Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
WEBBabatunde Aléshé tries his best to cope with questions from Alex Hope as well as interruptions from his cheap pre-programmed audio device in this new clip promoting the new series of Taskmaster. Asked how he had dealt with the tasks, the comic said: ‘Some will say I’ve cut corners, but I’d say I’ve been quick.’.
It Ain't Half Hot Mum – where are they now?
WEBJan 21, 2019 · Following It Ain't Half Hot Mum, he appeared in two episodes of Only Fools and Horses as policeman Terry Hoskins, and as the recurring character of Ron Bigmore in Mr Majeika. He was briefly reunited with Windsor Davies in Never The Twain, playing a barman in two 1988 episodes. Mitchell died from cancer at the age of 53, in …
Gyles Brandreth writes his first autobiography - Chortle
WEBJun 4, 2021 · Gyles Brandreth has written his first autobiography, at the age of 73. Odd Boy Out promises insight into the broadcaster, comic and former MP’s ‘often eccentric and at times tragic family background and early years’. Brandreth told trade website The Bookseller: ‘This isn’t the autobiography I had expected to write.
Andy Samberg flees Cuckoo's nest : News 2014 - Chortle
WEBFeb 11, 2014 · In the second series of Cuckoo, which stars Greg Davies and Helen Baxendale, Samberg's titular hippy character leaves Lichfield to explore the foothills of the Himalayas. There he goes missing and is eventually presumed dead, leaving his young widow Rachel, played by Tamla Kari, to mourn. Life …
How there could have been a sequel to The Young Ones
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Writer Lise Mayer wanted to make The Middle-Aged Ones. Groundbreaking 1980s sitcom The Young Ones could have had a follow-up entitled The Middle-Aged Ones, co-creator Lise Mayer has revealed. The writer said she always wanted to catch up with students Rick, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike later in life. And …
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer : Book reviews 2022
WEBNov 23, 2022 · It’s an instant bestseller, thanks to the celebrity of its author, but The Satsuma Complex is also a cracking page-turner, shot through with Bob Mortimer ’s distinctively quirky comic flair. The story includes many of the usual crime thriller topes – from a possible femme fatale to the calmly intimidating nemesis – but also so many ...
Comedy's ones to watch for 2022 : Features 2022 - Chortle
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Lily’s distinct feminist brand of comedy has been delighting live audiences for a few years, and she’s already garnered some mainstream success with bits on Comedy Central, ITV and Channel 4. Last year she was also a BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist. In 2022, we’re confident she’ll become a staple of the comedy circuit up and down the ...
Ed Gamble: Electric : Reviews 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
WEBFeb 13, 2022 · But it’s a powerhouse end to a show defined by vibrant, unforced performance and sparkling comic hyperbole ridiculing both everyday experiences and his own foibles. Electric, you might even call it. • Ed Gamble is on tour with Electric until April 23. Tour dates. Review date: 13 Feb 2022. Reviewed by: Steve Bennett. Reviewed at: Hackney Empire.
Remembering Linda Smith : Features 2019 - Chortle
WEBJan 29, 2019 · Linda Smith would have been 61 years old today, had she not died as a consequence of ovarian cancer at the age of 48. Here we remember her with a dozen of her best lines… and couple of clips. ‘People knock ASBOs but you have to bear in mind they are the only qualification some of these kids are going to get.’.
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee : Reviews 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy …
WEBSep 28, 2022 · It’s a reviewers’ cliché to call something a masterclass of comedy, but Stewart Lee’s latest show is almost literally that, as he gives what can loosely be described as a lecture in the artform: talking about writing material in part one, performing it in part two.. His whole career has been underpinned by doing comedy about comedy – and Basic Lee is the most explicit expression of ...