© BBC Inside No 9: Lip Service
24/05/2021 … One of the more subdued entries in the Inside No 9 canon, Lip Service takes place in a gloomy and uninviting hotel room where Felix, a sad data entry manager, is…
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Mon 24 May 2021
© BBC Thu 20 May 2021
We Are Lady Parts
Preview of Channel 4's new comedy about an all-Muslim female punk band
20/05/2021 … Simply by focussing on a group of Muslim women, We Are Lady Parts comes packaged with all sorts of cultural expectations about representation that no white suburban…
Tue 18 May 2021
Girl Stuck In Basketball Hoop
Ian Smith's Radio 4 comedy documentary
18/05/2021 … Comedians have been finding all sorts of alternative lines of work as the pandemic ravages their usual livelihoods.
Mon 17 May 2021
© BBC Inside No 9: Simon Says
17/05/2021 … If last week’s Inside No 9, mixing heist movie with commedia dell’arte, flaunted Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s inventive creative ambitions,…
© Christian Sayers The very first comedy gig of 2021
Steve Bennett joins Angel Comedy's cheeky midnight gig as lockdown eases
17/05/2021 … Comedy’s often best when it feels illicit – and gathering at midnight to partake of an activity banned by the government for the past five months certainly…
Fri 14 May 2021
Simon Bird: Debrief
Review of his debut stand-up special out now on All4
14/05/2021 … It’s strange and unsettling watching Simon Bird perform his debut stand-up special to an empty theatre – and he probably wouldn’t have it any other…
Tue 11 May 2021
© BBC Inside No 9: Wuthering Heist
Review of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's latest
11/05/2021 … Six series in, and Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have lost none of their ability to surprise with Inside No 9.
Wed 05 May 2021
© John Manktelow/Plum Pictures Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
05/05/2021 … You might not think you care much about the structural integrity of the panelling on a knackered old bus… but thanks to Johnny Vegas’s enthusiasm,…