Death Valley
Review of BBC One’s new comedy detective series with Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth
26/05/2025 … With Ludwig and now this, the BBC’s comedy department is looking like the home of cosy crime.
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Mon 26 May 2025
Love Hunt
26/05/2025 … Through a brilliant mix of character work and clowning, Charlie Mulliner introduces us to Amber, newly dumped from a ten-year relationship that was more toxic than…
Candace Bryan: MILF (Mom I'd Like to Find)
26/05/2025 … Candace Bryan was raised by a single dad in Memphis, Tennessee, deep in the Bible Belt and – as she likes to remind us – the murder capital…
Hill and Jones Comedy Catastrophe
26/05/2025 … It shouldn’t be a surprise when a comedy sketch show is actually funny.
James Arthur Isn't a Mathematician and Other Lies
26/05/2025 … It’s billed as a work in progress for Edinburgh – albeit one Chortle was invited to – so I’ll avoid too detailed an analysis of…
Thu 22 May 2025
© Channel 4 The Horne Section TV Show series 2
22/05/2025 … Would The Horne Section TV Show exist if its frontman weren’t also responsible for Channel 4’s most successful comedy format? The question might be moot,…
Mon 19 May 2025
© Paul Gilbey Mr Swallow in Show Pony
Review of Nick Mohammed's new tour
19/05/2025 … In keeping with the overwhelming trend in stand-up, Mr Swallow promises that Show Pony is his most personal show yet.
Sun 11 May 2025
Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Review of the comedian's show about a medical ordeal
11/05/2025 … Today’s stand-up scene can very loosely be divided those comics who put gags front and centre, normally born from the club circuit, and those who lead with…