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George Egg: Movable Feast - preview
The gloriously funny George Egg is returning to the Edinburgh fringe this summer, with a new show about the joys of makeshift cookery. After demonstrating how to make dinner in a hotel room with only a kettle and a Corby trouser press, Movable Feast is about cooking on trains, planes and automobiles.
Jay Rayner, The Guardian, 21st July 2019Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner to star in Joe Egg
Peter Nichols's 1967 play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg will be revived at Trafalgar Studios in the West End.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 20th July 2019Review: Egg at Latitude
Toxic masculinity is the through-line of sketch duo Egg. But although Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini are obviously coming from a female perspective, they are empathetic to the damage it does to men, too.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th July 2019This Country star Michael Sleggs dies aged 33
Michael Sleggs, who plays Slugs in This Country, has died aged 33.
British Comedy Guide, 10th July 2019Michael Sleggs's final interview
Michael Sleggs fought for his life every day in courageous battle against heart defect, he reveals in final interview.
Chris White, The Sun, 10th July 2019Black Mirror's pig-gate PM still appears in easter eggs
Rory Kinnear's character from the first ever episode of Charlie Brooker's dystopian drama is still in Number 10 - despite being thrown out of a zoo.
Thomas Ling, Radio Times, 7th June 2019Michael Sleggs shares news of his terminal diagnosis
The actor, who plays Slugs in the hit sitcom and is a long-time friend of creators Charlie and Daisy May Cooper, posted a social media message disclosing that he doesn't have long to live. Sleggs has previously suffered cancer and heart failure, while his character in the BBC sitcom was also diagnosed with cancer.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 30th May 2019Colin Leggo interview
In some ways you couldn't make it up - a STAND-UP comedian who lost a leg. And here's the piece de resistance ... his name? Leg-go. It's no surprise that Colin Leggo's amputation five years ago has fed into his comedy routines, but it's certainly not been a laugh a minute for the London-based, Falmouth comedian.
Lee Trewhela, Cornwall Live, 19th February 2019Colin Leggo wins UK Pun Championships 2019
Colin Leggo has won the UK Pun Championships 2019 competition, with gags about he seaside, cold weather and nudist beaches.
British Comedy Guide, 12th February 2019Emma Stone 'begged' Lanthimos for role in The Favourite
Emma Stone revealed that Yorgos Lanthimos "never considered" meeting an American actress for a role in The Favourite but she "begged" him for a part.
Female First, 4th February 2019