James Acaster, ballet expert
...at least according to Amazon
12/09/2019 … He’s more about punchlines than pirouettes – but it seems that James Acaster has written a bestselling book about ballet.
2019 Archives
Thu 12 September 2019
When is Russell Howard and Mum: Globetrotters returning?
12/09/2019 … Comedy Central has confirmed an air date for Russell Howard’s fourth travelogue series with his mother Ninettte.
Wed 11 September 2019
NextUp to film stand-up specials at Soho Theatre
11/09/2019 … Soho Theatre has signed a deal with streaming platform NextUp to film and distribute a series of live comedy specials.
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
Review of his Netflix special by Steve Bennett
11/09/2019 … At one point in his new special Bill Burr asks: ‘You know what’s funny about sexual assault? It’s a deliberately provocative opener to a…
What's it like to perform comedy to an audience with dementia?
Comedians stage a care home gig
11/09/2019 … It’s not their usual sort of crowd, but six newish comedians have just performed at a care home – where half the residents have dementia.
© Joel Dommett/Instagram Joel Dommett gets married
...with Iain Stirling officiating
11/09/2019 … Joel Dommett has married model Hannah Cooper – with Iain Stirling officiating.
Tue 10 September 2019
Brassic fantastic
Sky's best comedy launch in seven years
10/09/2019 … Sky One series Brassic has become the channel’s highest-rated comedy show in more than seven years.
When Sacha Baron Cohen upset the wrong guy...
A run-in with heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko
10/09/2019 … Former world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko once intimidated Sacha Baron Cohen for mocking Kazakhstan in Borat.