Doug Stanhope: The Dying Of A Last Breed
27/05/2020 … ‘Brutal’ is probably an over-used adjective to describe edgelord comedy, but if any stand-up can lay claim to it, Doug Stanhope can.
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Wed 27 May 2020
Tue 26 May 2020
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas on Netflix
26/05/2020 … Despite the core premise of the remarkable Nanette, Hannah Gadsby did not turn her back on stand-up.
Wed 20 May 2020
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything
Netflix special reviewed by Steve Bennett
20/05/2020 … As the title suggests, Patton Oswalt is putting a positive spin on things in this Netflix special.
What's The Matter With Tony Slattery?
20/05/2020 … This story of what happened to Tony Slattery, 35 years after he set screens alight with his dazzling displays of mercurial comedy talent is not always an easy…
Thu 14 May 2020
© Netflix/Matt Holyoak Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe
14/05/2020 … There’s no surer sign that the hairline cracks in the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ all-in-this-together, good-old British pluck response to Covid-19…
Wed 13 May 2020
Where To, Mate?
13/05/2020 … Much fuss was made earlier this month when it was announced that the BBC was remaking Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues with a new cast.
Mon 11 May 2020
© UKTV Ricky & Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip
11/05/2020 … It’s impossible to top Ralf Little’s own review of this new travelogue with his Royle Family dad Ricky Tomlinson as a ‘two-bob version of The Trip’.
Tue 05 May 2020
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill
Netflix comedy special reviewed by Steve Bennett
05/05/2020 … On the face of it, Jerry Seinfeld is not the ideal comedian for a pandemic.