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The Island review
I watched Dave's new comedy format The Island, not knowing it had been devised by stand-ups James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins when they got stranded in New York by a storm. That fact came as something as a surprise, given the show feels less than an idea created organically by some fine comic minds, and more like the brainchild of a UKTV exec trying to engineer something to fill a Taskmaster-shaped hole left after their biggest show got poached by Channel 4.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd March 2022The Island, Dave, review
Comedy panel shows are over - this predictable refresh proves it.
Emily Watkins, i Newspaper, 23rd March 2022The Island review
This nautical panel show is so laugh-free it's a wreck.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 23rd March 2022The Likely Dads to return to Radio 4 for Series 2
A second series of Radio 4 show The Likely Dads has been recorded. Tim Vincent, Mick Ferry and Russell Kane will be joined by guests including Johnny Vegas, Nabil Abdulrashid, Alun Cochrane, Emmanuel Sonubi, Sanjeev Kohli, Dominic Holland, Pete Selwood and George Lewis.
British Comedy Guide, 15th March 2022Richard Hammond hosts Comedy Central science panel show
Comedy Central has ordered Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction, a science-based panel show. Johnny Vegas and Victoria Coren Mitchell are team captains, with Ria Lina as Hammond's sidekick.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd February 2022We Wish You a Mandy Christmas review
Diane Morgan does proper belly laughs.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 20th December 2021We Wish You A Mandy Christmas review
Diane Morgan's hapless comedy character goes full Scrooge.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 20th December 2021We Wish You a Mandy Christmas, BBC2, review
Even Diane Morgan has a soft side.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 20th December 2021Johnny Vegas to star in new film written in Merseyside
Johnny Vegas is set to play a leading role in a new film, written by Merseyside author Caroline Smailes. He is set to appear in The Drowning Of Arthur Braxton, a film about a bullied schoolboy who encounters his first love when he discovers a beautiful water nymph hiding in an abandoned Victorian swimming pool.
MSN Entertainment, 26th October 2021Johnny Vegas's act of kindness for dementia care home
Johnny Vegas has surprised a care home near Wigan with a 'very touching' token of support. The actor and comedian has presented a signed and inscribed hand-drawn print to staff and residents at St Helens Hall Care Home in Merseyside.
Adam Maidment, Manchester Evening News, 13th October 2021