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Ben Bailey Smith: Don't call me cool...I'm a bookish geek
The star of ITV drama Brief Encounters and the new Ricky Gervais film Life on the Road talks to Ben Dowell about being a rapper who doesn't like to be labelled.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 3rd July 2016Taskmaster: series two - episode 2 review
On this week's episode of the comedy challenge show, we watch some disturbing music videos, horrible culinary habits, and learn that Joe Wilkinson looks like a battered toaster.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 28th June 2016A new series of the show in which Greg Davies sets a series of increasingly irritating tasks for famous comedians, this week comprising Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, Doc Brown and Richard Osman. At stake and up for grabs is the most important document each comedian owns. In the case of Joe Wilkinson, it's his marriage certificate, so nothing trivial. The biggest take-home from this is that lateral thinking is clearly not a comic's forte.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 21st June 2016Review: Taskmaster, series two, episode 1
Taskmaster is great at displaying people's laterial thinking.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 21st June 2016TV review: Taskmaster, Dave
It is no surprise that comedians are ruthlessly competitive. What I didn't realise until Taskmaster came along was how cunning and crafty they can be when he comes to getting one over on their stand-up rivals.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st June 2016Preview: Murder In Successville, BBC3
There is certainly a lot of improvisation about at the moment. We reviewed this yesterday and there is this show at the Soho Theatre. But there is nothing quite like BBC Three's Murder In Successville, which features real celebrities winging it to crack a fictional killing alongside comedians playing it for laughs.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th June 2016Meet the new inhabitants of Successville
To celebrate, the good folk at Tiger Aspect have let us in on a little more about this year's murder victims and the suspects, who is playing who, and exactly when you'll be able to see them... plus a set of exclusive images across this post of most of our regulars in action. You'll probably notice there's a distinct lack of Paul Kaye in this images, but more on that one soon... until then, here's a run-down of each episode!
The Velvet Onion, 4th June 2016Taskmaster Series 2 contestants announced
Jon Richardson, Richard Osman, Joe Wilkinson, Katherine Ryan and Doc Brown will be the contestants joining Greg Davies and Alex Horne for Series 2 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 11th March 2016Doc Brown: comedy not the place to address Oscars row
"It's not the battlefield. You're preaching to the converted. I don't think it's all stand-ups but if they really want to do something you've got to get off the stage and do something about it. A joke is not the way forward."
The Express and Star, 4th February 2016On my radar: Doc Brown's cultural highlights
The rapper, comedian, actor and screenwriter on Slow West, Ray Celestin's The Axeman's Jazz, The Waters by Mick Jenkins and the magic of Kermode and Mayo.
Jessica Murray, The Observer, 30th August 2015