'A laugh like a seal being flogged to death'
Shamik Chakrabarti on his most memorable gigs
14/04/2025 … Indian comedian Shamik Chakrabarti will be bringing his first international stand-up show, Despite Appearances, to Soho Theatre later this month.
2025 Archives
Mon 14 April 2025
The Tiny Little Bit Of Toothpaste At The End Of The Tube
14/04/2025 … The best songwriters tackle the fundamental struggles of what it means to be human.
Paul Whitehouse and Nick Frost cast in Harry Potter series
John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu too
14/04/2025 … Paul Whitehouse is to play Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch in the new TV adaption of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, it has been announced.
Ofcom criticises Katherine Ryan for plugging products on live TV
Comic ignored producers' warning to stay on script
14/04/2025 … Katherine Ryan went too far in gushing about a brand she had been paid to promote when she appeared on live TV, broadcast watchdog Ofcom has found.
Let's never take Katherine Ryan for granted
14/04/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - in the last two weeks.
Bridget Christie joins Things You Should Have Done
Playing an unhinged grief counsellor
14/04/2025 … Bridget Christie has joined the cast of award-winning BBC comedy Things You Should Have Done.
MICF: Raw Comedy National Grand Final 2025
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
14/04/2025 … Judges at new act competitions lie to you.
Sun 13 April 2025
Did Benny Hill deserve to be cancelled?
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
13/04/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday April 13 THE CANCELLATION OF BENNY HILL: Benny Hill was one of the UK's…