SNL boss: We're validated by Trump's hatred
But he senses a 'fatigue' about the president's shenanigans
23/08/2019 … A Saturday Night Live producer has said he feels ‘a little validated’ every time Donald Trump gets upset at the show.
2019 Archives
Fri 23 August 2019
© UKTV We're not trying to improve on the unimprovable
Kevin Eldon on playing Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad's Army
23/08/2019 … On Sunday, Gold airs the first of its remake of three lost episodes of Dad’s Army.
ITV gets back in the sitcom game
New comedy about an asylum seeker from the writers of Outnumbered
23/08/2019 … ITV is returning to the studio sitcom – with a new comedy about an asylum-seeker, starring Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola Kate And Kolo is about a working-class…
Thu 22 August 2019
Finlay Christie wins So You Think You're Funny?
Edinburgh new act hunt in its 32nd year
22/08/2019 … Finlay Christie has won this year’s So You Think You’re Funny? new act competition at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Dan Soder: Son Of A Gary
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
22/08/2019 … In HBO’s Billions, Dan Soder plays the super-rich financial trader Dudley Mafee – but his real life is a lot more gritty than that, as reflected in his…
© Edward Moore George Rigden: Spooning With Uri
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
22/08/2019 … George Rigden has a remarkable tale to share, not least because it continues to develop by the act of him sharing it.
How to avoid offence in comedy – if you want to
TV executives discuss the do's and don'ts of tackling sensitive topics
22/08/2019 … Authenticity is the key to avoiding offence in comedy, a panel of TV executives have concluded.