8 shows from the Women In Comedy festival
Kicking off in Manchester this week
29/09/2024 … The 11th annual Women In Comedy Festival kicks off in Manchester on Thursday, and running through to October 15.
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Sun 29 September 2024
Fri 27 September 2024
How Red Dwarf coined a new swear word or two
'Smeg' wasn't the only insult Rob Grant and Doug Naylor came up with...
27/09/2024 … In this exclusive extract from a new unofficial guide to Red Dwarf, billed as the 'most comprehensive work yet on the beloved sci-fi comedy', writer Tom…
I ended up hating this more than almost any other show... and was grateful for it
Tim Harding experiences Alan Resnick and Anna Seregina
27/09/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives his verdict on two visiting avant-garde American comics in the latest edition of his fortnightly comedy diary.
Tue 24 September 2024
What was the name of French & Saunders farewell tour?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz... all about double acts
24/09/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Sun 22 September 2024
© UTKV 'I was running around a forest like a poor man’s Bear Grylls'
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson on Apocalypse Slough
22/09/2024 … Apocalypse Slough, the latest in the Murder They Hope series of comic whodunits, comes to Gold.
Fri 20 September 2024
© Channel 4 'It was horrific, much worse than I'd expected'
Shazia Mirza and Tez Ilyas on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
20/09/2024 … Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins returns to Channel 4 on Sunday with comedians Tez Ilyas, 40, and Shazia Mirza, 45, among those taking on the gruelling special forces…
Thu 19 September 2024
I'm a worrier who embarked on the high-risk profession of comedian
Interview with David Mitchell as he stars in Ludwig
19/09/2024 … In the new BBC crime series Ludwig, David Mitchell plays John Taylor, a man who lives in quiet solitude designing puzzles for a living, under the…
Tue 17 September 2024
How much do you know about the Inbetweeners?
17/09/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.