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Seann Walsh, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City review
Strictly's bad boy tells his story.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 10th May 2019Divine comedy: being a priest and a comedian
Comedian and RAF chaplain Kate Bruce explores holy laughter.
Kate Bruce, Church Times, 10th May 2019
Sliced shows the real South East London
Samson Kayo's crazy experiences as a South London pizza delivery driver have been brought to the small screen in Sliced.
Royal Television Society, 10th May 2019
Alistair McGowan review
He has perfectly mimicked just about everybody in the public eye, but could this be Alistair McGowan's greatest impersonation yet? A concert pianist.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th May 2019
Critics maul Chris Addison's first movie
One stars galore for The Hustle.
Chortle, 10th May 2019
Dara O Briain criticises BBC for firing Danny Baker
A BBC spokesperson said the former 5 Live presenter displayed 'a serious error of judgment' with controversial post.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 10th May 2019
BAFTAs: line between comedy & drama more blurred
Hard to categorise, but I'd say Killing Eve, by Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, was a comedy-drama. If you believed it was meant to be a straight thriller, I can see how you might be nonplussed.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 10th May 2019
Obituary: Freddie Starr
Freddie Starr, who has died in Spain aged 76, was the comedian immortalised by a newspaper headline of March 13 1986: "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster".
The Telegraph, 10th May 2019
Eshaan Akbar on deaf awareness
Comments like 'You don't look deaf' and 'how do you have a conversation with your husband?' - just some of the cringeworthy things that deaf people say they've had when talking to others about their disability.
ITV, 10th May 2019
Sorry, Danny Baker: sometimes comedy is just off limits
At a time when resurgent racism infests the public debate, 'mistakes' like the broadcaster's can't be excused.
Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian, 10th May 2019
Phoebe Walsh interview
The stand-up, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 10th May 2019
How stand-up comedy compares to an office job
Continuing his series, stand-up comedian Dan Antopolski ponders the difference between the glamorous life of comedy and a 'proper' job.
Dan Antopolski, The Independent, 10th May 2019
Freddie Starr's photographer on The Sun's headline
Did Freddie Starr really eat a hamster? The truth has been revealed by photographer Steve Lewis who took a picture of Freddie for a follow up interview about the claims.
Cathy Owen, Wales Online, 10th May 2019
Danny Baker formally apologises for 'crass' royal baby
The BC radio DJ, sacked for use of chimpanzee image, says he is rightly paying for his mistake.
The Guardian, 10th May 2019
Seann Walsh review
A vivid account of that Strictly tabloid storm.
Veronica Lee, i Newspaper, 10th May 2019
Freddie Starr: a troubled, talented comic
The performer - who died this week - found fame as a musician and an impressionist, but could never escape a notorious Sun front page.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 10th May 2019
Freddie Starr's death confirmed as heart attack
Freddie Starr's cause of death has been confirmed as a heart attack.
Metro, 10th May 2019
Bin And Gone review
In Bin & Gone, the son of 3-2-1 comedian Ted Rogers makes a case for a reappraisal of his father's legacy, arguing he deserves better than being remembered as the game show host who played second banana to a mechanised dustbin.
Chortle, 10th May 2019Videos
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11:30am30 min
Hugo Rifkind's Search For Power
Episode 2Hugo looks at the influence of journalists, speaking to Owen Jones, Sam Coates and James Ball as he attempts to determine what level of power they wield.
1:30pm30 min
The Funny Life Of...
Series 2, Episode 1 - Iain StirlingJulia Sutherland is joined in conversation by Iain Stirling, one of Scotland's most successful stand-up comedians, to find out what drives him to succeed.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 99, Episode 5The EU Election, the birth of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, and the fall in the number of GPs working in the UK. Miles Jupp is joined by Bugler Andy Zaltzman, stand-ups Desiree Burch and Andrew Maxwell, and star of The Mash Report, Rachel Parris.
7pm30 min
Josh Berry's Fake News
Series 2, Episode 4Join impressionist Josh Berry as he says - forget the facts - it's fake news!
8:30pm30 min
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Series 1, Episode 6Joe Lycett fights for the consumer rights of the Great British public. This time, Joe and celebrity guest Liza Tarbuck take on the housing market and send a letting agent packing.
10:35pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 25, Episode 6 - Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Kevin Hart, Octavia Spencer, Shakespears SisterWill Smith talks about his bucket list, Naomi Scott says it's surreal starring with Will, Octavia Spencer says being scary is fun, Kevin Hart jokes about playing a villain, if only an animated one, and Shakespears Sister performs live in the studio.