James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
05/09/2017 … The cover line of James Acaster’s collection of autobiographical stories says it all: ‘Too err is human; to err enough to fill a book isn’t.
2017 Archives
Tue 05 September 2017
© ITV Final whistle for Play To The Whistle
05/09/2017 … ITV panel show Play To The Whistle is to end after three series.
Timewasters: First trailer
05/09/2017 … ITV2 has released the first trailer for time-travel comedy Timewasters.
© freeimages.co.uk Are Edinburgh Fringe reviewers sexist?
One blogger has crunched the numbers
05/09/2017 … Some Edinburgh Fringe reviewers are demonstrably biased against female comedians, one blogger has claimed.
Alex Horne plays the Percentage Game
Developing a new TV show with Tim Key
05/09/2017 … Alex Horne is developing a new TV series based on his 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show The Percentage Game.
Joe Pasquale to play Frank Spencer
As Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em becomes a stage play
05/09/2017 … Some Mothers Do 'Ave ‘Em is to be turned into a stage play – with Joe Pasquale playing Frank Spencer.
Plaque removal
Comedy club appeals for return of its joke sign
05/09/2017 … The joke blue plaque on the wall of Manchester’s Frog and Bucket comedy club has been nicked.
The Awkward Silence: The Bastard King
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Hen & Chickens, London
05/09/2017 … Something like a two-man Game of Thrones – but with a toad king in place of dragons – The Bastard King is an historical epic about various factions…