Lauren Pattison: Peachy
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
08/08/2018 … As Lauren Pattison says at the top of her second show, Peachy, making comedy out of happiness isn’t an easy task.
Wed 08 August 2018
Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
08/08/2018 … After ruffling feathers on class and race, it was probably inevitable that comedy’s one-man incendiary device would next turn his attention to matters of gender,…
© ITV/Big Talk Filming starts on Timewasters series 2
New supporting cast as the action shifts to the 1950s
08/08/2018 … Shooting is to start on the second series of ITV2’s time-travelling comedy next week.
I just thought: ‘Who is this woman and how can I be her?’
Catherine Bohart picks her comedy favourites
08/08/2018 … Joan Rivers on TG4 When I was growing up we had four television channels, because my parents didn’t get cable TV until I was 17.
© C4 Hang Ups
08/08/2018 … Telly comedy often seems divided between the big, bold mainstream hits and those shows with more dramatic or sometimes even arthouse intent, with awkward humour…
Judge Romesh
08/08/2018 … Given that Romesh Ranganathan’s entire comedy shtick is to be grumpy, intolerant and judgmental, it’s perfect casting to have him as a judge.
Rachel Fairburn on the Manchester accent
08/08/2018 … The Manchester accent is far from sexy, according to comic Rachel Fairburn.
Tue 07 August 2018
The Piece
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
07/08/2018 … Laughs are always biggest when they are forbidden.