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What's The Matter With Tony Slattery?. Tony Slattery

What's The Matter With Tony Slattery? review

Watching his evasions as he struggled to disguise the extent of his drinking was agony. He and Mark were brave to make the film. May it help others who see it.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 22nd May 2020
What's The Matter With Tony Slattery?. Tony Slattery

Horizon: What's The Matter With Tony Slattery? review

How a comedian's tragedy was redeemed by love.

Carol Midgley, The Times, 22nd May 2020
Norman Wisdom. Copyright: Getty Images

Norman Wisdom: film crew experience changed his life

"The crew didn't mind me being there. In fact they gave me a sense of belonging as they included me in their conversation and shared with me their mugs of tea and doorstep sandwiches."

Bernard Bale, The Sunday Post, 22nd May 2020
The Now Show. Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

Steve Punt on the joy of bad stuff

Steve Punt's first encounters with unwittingly terrible cultural calamities left him with a lifelong love of abominable art, which he explores in a forthcoming edition of Archive on 4 tomorrow.

Steve Punt, The Guardian, 22nd May 2020
Taylor Glenn. Copyright: Karla Gowlett

Comedians indoors getting creative: part 10

To help you get your comedy fix, every week we'll be putting together a list of projects we've spotted online by funny women...

Funny Women, 22nd May 2020
What's The Matter With Tony Slattery?. Tony Slattery

Tony Slattery 'moved' by reaction to documentary

Comedian Tony Slattery has said he's been "genuinely moved" by the reaction to the documentary about his battles with mental health and drug addiction.

BBC, 22nd May 2020
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back. Joe Lycett

Interview: the extraordinary Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett is filling peak-time slots on BBC One and Channel 4. Roz Laws checks out the upward trajectory of the comedian who takes on the corporates.

Roz Laws, Royal Television Society, 22nd May 2020
Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan interview

"The first thing I'm going to do after lockdown? Botox."

Bethan Holt, The Telegraph, 22nd May 2020

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

BBC Radio Scotland
1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 5, Episode 2

Joining Mark remotely are Jo Caulfield who has found an innovative way of keeping fit at home, Ben Verth who looks back at Scotland from his new home of Dublin, and BBC Radio Scotland presenter and rugby legend John Beattie shares some truly awful stories you won't believe could happen to such a charming man.

Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 3, Episode 32 - Go Jet Academy: Lightning Bolt Blackout

An electrical storm strikes Academy Island, and the Go Jetters are trapped!

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Angela Barnes

The News Quiz

Series 102, Episode 6

Helen Lewis, Darren Harriott, Daniel Finkelstein and Jess Fostekew join host Angela Barnes for the topical comedy panel game, featuring cryptic questions, acerbic satire and humorous cuttings sent in by listeners.

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back. Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Series 2, Episode 7

This week, Joe exposes a dubious-sounding moneymaking scheme and becomes a big nuisance to nuisance callers. Celebrity guest Katherine Ryan brings some celebrity hype to a struggling local business, while reporter Mark Silcox investigates Black Friday deals.

Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett

Have I Got News For You

Series 59, Episode 8

Charlie Brooker guest hosts the satirical current affairs quiz, with regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton joined by Mark Steel and Hannah Fry to poke fun at the week's events.

Big Zuu's Big Eats. Image shows from L to R: Big Zuu, Rosie Jones. Copyright: Boomerang

Big Zuu's Big Eats

Series 1, Episode 2 - Rosie Jones

Zuu is off to Portsmouth to cook the perfect post performance meal for comedian Rosie Jones - including fresh fish and chips just like her Nanna made.

The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg

The Last Leg: Locked Down Under, Episode 3

Adam, Alex and Josh return to look over another week's news, social media and events, with guests Sarah Millican, Jamali Maddix and The Horne Section.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC
10:45pm
40 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 27, Episode 7 - Katy Perry, Steve Carell, Dakota Johnson, Alan Carr, John Legend

Katy Perry talks about her pregnancy; Steve Carell says his new series mirrors real life; Alan Carr reveals that living on a farm isn't quite what he imagined; Dakota Johnson talks about playing an underdog; and John Legend performs live.

Stand-Up Sesh. Image shows from L to R: Leila Navabi, Ignacio Lopez

Stand-Up Sesh

Quick-fire comedy from some of Wales's funniest young stand-ups.

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