Bull might be set in an antique shop but the most priceless relics can be found lurking in the script. This three-part series, written by Gareth Gwynne and John-Luke Roberts, is not afraid to fall back on a clichéd gag but does it with such cheesy relish that you can’t help but laugh.
I was amused to hear that Doug Stanhope was cheesed off about a baby being in his audience at one of his European gigs recently. According to reports Stanhope wanted the infant ejected, but the parents managed to move to more discreet balcony seats and enjoy the rest of Stanhope’s show. We don’t know what their baby thought of it.
Jimmy Carr has announced a mammoth UK tour picking out the best gags and stories from his 15-year career. There will also be brand new material in the ultimate greatest hits comedy show.
The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour will kick off in May 2016 and visit every corner of the UK all the way up to November 2017.
Frank Skinner is to host a new weekly online talk show entitled Frank Skinner On Demand With...
In each episode, to be available on BBC iPlayer, Skinner and his guests will discuss programmes they have been watching on BBC iPlayer. The first three guests lined up are Lee Mack, Zoe Ball and Josh Widdicombe.
Skinner will go on location and present the show from wherever his guests watch iPlayer, from tour bus to sun lounger.
Frank Skinner On Demand With...will be available from November 13.
The new Matt Berry Does... will be released by BBC iPlayer tonight at 9pm. It will be entitled Matt Berry Does...Ghosts to coinicide with the run-up to Halloween.
This is the latest short comedy in the series, co-written by Bob Mortimer, in which Berry takes a typically idiosyncratic look at modern culture. He has previously dissected summer holidays, Father's Day and the Boat Race. There will be one final Matt Berry Does... after this, which is believed to be Matt Berry Does...Christmas.
The Danebury Metal Detecting Club is back and this time it’s serious. Well, not completely serious. Mackenzie Crook’s countryside sitcom was one of the most subtle, slow-burn comedies to pop up in recent years. There are no big laughs here, but lots of gently comic character studies to keep you hooked.
I feel as if I have been waiting most of my life for a comedy that reflected my romantic experiences as an adult. And then finally along comes Catastrophe starring and written by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, which feels so well-informed about my relationship with my partner and also my friends and nearest and dearest that I’m starting to think they’ve bugged my phone, hacked my computer and, at this very moment, are watching me through binoculars from the house over the road.
Russell Howard has always been a stand-up comedian with a positive view of the planet. No miserabilist angst for the boss-eyed Bristolian. So his enduring upbeat TV series looking at news around the globe has been a good fit for him. And fit is the word. For better or worse when the programme goes out these days there are as many people lusting after his guns as there are laughing at his gags.
Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival has received a Bronze award at a prestigious national marketing award and has also been nominated for a top European award.
Last night at the annual FM&BE Awards (Field Marketing & Brand Experience) held at the Troxy in London’s East End, Europe’s longest running comedy festival was awarded Bronze in the “Client Relationship” category, winning out against global brands including The Guardian, 20th Century Fox, Adidas and Vodafone.
It has been interesting to see that Kevin Bridges had trouble with hecklers at a recent Edinburgh Playhouse gig. Reports have suggested that noisy audience members spoilt an otherwise excellent show.
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