An alternative eclipse
25/08/2017 … Tweets of the week I wonder how Bruce Forsyth and Yoda would have greeted each other?— Michael Legge (@michaellegge) August 19, 2017 When a big orange…
Fri 25 August 2017
Muriel: Bad Master
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Jay Richardson
25/08/2017 … Plenty of sketch groups are establishing their reputations online now, so it makes sense that some will prove themselves exceptionally accomplished with video by…
Who is the unsung hero of the Fringe and why?
Some people are just about to get a little less unsung...
25/08/2017 … Every comedian who goes up there, puts their heart and soul into a show and works their arse off, they are all heroes! (Don't be rude to them when they flyer…
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Fleabag to get a second series
25/08/2017 … Fleabag is to get a second series, it has been announced.
James & Jamesy: 2 for Tea
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
25/08/2017 … There are not just two people in James and Jamesy, it’s almost as if there are two shows.
Revealed: Details of Black Mirror Series 4
As Charlie Brooker says: Real events are outpacing satire
25/08/2017 … Charlie Brooker says writing satire has become difficult because real politics is so insane – and moves too quickly.
Pat Cahill: The Fisherman
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Jay Richardson
25/08/2017 … Pat Cahill has an endearing habit of dismissing his previous shows as self-indulgent folly, promising something more mainstream, then reverting to his eccentric…
© Steve Ullathorne 'One of the funniest, most brilliant pieces of anything committed to film'
Ashley Storrie's Perfect Playlist
25/08/2017 … Ashley Storrie picks her comedy favourites.