Anna Mann is not really a comedian. She is a veritable artiste who has been in showbusiness for almost as long as Joan Collins. She has recently branched out while she waits for her next big acting job and is offering advice to anyone suffering from black dog in her latest soiree, A Sketch Show For Depressives. Mann is helped in her quest by chameleon character comic Colin Hoult, who you should know from Revolting and Murder In Successville. Have you twigged yet?
The backpacking comedy-drama makes it to Vietnam this week, where the young foursome is torn between party-fuelled hedonism and adventure and working in an orphanage. And then there is Greg (Tim Key), who wants to play tourist and check out the country's recent military history: “experience the war with none of the downsides”.
Can John Bishop save The Nightly Show? That is what ITV may well be asking behind closed doors. They might be putting on a brave face but after the critical drubbing David Walliams received last week a lot is riding on Bishop's five days in the hot seat.
Simon Amstell is to tour later this year with a new show entitled What Is This?
He announced the news on Twitter with a Tweet linking to a page on his website where fans can sign up for access to a presale of tickets from 10am on Tuesday, February 28. The link is here.
Pete Teckman has been crowned Silver Stand Up of the Year 2017, seeing off fierce competition from up and coming comedians aged between 55 and 81 at the final in Leicester.
The contestants each performed their five-minute sets in front of the crowd and the judging panel; BBC radio presenter Monica Winfield, Martyn Allison from Big Difference Company and Louise Grainger from Equity union.
Comedian Louis C.K. is to debut two new stand-up comedy specials exclusively on Netflix. The first of the specials, entitled 2017, was filmed in Washington DC, and will premiere April 4 everywhere Netflix is available.
Matt Berry, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal are among the stars of a new production of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated play The Philanthropist to be directed by Simon Callow at the Trafalgar Studios. Also appearing are Fresh Meat's Charlotte Ritchie and Lily Cole. The play will run from April 3 to July 22.
Never let it be said that John Shuttleworth does not respond to global events. His latest show, My Last Will And Tasty Mint, is his response to the catalogue of music business deaths in the last year. In fact, prepare yourselves for a nightmare scenario, Shuttleworth has decided that the music business is now too risky for him and he has decided to quit…
Here's an exclusive look at new E4 comedy drama Gap Year. Centred on British lads Dylan (Anders Hayward) and Sean (Ade Oyefeso), who are childhood friends that initially set out to backpack through China, but end up taking on the whole continent.
We left series two on something of a cliffhanger, with Rob about to speak following his discovery of Sharon’s receipt. Where do we pick it up from?
Rob: Right then. Exactly then.
Sharon: Yeah, it’s from exactly that moment.
Did you know what Rob was about to say, when you shot the end of series one, or did you still have to work that out?
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