© Clive Holland An Evening Without Kate Bush
Review of Sarah-Louise Young's heroine-worshipping cabaret show
10/02/2022 … Is this a Kate Bush tribute act? Not quite.
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Thu 10 February 2022
© Clive Holland Wed 09 February 2022
© BBC Martin Fishback
09/02/2022 … Fergus Craig stuck viral gold during lockdown with his alter-ego Martin, the worst kind of middle-class, self-important boomer, making shouty video calls to…
Tue 08 February 2022
© Sister This Is Going To Hurt
Review of the BBC adaptation of Adam Kay's memoirs, starring Ben Whishaw
08/02/2022 … Given just how many dramas and comedies are set in hospitals, it’s surprising that there hasn’t been one quite like This Is Going To Hurt before.
Sun 06 February 2022
© Channel 4 The Curse
Review of C4's new comedy crime caper with the People Just Do Nothing team
06/02/2022 … Fictional heists normally come with a touch of elan, whether the glitzy suave of Ocean’s Eleven or the rougher underworld charisma of a Guy Ritchie ensemble.
Wed 02 February 2022
© Pamela Raith Spike
Review of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s play about the Goon show mastermind
02/02/2022 … It’s hard to overestimate Spike Milligan’s influence on British comedy.
Tue 01 February 2022
© BBC Lazy Susan
Review of Celeste Dring and Freya Parker's new BBC Three sketch show
01/02/2022 … Celeste Dring and Freya Parker are phenomenal in their ability to create believable comedy characters, rich in subtle detail and traits.
Thu 27 January 2022
Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control
27/01/2022 … Vehemently ranting against the evils and chaos of the Tory government, Nish Kumar could be the angriest man in comedy.
Wed 26 January 2022
© Tiger Aspect/BBC The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk, series 2
TV review as Spencer Jones's alter-ego returns
26/01/2022 … ‘Bonkers’ seems inadequate an adjective to describe the stupid, strange world of Herbert Clunkerdunk, that melds the childish and the avant-garde.