© BBC Original Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Review of the episode unseen for 41 years
15/06/2023 … ‘It’s funnier than we thought it was going to be.
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Thu 15 June 2023
© BBC Tue 13 June 2023
99 Club bursary showcase 2023
Review of five female acts showcased en route to the Edinburgh Fringe
13/06/2023 … London’s 99 Club has a track record of picking winners when it comes to its bursary for female and non-binary acts making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts.
Fri 09 June 2023
Call Jonathan Pie
Review of the spoof news reporter's new BBC radio comedy
09/06/2023 … Has the BBC muted Jonathan Pie? Not directly – but the first venture into radio for Tom Walker’s disillusioned political journalist is an uneasy…
Thu 08 June 2023
© Quay Street Productions/ITVX Significant Other
Review of Youssef Kerkour and Katherine Parkinson's new ITVX comedy
08/06/2023 … By starting with an overdose attempt and a heart attack, Significant Other couldn’t signal its intentions to be an unconventional romcom any more clearly.
Tue 06 June 2023
James Austin Johnson: The Age of JAJ
Review of Saturday Night Live's Trump impersonator in London
06/06/2023 … James Austin Johnson is a brilliant mimic, no doubt about that, having made a huge splash with his Donald Trump and Joe Biden impersonations when he joined Saturday…
Fri 02 June 2023
Ben Hodge: It’s A Boy?
02/06/2023 … It’s A Boy? is Ben Hodge’s account of his trans journey – a route that took him on so many diversions that he’s now pretty much completed…
Thu 01 June 2023
Mustafa Algiyadi’s A Little Killing Hurts No One
01/06/2023 … A warm and engaging comic, Mustafa Algiyadi greets the audience as they enter the pub, let alone the intimate room he’s performing in.
Nir Gottleid: Middle Rage
01/06/2023 … An Israeli comic based in Berlin, Nir Gottleid describes himself as ‘one of the darkest comics’ in Europe, and sells his show about ageing by promising…