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The Now Show - In The PressMain News Stories About 'The Now Show': Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis embark on a new series of live satire with the Olympics as the butt of the jokes. It could be the athletes, it might be the BBC's coverage or perhaps even G4S's security service that feels the sharp end of their javelin-sharp wit. Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 30th July 2012 You may be aware that a small event is launching on Friday night. Written by Frankie Ward. BBC Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog, 26th July 2012 A mainstay of Friday nights (whenever The News Quiz of the Edinburgh Fringe isn't on), Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's satirical comedy returns for its 37th series. Is The Now Show, the natural successor to Week Ending, losing its edge? These days it all sounds a bit cosy and predictable to me. The writing is uneven, the presenters smug and the musical interludes lack lustre. Bring in some new blood for the next series otherwise The Now Show will soon be old news. The Now Show: the 'Stab A Burglar' song Here's the topical tune that set Twitter a-tweetin' during last week's episode of The Now Show... Written by Steve Saul. BBC Comedy Blog, 5th July 2011 I am glad to welcome back this reliably inventive humorous review of the week. And relieved. Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt (not to mention their supportings artists) are in such demand on TV these days that it's a wonder they have the time to do little old radio any more (let alone work for the tiny fees). But they do and let's be glad of it. We all deserve a laugh or two at the end of yet another disaster-laden, gloomy, wintry week. And here's the show where the skits and songs can be counted on to prove it's not just you and I who think the world's gone mad. The comedian and star of Radio 4's The Now Show says he will read almost anything - but not the same paper every day. Written by John Dugdale. The Guardian, 10th January 2011 It's Christmas! That must mean it's time for The Now Show Panto. And it is. Here's producer Colin Anderson with more. Written by Colin Anderson. BBC Comedy Blog, 23rd December 2010 Notes from The Now Show: The Hotch Potch Here's producer Julia McKenzie with this week's notes from The Now Show ideas meeting. Written by Julia McKenzie. BBC Comedy Blog, 14th December 2010 Now Show Preview - Jeremy Hunt and the Cult of Hunting On tonight's Now Show, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis take a topical trip around tuition fees and Today tongue-twisters. Musical Mitch Benn sees the world through Lennon's eyes; German stand-up Henning Wehn probes our World Cup hypocrisy; John Finnemore wonders at the sexual magnetism of a certain Lib Dem MP and Laura Shavin reveals what every woman wants for Christmas. Written by David Thair. BBC Comedy Blog, 10th December 2010 The Now Show asks for a short poem of complaint Each week The Now Show asks their audience a question, and read out the funniest and sometimes the most bizarre answers at the end of the show. Written by David Thair. BBC Comedy Blog, 9th December 2010 Notes from The Now Show: Keeping it Topical After the FIFA results coming through not long before we printed our scripts last Thursday, this week our topical challenge is that the results of the tuition fee vote won't come through until 6.30pm Thursday evening. Written by Julia McKenzie. BBC Comedy Blog, 7th December 2010 The Now Show Preview - A Blessed Tribute Guests on tonight's Now Show include Marcus Brigstocke, Andi Osho, Laura Shavin and Mitch Benn. In fact, here's a preview of Mitch right now with his affectionate tribute to Brian Blessed, who's been in the news this week. Written by David Thair. BBC Comedy Blog, 3rd December 2010 The Now Show asks: what would you like to leak? Each week The Now Show asks their audience a question, and read out the funniest and sometimes the most bizarre answers at the end of the show. BBC Comedy Blog, 2nd December 2010 Notes from The Now Show: Frosty Leaks Here's producer Julia McKenzie with this week's notes from The Now Show ideas meeting. Written by David Thair. BBC Comedy Blog, 30th November 2010 The Now Show Preview - Eurozone Eurovision Hugh's voice has recovered and Jon Culshaw is a guest on tonight's Now Show, which promises to be a corker. Just listen to this preview clip! Written by David Thair. BBC Comedy Blog, 26th November 2010 Notes from The Now Show: Tackling the Irish Bailout Following last week's sudden bout of voicelessness, here's a reassuring message from Hugh Dennis: "Back on the show this week and able to speak, with part of me wishing I couldn't as we battle to extract the comedy value from the Irish debt crisis." Written by David Thair. BBC Comedy Blog, 23rd November 2010 The Now Show Returns - Preview A few hours before the recording we took a call from Hugh Dennis who was just about able to croak out the alarming message that he'd lost his voice and BBC doctors had signed him off work! Written by Julia McKenzie. BBC Comedy Blog, 19th November 2010 Hurray! I've really gone off The News Quiz (too blue for me and too self-satisfied for its own good) so welcome back Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes and Laura Shavin with their much wittier reflection of the week. There have been Friday nights in past series where I could have hugged them for being so astute and so funny about government goings on. Even with Cameron and Clegg and their coalition comrades being much harder to mimic than Brown and Blair, Darling, Prescott et al, I'm still confident my thoughts will be echoed in the team's jokes. This Week on The Now Show: The Now Show turns 32 The Now Show is back back back! After Sandi and her News Quiz team go and lie down in a darkened room until they are next required. We're on to series 32 of The Now Show, amazingly, and Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis still look as fresh and gamine as years at the comedy coal face will allow. Written by Julia McKenzie and Steve Punt. BBC Comedy Blog, 16th November 2010 On Wednesday's The Vote Now Show I was expecting Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis to take aim at the barrel and start blasting. But all we got was a couple of spoof mic gaffes, such as Churchill doing his "fight them on the beaches" speech then saying, "it's bollocks, but they love it". The rest felt stale only hours after the Mic Moment. The Vote Now Show, the daily dose of The Now Show on Radio 4, has improved since the beginning of the election campaign. I like the mini-sketches by contributors. On Wednesday, John Finnemore offered some lovely gags in his "manifestos for smaller parties" skit. The jokes got groanier and groanier until we got to the party that wanted "improved facilities for overweight train-spotters". "They're standing on a broad platform." No? Suit yourselves. Video: a pest on The Vote Now Show As listeners will have heard on Wednesday night, BBC Business Editor Robert Peston made a guest appearance on The Vote Now Show, where he was interviewed by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. Written by David Thair. BBC Comedy Blog, 23rd April 2010 After a shaky start, The Vote Now Show, an election-themed variant on The Now Show is shaping up nicely (appalling theme tune remix aside). The addition of factual reports presented with a light touch doesn't yet quite work as well as the equivalent reports on More4's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but it's a shot in the arm that makes one realise the rut The Now Show had got into. The Vote Now Show team at work When I heard that The Vote Now Show team was writing and editing the programme three floors below me in Henry Wood House I had to nip down and get some photos. Written by Steve Bowbrick. BBC Radio 4 Blog, 20th April 2010 |
