© BBC The Ranganation gets a fourth series
...and producers are looking for panelists
17/08/2021 … The BBC has ordered a fourth series of The Ranganation.
2021 Archives
Tue 17 August 2021
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'I did a gig in a van to a Norwegian family'
Sam Lake recalls a weird Fringe gig as he returns to Edinburgh
17/08/2021 … Sam Lake is a former winner of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year award, who also set up the comedy night Joy Multiplication with fellow…
© Steph Bor Ivor Dembina: This Is Not A Subject For Comedy
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2021 … Say what you like about making a comedy show about the intractable Arab-Israeli conflict, but you can’t deny it’s got longevity.
© ITV Another lifetime achievement award for Billy Connolly
Courtesy of the Edinburgh TV festival
17/08/2021 … Sir Billy Connolly will appear at the Edinburgh Television Festival to receive its lifetime achievement award for his immeasurable contribution to the industry.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Who were the lead characters in Detectorists?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz... with a sport and leisure theme
17/08/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2021 … I have to resist the temptation to start this review ‘Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas…’ For this whole hour is about the actor trying to escape…
Vladimir McTavish: 2020 Re-Vision
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2021 … In this end-of-lockdown (hopefully) report, stand-up veteran Vladimir McTavish runs through some of the biggest headlines and most common behaviours of the past…
Fleabag and her sister reunited
17/08/2021 … Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and her on-screen sibling Sian Clifford are to discuss their careers as part of a series of talks from leading drama school…