Fifteen minutes into The Debut I suddenly had a moment of realisation. I get it. She’s in a coma and this is all a dream. Living out an alternative fantasy life away from the humdrum. Something like... more
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When comedian Norm Macdonald died in 2021 my social media feed was flooded with tributes from fans and other comedians. I'll be honest, I didn't know a great deal about him, but watching some clips... more
I'd been looking forward to The Reluctant Vampire for ages and sat down on Sunday night to watch it only to realise I'd missed it. I had assumed it would have an 8pmish slot but it actually went out... more
Don’t you just hate it when you move down to London to live with your college girlfriend and then the night before the move you have a one-night stand and she dumps you? Except that you’ve signed the... more
With a brand new series of Not Going Out marking 20 years of the record breaking show, the BBC is celebrating the occasion with this documentary charting the history of Lee Mack's sitcom.And there is... more
Nobody has mined their unfolding life for comic inspiration quite as well as Sharon Horgan, From Pulling to Catastrophe and beyond (co-writing Motherland and creating Divorce for Sarah Jessica Parker... more
As I write there's a moderately heated discussion on social media about whether Slow Horses is funny any more. I've not reviewed it here in the past because i've never seen it as a comedy. But the... more
I've occasionally been late to a party but never as late as this. I gave Widow's Bay a fairly wide berth when it landed earlier this year because it didn't seem like a comedy. But this week its star... more
OK, so the numbers have been crunched and the results are in. I had a relatively low-key Edinburgh Fringe this year – I only saw 84 shows. Plus one show being interviewed by Thom Tuck onstage. I... more
The Edinburgh Fringe is over but not the reviews. Beyond The Joke was seeing shows until the very last day so here is another round-up of the best and the rest. Freddie Meredith (Pleasance, four... more
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