Interview
Fresh from her international tour and critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run, produced by Daniel Sloss and presented by Hasan Minhaj, Forbes 30 Under 30 cover star Abby Govindan comes to the UK, including a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, with Pushing 30, her new show about dating, ageing and breaking generational curses.
Lifestyle coach and local legend Barry from Watford is embarking on his first tour at the age of 92, Shooting From The New Hip.
One of the regulars on Steve Wright’s Radio 2 show for ten years, he will be looking back over his eventful life, discussing his record collection and sensationally revealing the romantic liaison that nearly cost him his marriage in the 1960s.
Barry says: “Ninety-two years in the making, it’s my entire life - minus
Quickfire Irish stand-up Andrew Ryan is back with his biggest tour yet, Honest Capacity.
Newlywed Andrew is happy, confident and can drive a golf ball 300 yards. But he still has his impulsive moments and a habit of making bewildering decisions. Find out what has gone hilariously wrong and what has gone happily right in his life when he reveals all onstage.
Andrew hosts the hugely popular Q Radio Breakfast Show and is a regular on The Two Johnnies Late Night Lock In (RTE).
The Way Out is a comedy competition where escape is the only objective. Hosted by Mel Giedroyc, the series drops comedians into surreal, high-pressure worlds packed with puzzles, misdirection, and a ticking clock. Across the series, Ed Gamble captains Lou Sanders and Chloe Petts, while Nish Kumar leads David O’Doherty and Amy Annette. Each episode throws the teams into a new scenario, from the high seas and art heists to rescue missions and reality-bending experiments.
Series two of Amandaland finds Amanda (Lucy Punch) still living in SoHa, and juggling teenagers, her online Senuous brand and her “co-lab” working at Kitchen’s Bathrooms and Kitchens. Resigned to staying in the area, she is however thrilled by the opening of a hipster coffee shop which to her mind represents a step towards gentrification.
Hit sitcom Only Child returns for a second series on Monday 4th May at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer, and Wednesday 6th May on BBC One at 9:30pm. Read interviews with the two stars Greg McHugh and Gregor Fisher below.
Gregor Fisher (Ken Pritchard):
Current Taskmaster contestant Amy Gledhill has just announced a big tour so we thought fans might like to read this interview. Gledhill haa become a familiar face on TV in recent years, appearing in shows as different as Last One Laughing UK and the Netflix drama Run Away. You can find out more about Amy's tour and how to buy tickets here.
Taskmaster, Thursdays, C4, 9pm.
Interview: Amy Gledhill
The Taskmaster Greg Davies and his unfailingly loyal, surprisingly hench assistant Alex Horne return with a brand new collection of comics who willingly signed up for definite fun and inevitable humiliation. The fantastic five hoping to win Greg’s golden bonce are: Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett and Kumail Nanjiani, all of whom go hunting for a small creature, serve Greg vegetables and attempt to catch a golden t-shirt. But who will find all the oranges?
Taskmaster, Thursdays, C4, 9pm.
Actress, comedian and songwriter Riki Lindhome is currently at the Soho Theatre until April 18 with her show Dead Inside.
BBC Two and iPlayer’s annual Easter Pilgrimage is back for an eighth series as seven personalities of different faiths and beliefs set off across the wild landscapes of North East England. In Pilgrimage: The Road to Holy Island, the group follow a 390km network of trails, which celebrate early Celtic Christian saints while exploring their own beliefs and learning more about each other along the way
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