Ali Wong's book gets a UK release
Hard-learned advice to her young daughters
02/08/2019 … Ali Wong’s first book is to be released in the UK after publisher Canongate Books snapped up the rights.
2019 Archives
Fri 02 August 2019
Will Duggan: Class Two
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … It’s not a heckle, really, but no less devastating.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in five minutes
Dreamgun at Chortle's Fast Fringe
02/08/2019 … Here’s the comedy team Dreamgun performing their version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in five minutes It comes from their show Film…
Why I'm turning my phone off this Fringe
But Luke Rollason is asking his audience to keep theirs on
02/08/2019 … Being at the Fringe can feel like walking around a giant, three dimensional version of the internet.
John Pendal: Monster
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … Many comedians who enjoy non-vanilla sex lives exploit their difference from the mainstream for all its worth, seeking to elicit howls of shock as much as howls…
I find the 'man-child as an agent of chaos’ thing so funny
Last year's Edinburgh best newcomer, Ciaran Dowd, chooses his comedy favourites
02/08/2019 … Saturday Night Live: Renaldo and Alexi I'm a huge fan of SNL, but I don't watch it religiously – I dip in and out as does the quality.
It Takes Three to Tango
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … There’s a fine line dividing ‘enthusiastic and lively’ from ‘irritating and attention-seeking’ – and for my taste, these three…
Dad’s Army remake is 'cultural vandalism'
...says actor who briefly appeared in the original
02/08/2019 … An actor who appeared in the original Dad’s Army has slammed plans to remake three lost episodes as ‘cultural vandalism’.