Victoria Wood left a treasure trove of unseen sketches
...and the first draft of a film script
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Comedy venues allowed to reopen next week
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Christmas gigs for Bill Bailey
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New Radio 4 stand-up show for Kiri Pritchard-McLean
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Radio 4 showcases disabled comedy talent
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A Smooth performance from Bill Bailey
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Live comedy picks
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Punching Up
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Videos
Nate, Natalie Palamides’ confrontational clown show about consent, is coming to Netflix next Tuesday, the streaming service has announced today.
And it has released this sample clip to tease the release:
In the special, the American performer adopts the exaggerated alter-ego of an archetypal man she’s variously described as a ‘douchebag’, ‘a jerk’ and ‘a loveable idiot’.
The show was Palamides’ follow-up to the egg-based Laid, an allegory about parenthood, which won her the best newcomer gong at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe.Amy Poehler is executive producer of the show, which is directed by Philip Burgers, who goes by the stage name Dr Brown.
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Watch a trailer of Natalie Palamides one-man show to drop next week
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Joe Lycett directs his first music video
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