Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum
Netflix special reviewed by Steve Bennett
21/12/2020 … Rhys Nicholson’s first Netflix special starts with melancholic monochrome shots of the deserted streets of Melbourne, the camera swooping into the Atheneum…
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Mon 21 December 2020
Mon 14 December 2020
The Comeback with Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen
Theatre review by Steve Bennett
14/12/2020 … No sooner has The Comeback hit the West End stage than it will be forced to close, as London goes into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday.
Mon 07 December 2020
© BBC The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown
07/12/2020 … With Christmas being one of the few times a family sits down to watch TV together, broadcasters tend to turn to much-loved sitcoms: comforting, amusing programmes…
© Geraint Lewis Potted Panto
Theatre review by Steve Bennett
07/12/2020 … It’s not, of course, the normal panto season.
Thu 26 November 2020
Belushi
26/11/2020 … The popular image of John Belushi is of a wild, unruly performer – not too far from his Animal House fratboy persona – who lived fast and died young,…
Thu 12 November 2020
© Netflix Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House Of Fun
New Netflix series reviewed by Steve Bennett
12/11/2020 … ‘Madcap’ doesn’t always get a good rap as a comedy genre, but that’s what sketch trio Aunty Donna have been pumping out for the best part…
Wed 04 November 2020
The Emily Atack Show
04/11/2020 … To be truly patronising the following sentence should really have those handclap emojis between each word.
Mon 02 November 2020
Daniel Kitson: Dot. Dot. Dot.
Virtual gig review by Steve Bennett
02/11/2020 … As if the world hasn’t been knocked off its axis enough this year, here comes another shock… a show from Daniel Kitson that’s – whisper…