'It's been a distressing week’
Russell Brand says 'question the information you're presented with' in latest video
22/09/2023 … Russell Brand has issued his first video since a number of women came forward to accuse him of rape and sexual assault.
2023 Archives
Fri 22 September 2023
© David Benbennick/CC BY-SA 3.0 Two sides to every story
22/09/2023 … Posts of the week Ben Hur once organised a big race at the Coliseum for a good cause.
© Marc Brenner Dawn French Is A Huge Twat
Review of the national treasure's tour as it hits the London Palladium
22/09/2023 … Dawn French pitches her latest theatrical stand-up show as an antidote to the curated perfection of social media.
© BBC/20th Television BBC acquires Love, Victor
US teen comedy-drama coming to iPlayer
22/09/2023 … The BBC has acquired all three seasons of American teen comedy-drama Love, Victor from Disney Entertainment.
Liverpudlian stand-up Stevie Faye dies at 95
Comic was a star of ITV's The Comedians
22/09/2023 … Liverpudlian stand-up Stevie Faye – who appeared in more than a dozen episodes of 1970s stand-up showcase The Comedians – has died at the age…
Thu 21 September 2023
© Channel 4/Avalon Taskmaster series 16: Interviews with the contestants
Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma
21/09/2023 … Taskmaster's 16th series starts at 9pm tonight on Channel 4.
© Channel 4 Cast revealed for Channel 4's Partygate
Jon Culshaw is Boris Johnson, among a raft of familiar comedy names
21/09/2023 … Jon Culshaw will provide the voice of Boris Johnson in Channel 4’s new factual drama Partygate.
© C4/Avalon 'They’re like the Famous Five... they’re giddy to be in each other’s company'
Greg Davies and Alex Horne give their verdict on Taskmaster's series 16 contestants
21/09/2023 … Taskmaster is back for a 16th series tonight, with Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma being given…