© BBC/Scott Kershaw Porridge
28/08/2016 … The announcement that Porridge was to be rebooted was greeted with almost universal cynicism.
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Sun 28 August 2016
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© BBC/Keiron McCarron Are You Being Served?
28/08/2016 … So this was the golden age of the sitcom? Of all the comedy greats there have been, the BBC is kicking off its celebratory season with a new episode of Are You Being…
Matt Price: Poltroon
28/08/2016 … Not so much a show as an entertaining, anecdotal, get-it-off-your chest hour.
Luke Graves: Living Luke
28/08/2016 … Luke Graves makes makes much of the fact that he offers a money-back guarantee if you don’t enjoy his show – an arrangement that’s simply a far more bureaucratically…
Ellie Taylor: Infidelliety
28/08/2016 … There’s a subtle subversion at the heart of Ellie Taylor’s show.
Carey Marx: Hero Of The People
28/08/2016 … The Fringe’s constant quest for the new means that some great, established comedians get overlooked.
John-Luke Roberts Builds A Monster
28/08/2016 … John-Luke Roberts has a catchphrase to describe his comedy: ‘High concept, low art.
Mawaan Rizwan: Gender Neutral Concubine Pirate
28/08/2016 … Confessional stand-up presented through surreal clowning, Mawaan Rizwan isn't always an easy watch.