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Organisers apologise for problems at Johnny Vegas gig
Organisers of a gig compered by comedian Johnny Vegas have apologised to audience members after they experienced problems at the Live At Melbourne Hall event last weekend. Triple-booked and crammed-in seats and long waits for drinks were among issues at the event.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 25th May 2022Johnny Vegas' glamping site closes after issues with 'leaky motorhomes'
Johnny Vegas' glamping site was forced to close after reportedly 'struggling to cope' with wet and windy weather. Most guests at Fields of Dreams , near Harrogate in Yorkshire, enjoyed their stay at the site, which was designed by the comedian and his assistant Bev Dixon.
Dave Himelfield & Alexander Brock, Manchester Evening News, 22nd May 2022Johnny Vegas joins Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys
Johnny Vegas has joined the cast of Neil Gaiman's fantasy series Anansi Boys - playing a dead comedian.
Chortle, 17th May 2022Gold orders second series of Murder, They Hope
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are returning for a second series of comedy mysteries in Murder, They Hope.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2022Meet The Richardsons returning for two more series
Meet The Richardsons is returning for two more series on Dave, with 20 new episodes ordered.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2022The 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 Island is proof that lazy podcasts are ruining TV comedy
Dave's new panel show challenges a group of comics to come up with strategies for how to survive after a shipwreck. But why?
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 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 2022