Interview
There is no such thing as an overnight success in stand-up comedy. Five years is probably the going rate from being first noticed to breaking through, which suggests that 2018 could be Edd Hedges year. In 2013 he was a joint winner of the So You Think You're Funny competition in Edinburgh and has gradually been building up his reputation as a skilful stand-up since then. He did his debut hour, Wonderland, in Edinburgh last year and now brings it to the Soho Theatre.
The Portuguese capital will play host to the competition for the first time in history following the country's first victory at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, with the song Amar pelos dois, performed by Salvador Sobral.
Harry and Meghan are excited about their impending marriage but before their big day they must take Charles (Harry Enfield) to America to meet Doria, Meghan's down-to-earth mum.
Back in the UK, Wills and Kate are struggling to cope with the added duties of having a third child, leading to a marital crisis.
And Pippa has a violent reaction to Harry’s looming marriage which brings out the worst side of her jealous nature.
Asim Chaudhry plays Arnab and Vicki Pepperdine plays Harriet in the new sitcom High & Dry, which starts on C4 on May 4 at 10.30pm. Read more about it here.
Explain a little bit about High and Dry, what’s the show’s concept?
Marc Wotton plays Brett and Harry Peacock plays Douglas in the new sitcom High & Dry, which starts on C4 on May 4 at 10.30pm. Read more about it here.
Explain a little bit about High and Dry – what’s the show about?
Back in the late 1980s it seemed compulsory to have Skint Video on every comedy circuit bill. The satirical musical duo of Steve Gribbin and Brian Mulligan made their name with pithy topical songs. They even made NME single of the week with this little ditty about the boys in blue. Three decades on and Steve Gribbin is solo and still going strong on the comedy circuit, still great with a rhyme and angry as ever.
ITV2’s Series 4 of Plebs returns on Monday 9th April with an opening double bill from 10pm. Read interviews with the main cast, new cast members and special guests here and on the next four pages.
TOM ROSENTHAL plays Marcus
What goes through your mind when you know you’re coming back to Rome and playing Marcus again?
Tell us about I Don’t Like Mondays
It’s a game show that not only promises you a year off work but it pays your wages for a year as well - not bad eh? The catch is, in order to get the year off and the money you have to resign to your boss on the show.
Nothing like this has been seen on TV before. What attracted you to the premise?
Ten years ago, Joe Bor won the award for Jewish Comedian of the Year. But a question has kept gnawing at Joe’s brain – is he really Jewish enough to be deserving of the title? He tackles the issue in his new show, A Room With A Jew.
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