Becoming Victoria Wood
New documentary about the comedy pioneer
09/01/2026 … Becoming Victoria Wood is an affectionate documentary that gives full context to the sexism and body-shaming – often internalised – that the comedian…
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 09 January 2026
Thu 08 January 2026
© Marc Brenner Woman In Mind
Review of Romesh Ranganathan's West End debut
08/01/2026 … Romesh Ranganathan is unlikely to win awards for the boundless versatility of his acting, but he’s well-cast in his West End debut as a socially awkward, repressed…
Wed 07 January 2026
© BBC/Big Talk Studios Can You Keep A Secret?
Review of Dawn French and Mark Heap's new BBC comedy
07/01/2026 … In 2007, the papers were full of news of John Darwin, who turned up more than five years after he was declared dead in a canoeing accident so his wife Anne could…
Why In The Name Of Pierre Novellie?
Preview of the comdian's new Radio 4 show
07/01/2026 … Pierre Novellie would be a valuable member of any pub quiz team.
Fri 02 January 2026
© BBC Shedites
Review of the new sitcom from some of the Mrs Brown's Boys team
02/01/2026 … News of a new sitcom from some of those culpable for Mrs Brown’s Boys was never going to be greeted with unalloyed joy by comedy cognoscenti.
Thu 25 December 2025
© BBC/Merman Amandaland Christmas special
Review of the new episode, guest starring Jennifer Saunders
25/12/2025 … Reuniting Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders may have been a casting coup – but the real delight in their Absolutely Fabulous reunion is the characters they…
Mon 22 December 2025
© BBC Mammoth Christmas special
Review of Mike Bubbins’ festive sitcom episode
22/12/2025 … Maybe Tony Mammoth has a point, Christmas TV *was* better back in his day, mainly thanks to Morecambe and Wise.
Thu 18 December 2025
© Matt Stronge Adam Riches: The 12 Beans of Christmas
Review of the comedian's festive gameshow, in the guise of Sean Bean
18/12/2025 … Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas if it weren’t for Adam Riches pretending to be Sean Bean, riding an inflatable reindeer and booting mince pies into the…