Everything is a Something Fleabag these days. The lazy journalists who call Roisin Conaty's GameFace a Working Class Fleabag will probably call this an Irish Fleabag as it features two Irish sisters laughing and crying and trying to get through the modern world. That would be totally wrong. The only thing This Way Up, starring Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan, has in common with Fleabag – apart from exceptional female stars – is that it is also an utterly unique piece of television.
American comedian Sam Morrison's speciality is finding hilarity in the awkward adventures of being a closeted gay man…who wants to have sex with your dad. Time Out NY called him 'endlessly charming'. His debut Edinburgh show Hello Daddy! is based on a lifetime of journal entries, knitting together stories of gaiety and heartbreak as he evolves from shy boy into the uncensored 24-year-old man he is today. "Hello Daddy! puts the "coming" into "coming of age" .
Trying to beat the bookmakers can lead you into some very dark places. Debts can build up, friendships can break up. And as comedian Lloyd Griffith discovers in this compelling documentary – serious, not a comedy – it might even tempt you into betting against your own beloved football team.
There are Edinburgh Fringe legends and then there is Phil Nichol. The Cumbernauld-born, Canada-brought-up comic is doing his 29th show this year. He performed originally with madcap musical group Corky & The Juice Pigs and then later as a turbo-boosted solo perfomer. In 2006 – long overdue – he won the Edinburgh Comedy Award with a show, The Naked Racist, that was about as full-on as the the title makes it sound. Nichol is the ultimate ball of energy.
Following the success of series one, UKTV is bringing backFlack for its premium entertainment channel W. The series, described by Metro as a “major coup for W”, is co-commissioned with US network Pop and produced by Hat Trick Productions with Anna Paquin’s production company CASM.
Rewind North, which was supposed to take place this weekend from August 2 - 4 has been cancelled due to the extreme weather. Comedians Russell Kane, Justin Moorhouse, Lost Voice Guy and Andre Vincent were among those billed to appear at Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield.
In a time when you can’t do right for doing wrong, Steve N Allen, best known for his smart-suited, sharp-tongued regular appearances on BBC Two's Mash Report, takes a look at how hard it is to be better in his Edinburgh show. When you want to be PC, right on or woke, it can be tough. Be better than an angry Twitter egg. Be better than you. Steve N Allen's show is an entertaining, sometimes hard-edged guide to being better than. Time Out described Allen as having "cutting wit'" and who are we to disagree?
UKTV’s comedy channel Dave, has commissioned a series of shortform comedy programmes which will air on the channel from Monday 12th August. Dave News, produced by Strawberry Blond TV, will comprise 16 acts each delivering a two minute news segment ‘live’ from the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival.
Digitalbox plc, the digital media business and owner of The Daily Mash, has announced a partnership with the UK’s leading comedy video platform, NextUp. The agreement will mean the Daily Mash will distribute short-form video content from NextUp’s growing comedy library to its social media following and through its website.
The 17th series of the NTA and Bafta award-winning entertainment show produced by BBC Studios will return in the autumn on BBC One.
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