BBC man who launched Dad's Army dies at 98
Paul Fox helped give the comedy its iconic title sequence
09/04/2024 … The BBC executive who oversaw the launch of Dad's Army and The Two Ronnies has died at the age of 98, the broadcaster has announced.
2024 Archives
Tue 09 April 2024
© Steve Ullathorne Sketch Off final 2024
Tim Harding reviews the gig at Leicester Square Theatre
09/04/2024 … Is sketch comedy gathering momentum? Well, yes and no.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures 'I could be the female Seth Rogan'
09/04/2024 … Ashley Storrie stars in the new BBC comedy Dinosaur, which she also co-created with Matilda Curtis.
Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … Few would have expected a wordless physical comedy show from a Polish clown to be the underground hit of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, but here we…
Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human Centipede
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … As the title graphically suggests, Mel and Sam’s latest Melbourne show is about two besties so inseparable that ‘joined at the hip’ just isn’t…
Hot Department
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … Let’s face it, ‘sexy’ and ‘sketch comedy’ rarely go together, but Hot Department are the exception.
Geraldine Quinn: The Passion of Saint Nicholas
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2024 … One of the great mysteries of the universe is why Geraldine Quinn is not a superstar.
© Mark Paterson Holly Ludlow wins West End New Act of the Year,
Prateek Kohli second and Tasmin Sarkany third
09/04/2024 … Holly Ludlow has been named West End New Act of the Year, with Prateek Kohli second and Tasmin Sarkany third.