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Hold The Front Page. Image shows left to right: Nish Kumar, Josh Widdicombe
Hold The Front Page

Hold The Front Page (2023)

  • TV factual
  • Sky Max
  • 2023 - 2024
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

A series about local news publishing, with Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe.

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British shows leads comedy entertainment category in Rose d'Or Awards

A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou, Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat, Hold The Front Page, Prince Andrew: The Musical and Taskmaster are nominated for best comedy entertainment show in the international Rose d'Or Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2023

Nish Kumar, Josh Widdicombe - Argus reporters for TV show

The production crew have already quizzed Argus reporters for possible leads the pair can follow up on, though you will have to wait and see what weird and wonderful stories they'll end up being sent on.

South Wales Argus, 4th September 2023

Hold The Front Page returning for a second series

Hold The Front Page is returning to Sky Max for a second series, with Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe once again toiling in the newsrooms of local newspapers.

British Comedy Guide, 20th June 2023

Hold The Front Page review

Are these two comedians the saviours of local journalism?

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 18th January 2023

Nish 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 2023

Nish 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 2023

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe Hold The Front Page for Sky

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe are making a Sky comedy series about local news. Shooting this summer, Hold The Front Page will see the pair championing the role that local newspapers play in the communities they serve.

British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2022

Widdicombe and Kumar film pilot at Gillingham Town

Comedians Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar used a recent Gillingham football match as part of a pilot for a potential new Sky TV comedy.

Luke Cawdell, Kent Online, 14th September 2021

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe pilot Sky show about local newspapers

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe are piloting a Sky comedy show about local news. Hold The Front Page will see the pair championing the role that local newspapers play in the communities they serve.

British Comedy Guide, 11th August 2021

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