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Spitting Image Live: the latex lampoon show all dolled up for a theatrical comeback
Spitting Image is back, but this time on stage. Director and co-writer Sean Foley tells Nick Smurthwaite about rewriting the show to keep it topical, the logistical complications of having 100 characters and why today's news cycle is good comedy material.
Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage, 24th January 2023Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive review
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive had an embarrassment of such riches, enabling it to achieve the seemingly impossible task of shedding new light on this one-of-a-kind comedic titan.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th December 2022Lee Mack to host Royal Variety Performance 2022
Lee Mack will host the Royal Variety Performance 2022. Al Murray, Maisie Adam, Omid Djalili and Axel Blake will also perform on the show.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022It's no joke -- the Edinburgh Fringe has a class problem
Festival veterans Stephen Fry, Al Murray and Jayde Adams talk about the changing face of what's funny.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 21st August 2022Dave announces Edinburgh Comedy Awards broadcasts
The Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards body has announced a range of programming and streams around this year's awards.
British Comedy Guide, 19th August 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022Eddie Izzard, Michael Palin and more on 75 years of the Edinburgh Fringe
Stars of stage and screen share their Edinburgh memories.
The Telegraph, 23rd July 202222 telly stars to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
From the Fringe to TV and now back to the Fringe.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 9th July 2022Assembly announces final shows for Fringe 2022
Assembly Festival has announced its final 50+ shows for 2022, including Frank Skinner, Al Murray, Jinkx Monsoon, Queen of Fake Alison Jackson and Fringe favourite Reuben Kaye.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th June 2022