Daisy Earl: Fairy Elephant
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jack Boyles
04/08/2019 … Today we might call it ‘fat-shaming’, but Fairy Elephant is a nickname Daisy Earl’s mother once gave her, drawing unwanted attention to her plus-size…
Sun 04 August 2019
© BBC How John Cleese tries to hold back the years
Comic spends thousands on stem cell therapy
04/08/2019 … John Cleese is undergoing stem cell therapy in a bid to stay young.
Raul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
04/08/2019 … Raul Kohli outlines this show as offering ‘no solutions, just a series of questions’.
'Imagine Pirates of the Caribbean - but good'
Alasdair Beckett-King shares his comedy favourites
04/08/2019 … Father Ted Father Ted was created by comedy writer Arthur Mathews and mad internet bully Graham Linehan.
Can 'the funniest woman on Instagram' cut it live?
The best of the week's live comedy
04/08/2019 … The week's best live comedy.
New R4 series for John Moloney
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
04/08/2019 … Our pick of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.
© BBC/Two Brothers Fleabag named programme of the year
By America's Television Critics Association
04/08/2019 … Fleabag was the big winner at last night’s Television Critics Association awards.
Sat 03 August 2019
Ben Van der Velde: Fablemaker
Edinburgh Fringe review by Alex Bruce
03/08/2019 … Ben Van Der Velde spins many crowd work plates in Fablemaker, seeking a patchwork narrative in a one-man improv show entirely comprising audience interaction.