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Maisie Adam wins Amused Moose award 2018 Maisie Adam has won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award 2018, in a final at the Edinburgh Fringe. Joe Hobbs and Stephen Trumble also took home prizes. Read |
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Inbetweeners creators plot Agatha Christie spoof The Inbetweeners co-creator Iain Morris and star Joe Thomas have revealed their next film together will be an Agatha Christie spoof. Read |
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Stephen Buchanan wins BBC New Comedy Award 2018 Stephen Buchanan has won the BBC New Comedy Award 2018, in a final judged by Sioned Wiliam, Mark Steel and Rachel Parris. Read |
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League Of Gentlemen release vinyl collection A vinyl collection of The League Of Gentlemen material, Special Stuff, is to be released in November. Read |
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Bob & Paul to go fishing again BBC Two has ordered a second series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, to broadcast in 2019. Read |
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Alan Carr to front Play Your Cards Right revival Alan Carr has been signed up as host of game show Play Your Cards Right for a new ITV revival, according to newspaper reports. Read |
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Timewasters returns to the 1950s ITV2's hit comedy Timewasters is to return to screens in 2019 with the black London jazz quartet transported to the 1950s. Read |
Hamilton (Lewis) is a brand new musical parody currently playing at the Edinburgh Festival. It's guaranteed to have you in hysterics all the way to the finish line. It's on at Assembly George Square Studios at 9:30pm until 26th August (not Wednesdays). Info & Tickets
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Joe Thomas and Iain Morris interview
An interview with the director and star of new British comedy film The Festival. Read |
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Howard Cohen: But can the Producer be funny too?
TV producer Howard Cohen has started to perform stand-up comedy too. Interesting! We asked him to write his story for us... Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Nick Elleray An oasis of calm at a frenetic Fringe, Nick Elleray talks us through a memorably less-fun evening at Gillingham FC. Read |
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British Comedy Quiz #12
10 questions to test your knowledge on British comedy on TV, radio, film and live. Try |
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Random 8: Masud Milas
Masud Milas gives an octet of answers which include a time traveller, a pirate and a Cossack hat. But no cats. Read |
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Edinburgh reviews
If you look in our Fringe listings you can now find over 2000 reviews from 100+ publications. We're just in the process of putting our first set of recommendations online too. Fringe site It's worth looking at a range of reviews before booking any tickets - see how Frank Skinner's play has divided the critics. |
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Fringe dispatches
Here is some news and trivia that we've collected up around the festival. Motorbikes, knives, flyering, rain, and more! Read |
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William Andrews interview
William Andrews quit Edinburgh almost 10 years ago and nearly became a plumber instead, but now he's back at the festival with a new show. He explains all in this interview. Read |
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Dominic Frisby: The Economics of the Edinburgh Festival
Comedian and financial writer Dominic Frisby talks about why many comedians perform in Edinburgh despite knowing they're going to lose money. Read |
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Fringe Q&A: Weird dreams What do performers dream about when they go to bed. We asked some comedians 'What's the weirdest dream you've ever had?'. Read Plus: What would they do with 1m pounds? |
We don't have room to put everything in this newsletter. For lots more interviews and other features, plus all the reviews, head to our Fringe site
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CelebAbility Wednesday, ITV2, 10pm Melvin Odoom, Deano Bailey, AJ Pritchard, Charlotte Dawson and CiCi Coleman take part in the comedic games. Guide |
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Hang Ups Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm The second episode of this new sitcom. With Karen away on business, Richard is left holding the fort. Guide |
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Judge Romesh Wednesday, Dave, 10pm & 10:30pm Another double-bill of the new format. The first sees two friends fight over money, girls and with the Judge! Guide |
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Comedy Central At The Comedy Store Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10:30pm Suzi Ruffell hosts, where she is joined by Brennan Reece, Rosie Jones and Lauren Pattison. Guide |
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Sick Note Thursday, Sky One, 10pm & 10:30pm Could this finally be it for Daniel and Dr Glennis? It's the last two episodes in the series. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Friday, Channel 4, 9pm Sean Lock, Richard Ayoade, Jon Richardson, Jessica Knappett and The Horne Section feature this week. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm In the series finale, Lily Allen and Caitlyn Jenner join the boys in the studio. Guide |
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The Big Asian Stand-Up Friday, BBC Two, 10pm Nish Kumar introduces a new wave of Asian comedic talent from the UK and beyond. Guide |
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Susan Calman's Fringe Benefits Sunday, BBC Two Scotland, 10pm Susan Calman's Fringe Benefits is the place to enjoy all the best entertainment and chat from this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Crashing - The Complete Series DVD PRE-ORDER. Channel 4 comedy about the lives of young property guardians living together in an abandoned hospital, created by and starring Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge. As relationships and friendships collide, sexualities explored and inhibitions challenged, it remains far from clear just who will come out of this socialogical mash-up in tact! Details |
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Our Day Out DVD PRE-ORDER. The first in a new range of DVDs releasing the best Play Of The Week and Play For Today productions, this is Willy Russell's 1977 comedy starring Jean Heywood and Alun Armstrong as teachers supervising a coach trip from their inner-city Liverpool comprehensive to North Wales. It's a chaotic tale of a group of teenagers let off the leash. Details |
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Cribbins - The Complete Series DVD PRE-ORDER. Bernard Cribbins stars in his own popular sketch show from Thames Television, broadcast in 1969 and 1970. The two series mix quickfire sketches in the "Cribbins style" with song (including chart hits Hole In The Ground, Gossip Calypso and Right Said Fred). A wonderful range of characters are played by Cribbins and an equally colourful supporting and guest cast. Details |
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Richard Herring - Emergency Questions: 1001 conversation-savers for any situation Hardback, eBook PRE-ORDER. If you had to wear somebody's guts for garters - if you had to - who would you disembowel in order to facilitate your socks staying up? What do you consider your median achievement? Stuck in a conversational rut? Let Richard Herring help with these posers... Details |
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Frankie Howerd - The Lost Television Pilots DVD OUT NOW. A collection of rare television programmes featuring the irreplaceable Frankie Howerd. Included is an episode of his Australian Up Pompeii!-esque series, Up The Convicts; a collection of exceedingly rare interviews; and two episodes of his own Canadian TV series, The Frankie Howerd Show. It's the first in a new collection from TV archivists Kaleidoscope. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Judge Romesh - Justice Never Sleeps
If you're enjoying Romesh Ranganathan's new series, you might like to know there's extra bonus trials online. In this first one he talks to a photographer with a dodgy name for his website. Watch |
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Slaughterhouse Rulez - Trailer
The trailer for the new film featuring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. A comedy horror, it is set in an elite boarding school where boys and girls are groomed for power and greatness. Watch |
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Spice Boys - Cooking
The Spice Boys teach you how to cook in their latest internet video. Watch |
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Man About The House This icon mid-70s sitcom from Thames Television marks its 45th anniversary today. Richard O'Sullivan starred with Paula Wilcox and Sally Thomsett in the comedy about an Earl's Court flatshare between one young man and two young women. Running for 6 series in just under 4 years, it would spawn a feature film adaptation, two spin-offs (including the wonderful George & Mildred, which also had its own film) and equally hugely successful US adaptations. A real sitcom of its time. Guide |
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