiz show, as well as Gyles Brandreth, Andi Oliver and Vick Hope.
BBC, 23rd February 2023Bleak Expectations stage play gets West End run
Dickensian pastiche Bleak Expectations, a Radio 4 hit from 2007, is to take to the West End stage this summer with a run of headline guest stars.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2023Hold The Front Page review
Are these two comedians the saviours of local journalism?
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 18th January 2023Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke
The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold The Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike ...
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 15th January 2023Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe show local journalism is harder than it looks
What should viewers take away from this show? Hopefully it helps people realise the pressures local journalists (real ones, no offence to Kumar and Widdicombe) are under.
Charlotte Tobitt, The Press Gazette, 4th January 2023Christmas Carole review
Of the many, many, many versions of Charles Dickens's classic tale produced each year, Sky's retelling adds an intriguing twist or two - but can't help but feel like a plodding adaptation.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th December 2022Christmas Carole review
Suranne Jones is pitch perfect in this instant festive classic.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 24th December 2022Christmas Carole review
Modern-day Scrooge is as flimsy as a party-hat cracker.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2022The best comedy shows of 2022
From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching stand-up and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2022For comedians, being cancelled is good for business - and 2022 proved it
Soul-baring is out, nudity is in: our comedy critic Tristram Fane Saunders looks over the trends of 2022 - and picks out the year's best and worst shows.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 14th December 2022