Edinburgh Fringe: 10 punbelievably good show titles
Wordplay rules for these festival comedians
18/07/2024 … Forget the Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist, THIS is the list some comedians really want to be on… 1.
Thu 18 July 2024
© Eva Pentel Grace Campbell launches party pocasts
Guests include Katherine Ryan, Jameela Jamil and Joanne McNally
18/07/2024 … Grace Campbell is to launch a new podcast, Late To The Party, next week, with guests including Katherine Ryan, Jameela Jamil and Joanne McNally.
Daniel Kitson: Collaborator
Review of the comedian's latest high-concept work
18/07/2024 … In common with many right-minded people, Daniel Kitson dislikes audience participation, calling it 'creatively bankrupt and ethically questionable’, objecting…
© Steve Ullathorne Sophie Willan joins Never Mind The Buzzcocks
As Daisy May Cooper stands aside
18/07/2024 … Sophie Willan is to stand in for Daisy May Cooper as team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Wed 17 July 2024
New book from Richard Ayoade
Audio version stars Noel Fielding, Chris Morris and more
17/07/2024 … Richard Ayoade has written a new novel, about his fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes – a practically mythical mid-century playwright – from obscurity.
Piglets clips
Preview of ITV's new comedy about police recruits
17/07/2024 … ITV has released a series of preview clips from its new comedy Piglets, set in a police training centre.
© Netflix Richard Gadd up for two Emmys
Among 11 nominations for Baby Reindeer
17/07/2024 … Richard Gadd has been nominated for two Emmys for writing and starring in Baby Reindeer, in shortlists dominated by The Bear.
Edinburgh Fringe: 10 shows in the New Town
Some comics on the wrong side of the tracks
17/07/2024 … The Fringe's centre of gravity has long shifted to the Old Town – but there's still plenty worth making the trip to the 'wrong' side of the…