Interview: Tim Key On New C4 Series Gap Year

The last time I saw Tim Key he was onstage at the Old Vic in Art. The next time I will be seeing him is onscreen. Key plays Greg in E4’s new eight part comedy-drama Gap Year.

News: New Tour From Mark Watson Takes Him From M - W

After more than 100 dates on the road in 2016 with his last show and a similarly epic effort with his previous tour, Mark Watson is amazed to find there are still  some areas of the country he has not visited much and some towns that have been neglected altogether. It's hard to be everywhere at once, so for Watson’s new tour, MW, he has narrowed it down to a sensible plan. He will only visit places beginning with M or W, his initials. 

News: Jack Whitehall To Star In New Action Adventure Comedy

Jack Whitehall is to star alongside Academy Award nominee Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can’t Jump) in a new action adventure comedy for Sky 1 entitled Bounty Hunters.

News: Major TV Acting Role For Richard Gadd

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Richard Gadd is one of the stars in a new BBC Two factual drama entitled Against The Law.

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Video: Red Nose Day Hits The Road with David Baddiel, Russell Kane, Katy Brand, Hugh Dennis and more

Three pairs of comedians, dubbed the Red Nose Convoy, are heading from Kenya to Uganda delivering crucial supplies and seeing first-hand how money donated is changing lives.

The three twosomes are Reggie Yates (not sure if he counts as comedian but that's what the Comic Relief says) and Chewing Gum star Michaela Coel, David Baddiel and Hugh Dennis and Russell Kane and Katy Brand.

Watch a clip of what is in store for them here.

Preview: New Comedy Drama Gap Year – Details Revealed

More details have been released about the forthcoming eagerly anticipated drama Gap Year, featuring a host of comedy names including Tim Key, Robert Bathurst, Aisling Bea and Jamie Demetriou.

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Opinion: Should Reviewers Steer Clear Of Social Media?

As a reviewer I think one should try to judge a gig on what you see in front of you. But as hard as you try there is always a risk that the back story and knowledge of the performer’s offstage life might get in the way. Sometimes this doesn’t matter, a performance is just that, a performance, and it can be reviewed on that basis. But I have a feeling this is getting increasingly difficult for a number of reasons, but mainly due to social media.

Video: Inside No 9 - New Series New Trailer

There is eagerly anticipated and then there is the wonderful  Inside No 9. Watch the tantalising trailer for the third bone-chilling series from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton here. The new episodes should air on BBC2 later this month (we fairly confidently predict). 

Review: NATYS Top Of The Bill Final 2017, Leicester Square Theatre

Is there an imminent shortage of traditional stand-up comedians? For a while it looked that way at the annual NATYS Top Of The Bill Final. This is a competition that regular throws up the occasional variety curveball, but this year’s bill was positively peppered with quirky peformers.

News Exclusive: Noel Fielding Talks About His Role In Upstart Crow

Noel Fielding has spoken exclusively to Beyond The Joke about his role in the second series of Ben Elton's Shakespearean sitcom Upstart Crow.

Fielding recently finished filming his role as a glamorous Elizabethan musician who collaborates with Shakespeare on a comedy in the episode entitled Food of Love. "I play Thomas Morley, who writes popular madrigals! He is a kind of rock star of his day. It was great fun!"

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