The death of David Bowie cast a shadow over 2016 but it wasn't the only gone-too-soon death of that year. Victoria Wood died on April 20. I remember receiving an embargo'd press release that morning... more
Reviews
Fourteen acts made it through the heats into the final of this year's Leicester Square Theatre Comedian of the Year competition. That's a lot of fun on a Saturday afternoon and given that this is a... more
Anything with Dawn French in it is going to be worth watching and when Mark Heap is playing her husband you are surely onto a winner. Can You Keep A Secret? stars French and Heap as oddball country... more
Has Romesh Ranganathan been cloned? I just wondered because last Saturday, for example, he fronted not one but two primetime shows, Parent's Evening and The Weakest Link, while also making his West... more
Like Dan, the philosophy tutor in BBC1’s new drama Waiting for the Out, and like Andy West, who wrote the memoir on which it is based, I have taught philosophy in prisons. And I can attest, at least... more
Eight years ago I saw Chevy Chase onstage in London at the Apollo being interviewed by DJ Mike Read. It was one of those nights you don't forget easily. Not because of Chase, but because of Read,... more
OK, I’m putting it right out there. Comedy on TV this year has been about as disappointing as the sagyy jumper I was given on December 24. Guz Khan was too sentimental in Stuffed, Mammoth was so... more
The are good Christmas dinners, there are bad Christmas dinners and then there is the Christmas dinner in Christmas Day, the new dark comedy by Sam Grabiner. A mix of family and friends gather in an... more
I was recently listening to a fascinating in-depth interview with Adam Riches on the Comedian's Comedian podcast, in which he talked about how he fitted into the comedy firmament. Or rather didn't... more
I previously saw a version of Evita Too at the Soho Theatre a few years ago. Now that it has expanded and moved to the South Bank ("our biggest shit yet" they announce) I suppose there is the... more
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