Reece Shearsmith joins Will Sharpe's Prodigies
Meera Syal and Lolly Adefope too
06/08/2025 … Reece Shearsmith, Meera Syal and Lolly Adefope have joined the cast of Apple TV’s forthcoming series Prodigies.
2025 Archives
Wed 06 August 2025
Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
06/08/2025 … Ever since Cat Cohen burst onto the scene with her best newcomer-winning The Twist Is… She’s Gorgeous in 2019, she’s been an icon.
Holly Spillar: Tall Child
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
06/08/2025 … There’s a disclaimer, so the stakes must be high! So asserts Holly Spillar after an intriguingly looped message that Tall Child is a work of pure fiction and…
'Shooting Stars is phenomenal in every aspect'
Edinburgh Fringe performer Max Fulham picks his comedy favourites
06/08/2025 … Comedy ventriloquist Max Fulham makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut this year with his Pleasance show Full of Ham.
Grace Helbig: Let Me Get This Off My Chest
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
06/08/2025 … By this point there have been plenty of comedy shows about cancer, but Grace Helbig’s is among the most high-energy and raucous.
Is laughter the best medicine for the mental health epidemic?
Comic and psychiatrist Benji Waterhouse on plans for comedy on prescription
06/08/2025 … The UK’s funniest (OK, only) comedian-psychiatrist Dr Benji Waterhouse considers the NHS’s latest plans to prescribe comedy shows for people with depression Welcome…
Les Keen: The Man Who Invented A Catchphrase
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
06/08/2025 … In our last review of Les Keen we identified him as ‘one to watch’.