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Jonathan Pryce and Nick Mohammed to star in new film Sleeping Lions
Sleeping Lions, a comedy murder mystery film adapted from 1951 novel An English Murder, will star Jonathan Pryce and Nick Mohammed.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2025Chortle editor Steve Bennett's most memorable gigs of 2024
Another year, another 250-plus comedy shows watched as editor of Chortle. Here's my rundown of the most memorable of them. That's not always the same as the best, but there's usually a strong correlation...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th December 2024Inside No. 9 was almost Inside No. 5
How Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's series could have had a different name.
Chortle, 22nd December 2024A Christmas Carol(ish) review
As a crowd-pleasing, energetic and genuinely festive Christmas offering, it's 50 times better than your average panto - if that's not damning with faint praise.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 29th November 2024Nick Mohammed's Christmas Carol(ish) haunted by technical failure
Nick Mohammed's festive tale A Christmas Carol(ish) has had a bumpy launch in the West End - with the official first night performance abandoned after being plagued by technical issues.
Chortle, 22nd November 2024A Christmas Carol (ish) at @sohoplace review: a festive hit in waiting
Despite opening night being derailed by technical problems this play balances silliness with sophistication in a way that should make it a Christmas favourite.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd November 2024Nick Mohammed to return as Mr Swallow in 2025 tour Show Pony
Nick Mohammed is to tour in the spring of 2025 with Show Pony, a format described by his character Mr Swallow as "payback for everyone who didn't come to the last tour".
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2024Nick Mohammed: "Having a pop at trans people is just punching down"
The Ted Lasso star talks about his new ITV comedy Douglas Is Cancelled, his love of magic, and not being a twat.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 27th June 2024Douglas Is Cancelled review
Rows about cancel culture tend to be reductive. A clear binary between those who harrumph "you can't say anything any more" and the righteously censorious. A nuanced path somewhere between the two is probably society's best way forward, but as a savvy newspaper editor says in Steven Moffat's twisty new comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled: "Outrage is exciting, nuance is work."
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th June 2024Douglas Is Cancelled preview
There have been so many trailers for new ITV1 comedy drama Douglas Is Cancelled I felt like I'd seen it before I hit the play button. And even when I'd hit the button and watched the first episode a lot of it was scarily familiar. But in a Good Way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2024