BlackAF
20/04/2020 … Shown on E4 in the UK, American sitcom Black-ish has not made anything like the impact here as it has in the States, where it has run for six seasons in a primetime…
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 20 April 2020
Wed 15 April 2020
Chris D’Elia: No Pain
Netflix comedy special reviewed by Steve Bennett
15/04/2020 … It’s all ‘bro’ and ‘dude’ and ‘man’ with Chris D’Elia; a style of stand-up that’s long started to feel stale.
© HBO Run
15/04/2020 … Rarely does a viewer care who carries the executive producer credits on a TV series.
Fri 10 April 2020
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions Peter Kay's Car Share: Audio special
10/04/2020 … The BBC has sunk millions into its Sounds app for its audio output.
Thu 09 April 2020
© UKTV/Gareth Gatrell Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
09/04/2020 … Feature-length versions of sitcoms have, at best, a chequered history.
Tue 07 April 2020
© BBC / Expectation Alma's Not Normal
07/04/2020 … For a pilot episode, Alma’s Not Normal easily achieves what it’s meant to do and introduces a cast of intriguing, sympathetic characters we’d like…
Sun 05 April 2020
Sincerely Louis CK
Review of the stand-up special he unexpectedly released last night
05/04/2020 … Last night, while much of America’s comedy industry was staging a marathon virtual fundraiser for colleagues left high and dry by the lockdown, its pariah,…
Sat 04 April 2020
Have I Got News For You and The Mash Report
Review of the topical TV shows in lockdown
04/04/2020 … Many people have had to get used to working from home in recent weeks, and purveyors of topical quips are not exempt, with both Have I Got News For You and The Mash…