Dylan Moran is Uthrok One-Nut
Comic joins The Witcher prequel, along with Lenny Henry
16/08/2021 … Comics Dylan Moran and Lenny Henry have joined the cast of Netflix’s new fantasy prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin.
2021 Archives
Mon 16 August 2021
A Weekend Away At The Hotel Decevoir
Edinburgh Fringe theatre review
16/08/2021 … Not so much a whodunit as a who-cares-whodunit, this clunky Agatha Christie spoof is overburdened with thin characters and undertroubled by plot, sense or motive.
This festival is chilled and lovely - but it's not the Fringe we love
Chortle editor Steve Bennett's notes on this year's Edinburgh Fringe
16/08/2021 … It’s been a week since Nicola Sturgeon reluctantly, it seemed, relaxed social distancing rules indoors and allowed Edinburgh Fringe venues to operate at full…
John Hegley: Drawings Of Dromedaries And Other Creatures)
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2021 … It’s a shame John Hegley only performed a handful of dates this Fringe - his first after a three-year gap – as his agreeable whimsy, distinctive comic…
Here comes the pun!
Leicester Comedy Festival to release wordplay joke book
16/08/2021 … Organisers of the UK Pun Championship are to release a book of one-liners celebrating wordplay.
Dara O Briain to host new C4 quiz show
One & Six Zeros has a £1million jackpot
16/08/2021 … Dara O Briain is to host a new Channel 4 quiz show offering a £1million prize jackpot.
© ITV ITV films Lee Mack's football training
Can he beat the curse of the Soccer Aid penalty?
16/08/2021 … Lee Mack's attempts to get into shape for the Soccer Aid charity football match are to be documented on ITV.
Frank Skinner hosts another Absolute Radio fundraiser
Big gig at the London Palladium in November
16/08/2021 … Frank Skinner is to host another Absolute Radio Live comedy benefit at the London Palladium.