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The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
12/08/2018 … This week’s comedy on TV and radio is dominated by showcases of live performers.
Sun 12 August 2018
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Jason Byrne splits from wife
12/08/2018 … Jason Byrne has split from his wife Brenda after 14 years of marriage.
Olga Koch: Fight
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … Olga Koch has a fantastic story to tell, rooted in pre-glasnost Russia, and only one chance to tell it for the first time.
'One of the finest mental breakdowns I've ever seen'
Christopher Bliss creator Rob Carter chooses his comedy favourites
12/08/2018 … Monty Python: Whicker Island These guys really are the height of silliness, something I'm extremely fond of.
Newcastle vs Newcastle
BBC New Comedy Award winner Heidi Regan at Chortle's Fast Fringe
12/08/2018 … Heidi Regan compares and contrasts the two Newcastles – the one in North East England and her hometown in New South Wales – in her set at Chortle’s Fast Fringe.
Sat 11 August 2018
Herald Angel award for Sarah Keyworth
Comic's debut scoops coveted Fringe accolade
11/08/2018 … Sarah Keyworth has been awarded a Herald Angel Award for her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Dark Horse.
It's All My Mother's Fault
Edinburgh Fringe review by Sophie Cartman
11/08/2018 … Romina Puma has muscular dystrophy and enters her room in a wheelchair – but as soon as she gets in front of the audience, she suddenly stands and exclaims:…
'I once got a five-star review for a show I wasn't in'
The Big Ask: What's the oddest thing you've read in a Fringe review?
11/08/2018 … I once got a five-star review which said ‘Richard Soames does a superb job.