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Johnny Vegas & Lucy Beaumont team up on World's Most Dangerous Roads
World's Most Dangerous Roads returns to U&Dave in November with the driving pairings including Johnny Vegas and Lucy Beaumont, Babatunde Aléshé and Kae Kurd, plus a best bits compilation episode narrated by Rhod Gilbert.
British Comedy Guide, 18th September 2024TV viewers convinced Johnny Vegas is Olympic gymnastics commentator
Viewers of BBC's Olympics coverage were convinced that comedian Johnny Vegas was commentating on the gymnastics on Tuesday evening.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th July 2024'Murder, They Hope' special Apocalypse Slough reveals star cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Jason Lewis, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick, Gemma Jones, Harry Peacock and newcomer Dane Williams will star in new Murder, They Hope special Apocalypse Slough.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2024Johnny Vegas on the wild pub that launched his career
From performing in a bin to arm-wrestling rivals, the stand-up cut his teeth at a Nottingham pub's chaotic Just the Tonic nights. As the thriving comedy club chain it grew into turns 30, he remembers really letting rip
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd July 2024Johnny Vegas joins Netflix's star-studded cast of Roald Dahl's The Twits
An adaptation of the 1980 children's novel, The Twits, by renowned British author Roald Dahl, is set to feature a star-studded voice cast including Margo Martindale, Johnny Vegas, Natalie Portman and Emilia Clarke.
Phoebe Tonks, The Mirror, 7th June 2024All-star line-ups mark Just the Tonic's thirtieth birthday
Just The Tonic proudly announces a weekend extravaganza of laughter and celebration in honour of their 30th anniversary.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2024'The worst film ever made': how Sex Lives Of The Potato Men broke British cinema
When the puerile comedy bombed, the film-makers blamed the critics and the Tories blamed the UK Film Council. Twenty years on, we reassess the legacy of a cinematic pariah whose champions include Stewart Lee and Mike Leigh.
Fergal Kinney, The Guardian, 20th February 2024My Comedy Hero: Ian Smith on Johnny Vegas
The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tells us why this once manic performer is his stand-up touchstone.
Ian Smith, The List, 4th February 2024The Real Ken Dodd film lobbies for creation of national comedy museum
Ken Dodd is to be the subject of a major new documentary celebrating his life and legacy, with hopes that the film will help realise his dream for a national comedy museum. The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved will premiere at the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds on 9th June, when the performing space in the Victorian theatre is renamed The Sir Ken Dodd Auditorium in honour of his many appearances at the venue.
British Comedy Guide, 30th January 2024Johnny Vegas forced to halt filming of new C4 series after mental health breakdown
The TV comedian was making a second series of his fly-on-the-wall show Carry On Glamping when he had to stop but, after taking time out, he returned to share his struggles with the Channel 4 cameras.
Rod McPhee, The Sun, 14th January 2024