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Janey Godley in action. As Janey Godley dies at the age of 63, here are some moments from her 30-year comedy…. People say comedians are 'fearless'. Normally that's a load of shit... Edy Hurst is performing his Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself….
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Oct 29, 2024 · Ben Wheatley and the Generation Z cast on C4's new horror comedy. 22/10/2024 …. Generation Z is Channel 4’s new horror-comedy series, in which OAPs at a care home become infected by a chemical that turns them into angry, violent…. Next Last.
GB News reveals line-up of comedians for its newspaper ... - Chortle
Jan 21, 2022 · GB News has signed up a regular roster of 13 comedians to appear on its late-night newspaper preview show Headliners. The ‘anti-woke’ channel has given the hour-long show green light as a seven-night offering after an initial launch last month.
Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity : Reviews 2024 - Chortle
Sep 19, 2024 · Tour review. Ben Elton is well aware of his evolution from the politicised firebrand who was the public face of 1980s alternative comedy to elder statesman of the stand-up scene, valiantly trying to battle fogeyism. ‘I’ve gone from a young man talking about what I knew to be true to an old man talking about what I don’t understand,’ he ...
Spit The Dog's last performance : News 2022 - Chortle
Apr 17, 2022 · Spit The Dog may have hoiked his last loogie. Bob Carolgees, the comedy ventriloquist behind the 1970s favourite, has revealed that he has carpel tunnel syndrome, which make it hard for him to operate his phelgmy puppet sidekick. The 73-year-old briefly performed his act at a reunion of the team behind the anarchic kids’ programme Tiswas last ...
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer : Book reviews 2022
Nov 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 ...
Dara O Briain joins Radio 4’s Curious Cases - Chortle
Sep 27, 2024 · Dara O Briain has joined Radio 4’s Curious Cases with mathematician Hannah Fry. The comedian replaces broadcaster and writer Adam Rutherford in a new series of the science-based show when it returns next week. In each episode – which will air on Radio 4 on Saturday mornings and released as a podcast – the pair will investigate quirky ...
Alex Mitchell wows Britain’s Got Talent : News 2024 - Chortle
May 31, 2024 · Comedian Alex Mitchell wowed judges and the audience on his Britain’s Got Talent semi-final tonight. He spoke about his day job as a primary school teacher, being single and learning sign language in his set. The Leeds-based stand-up – who has autism and Tourette’s – ended his set by saying: ‘If me being here tonight proves anything ...
Meantime, by Frankie Boyle : Book reviews 2022 - Chortle
Sep 12, 2022 · Frankie Boyle’s debut novel is no celebrity cash-in but an evocative – if sometimes messy – detective story set in Glasgow’s underclass, written with a satirical edge and the same crisp, direct writing that’s a hallmark of his comedy. Indeed many of the lines from Meantime have made it into his stand-up set – or maybe vice-versa.
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New initiative from London's Brown Sauce. 04/10/2024 …. London’s South Asian comedy club Brown Sauce has announced the eight emerging comedians selected for its first Comedy Lab project The chosen acts will take….