Acclaimed game show Taskmaster will return to Dave from Wednesday 4th September at 9pm for a ninth series once again fronted by Greg Davies and Alex Horne. This season’s hopefuls are David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo. Read an interview with Rose Matafeo below.
Transworld Publishers has announced the acquisition of Son of a Silverback, the debut non-fiction title from stand-up comedian Russell Kane. In this searingly honest book, Russell tells his story of a life lived under the rule of his alpha male father, Dave.
The final week of the Edinburgh Fringe feels like it is full of comedians being up for all sorts of prizes, but this is an important one. Previous winners include Peter Kay, Dylan Moran and Lee Mack and more recently Aisling Bea and Tom Allen so this is a genuine feather in your comedy cap.
The Dougal of the title is the lighting and sound technician behind the desk.
Henry Perryment and Joe Barnes play backstage staff, who have to fill in when the advertised act fails to show.
Our plucky heroes are also at the mercy of Dougal, who plays tricks with the sound and lighting cues and who has an improbable dislike of swearing.
Finlay Christie has won 2019’s So You Think You’re Funny? competition, the UK’s original comedy talent search celebrating its 32nd year.
Following heats across the country, Finlay Christie was winner, with Shane Daniel Byrne coming in as first runner-up and Charlie George coming in as second runner-up.
Daniel Sloss has announced that his next comedy special, “Daniel Sloss: X,” will premiere on HBO this autumn.
Sloss broke the news on Twitter, writing: "I'm delighted to announce that my show “Daniel Sloss: X” will be on
@HBO this fall in the U.S.
Organisers of the annual Leicester Comedy Festival have launched a crowd funding campaign to raise £3,000 to continue their support of new and emerging comedians.
The winners have been announced for The Comedians' Choice Awards 2019, the Edinburgh Fringe awards voted on by comedy performers.
The results are:
Best Show
Joz Norris Is Dead. Long Live Mr Fruit Salad.
This year's Amused Moose final was in a new venue and on a new date, closer to the end of the Fringe. But they were the only significant changes. Regular recent host Ian Smith did a great job as compere, keeping things moving along, neatly digging himself out of a hole when he realised that the latecomer he was putting down was the head of the Edinburgh Fringe and dealing well with a projector that seemed to be in danger of overheating. It wasn't the only hot property on the night.
Based on the real life experiences of writer Shaun Pye, whose daughter was born with an extremely rare and, to date, undiagnosed chromosomal disorder, There She Goes follows the day to day life of a severely learning disabled girl Rosie (Miley Locke), her dad Simon (David Tennant), mum Emily (Jessica Hynes) and brother Ben (Edan Hayhurst).
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