Theatre review: Broken Lad
A new play about a washed-up comedian
19/10/2021 … Could it be time for a 21st Century version of The Comedians, Trevor Griffiths’ perceptive play that foresaw the alternative comedy revolution upending the…
2021 Archives
Tue 19 October 2021
© Matt Crockett Joe Lycett: I'm hounded by a ghost dog
Comic reckons spirit makes mutts pee in his doorway
19/10/2021 … Joe Lycett reckons his house his haunted by a ghost dog.
The Leaf Blowerers
With Nick Helm and Paul F Taylor
19/10/2021 … This park ain't big enough for the both of them.
Mon 18 October 2021
© Avalon/UKTV New American TV role for Lolly Adefope
Adapting her story from Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and Other Lies)
18/10/2021 … Lolly Adefope is set to star in a new American TV series based on the essay anthology book Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and Other Lies).
Mel Brooks writes another chapter in the history of the world
Sequel to his 1981 movie heading for the small screen
18/10/2021 … Mel Brooks is making a TV sequel to his 1981 film comedy History of the World, Part I.
© Phil McIntyre Television Who's in the running for the BBC New Comedy Award 2021?
Episode guide as new act hunt returns to TV
18/10/2021 … The BBC’s New Comedy Award hits screens tomorrow – the first time they have been on television since 2005, when Tom Allen took the crown.
Comedian Phil Butler dies at 51
Colleagues pay tribute to comic 'who always stole the show'
18/10/2021 … Comedian and magician Phil Butler has died at the age of 51.
When is series 3 of Stath Lets Flats on Channel 4?
18/10/2021 … Stath Lets Flats is returning to Channel 4 on October 26, the broadcaster has announced.