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★★★★ Chortle ★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★ Evening Standard ★★★★ Arts Desk
★★★★★ Broadway Baby ★★★★★ New Current ★★★★Fringe Guru
★★★★ Informed
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HARRY HILL puts his ‘best bits’ on display in his brand new DVD Harry Hill’s TV Burp, The Best Bits, featuring the funniest moments, classic clips and an array of exclusive extras from the four-time BAFTA
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2|entertain is proud to introduce a brand new face to fitness, CHRISTINE BLEAKLEY, in her first ever fitness DVD. CHRISTINE has always been active, well-known as a keen runner, waltzing her way across the dance
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This autumn GREG DAVIES, star of BAFTA-winning TV series and new hit film The Inbetweeners, releases his debut stand-up DVD of Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated, critically acclaimed, triple extended, 109 date
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Following a hugely successful, critically acclaimed return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after eight years away - which saw every ticket sold (14,000) and extra sell-out dates added on weekends - DAVE GORMAN
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★★★★★ The Times ★★★★★ Daily Telegraph ★★★★★ The Sunday Times
★★★★★ Mirror Online ★★★★★ Three Weeks ★★★★★ Fest ★★★★★Time Out Live
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CHRIS ADDISON, the star of Academy Award nominated In The Loop, BAFTA Award winning The Thick of It (BBC TWO), regular panellist on Mock The Week (BBC TWO), host of Show and Tell (E4) makes his critically acclaimed
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LEE NELSON’S WELL GOOD SHOW
A breakout hit for BBC Three, winning consolidated viewing figures of over 2 million per episode, reaching as high as number two in the BBC iPlayer chart for most-watched show
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Right Here, Right Now, the sell-out nationwide triple extended arena tour, which saw RUSSELL HOWARD perform to over 240,000 fans across the country, including three dates at London’s O2 arena, is released for the
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New series starts 25th September at 10.15pm on ITV1.
ADRIAN CHILES returns to present a second series of That Sunday Night Show on ITV1 this month.
That Sunday Night Show is a weekly entertaining round-up of the
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MISSING MILLIONS
£15 billion is lying unclaimed in Britain’s bank vaults and in Missing Millions MELANIE SYKES and PAUL HEINEY reunite people with their forgotten fortunes. From pensions and life insurance, to
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GRUMPY GUIDE TO DRIVING
Grumpy Guide to Driving is a brand new hour-long special for BBC TWO in which TV’s tetchiest talking heads reunite for their favourite pastime: criticising the latest modern irritations
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CHRIS ADDISON takes the helm of a brand new eight part comedy series for E4, which will celebrate the art of story telling and stand-up, while introducing some of the most exciting faces from a new generation of
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“Mainstream success beckons. . . it’s ‘qualitee’”
Grazia
“As comic inventions go, Simon Brodkin’s south London council estate geezer Lee Nelson
is up with the best.”
Simon Horsford, The Daily
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Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award and Barry Award winner RUSSELL KANE will be scouring the country to find the cream of the comedy crop and sending them to seaside towns around Britain to entertain and celebrate the
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“The most consistently funny correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
The New York Times
Join Emmy Award winning JOHN OLIVER, the resident British roving correspondent on the internationally
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Radio 1 DJ TOM DEACON, whose stand up has featured on The Rob Brydon Show for BBC Two, Dave’s One Night Stand for channel Dave and Edinburgh and Beyond for Comedy Central returns to Edinburgh with a brand new
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Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee STEVE HALL returns to the Fringe with Steve Hall’s Very Still Life. It’s a festival that has treated him well: he was part of five critically acclaimed shows, four with WE ARE
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Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2010 RUSSELL KANE returns to the Fringe with his brand new show Manscaping. He will mercilessly explore the ridiculous state of masculinity in the modern world. He shaves
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Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Winner 2010 ROISIN CONATY Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three), Victoria Wood’s Angina Monologues (Sky 1) and Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave) returns to
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This summer, ROB DEERING (Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (ITV1), Sing If You Can (ITV1) and Celebrity Total Wipeout (BBC One)) returns to the festival with his first one-man show since 2008. The Rob Deering
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“What is l-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uhve anyway?
Does anybody love anybody anyway?”
So asked the insane, Welsh, poet-philosopher, Howard Jones in 1983, but in the intervening 28 years no one has dared to answer his
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Oh, here comes trouble. RAY PEACOCK and ED GAMBLE are bringing their Chortle Award Nominated Peacock & Gamble Podcast Live to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for just four live shows - it’s like listening to
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This year RAY PEACOCK and ED GAMBLE make their long anticipated Fringe debut as a double act. After building a large and dedicated fan base with Chortle Award Nominated Peacock & Gamble Podcast and BBC
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Winner of the Amused Moose Laugh-Off (2009) competition and star of acclaimed sketch group WitTank, NAZ OSMANOGLU heads to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his debut solo show, 1000% Awesome.
NAZ is 1000%
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MATT FORDE brings his first solo show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Dishonorable Member - a light hearted mixture of silly stories and political opinion.
A former political adviser for the Labour Party
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KRISTEN SCHAAL, (HBO’s Flight of the Conchords and FOX’s Bob’s Burgers) and KURT BRAUNOHLER (Best Male Comedian Excellence in Comedy NY award) bring their award-winning variety show Hot Tub with Kurt and
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This summer, JIMMY McGHIE Russell Howard's Good News, (BBC Three) returns to the festival after two critically acclaimed years with more thoughtful, character-rich, anecdotal stand-up in his new solo show,
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The Fringe’s longest running and most prestigious stand-up showcase is back for its 21st consecutive year with four of the freshest talents on the circuit.
Recognised as the place to catch the best new
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Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2010, writer of 2010’s Dave’s 10th Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award and former co-host of this year’s Sony Gold Award winning Frank Skinner’s
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EMILY WATSON HOWES The Umbrella Birds, The Ladies (BBC Radio 4) returns to Edinburgh with her debut solo show Seminar, a comedy on the edge of sanity, part satire of the stress management industry and part serenade
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This summer, EMILY WATSON HOWES (The Umbrella Birds, BBC Radio 4’s The Ladies) brings her latest comedy play The Baby Diary to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. EMILY is known for being a talented writer, theatre
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DAVE GORMAN returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after eight years with his brand new live show, Dave Gorman’s Powerpoint Presentation. This time he is part of a double act. . . with a projector screen. And
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JIGSAW
A smart, stupid sketch show from three of the Fringe’s most inventive comedians.
DAN ANTOPOLSKI (Triple Perrier Award Nominee, BBC New Comedy Award Winner and Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award
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Following the sell out success of his 2010 debut solo show Aggrophobic award-winning comedian CHRIS RAMSEY returns to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his brand new stand up show - Offermation. Since his first
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Following the unexpected success of last year’s shambles, ALEX HORNE presents the second Taskmaster Showdown at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In the summer of 2009 ALEX appointed himself the
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The ultimate stat-based fun-packed thought-provoking experimental-and-sometimes-stupid hour-long comedy show. ALEX HORNE presents Seven Years in a Bathroom at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
ALEX HORNE has
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It’s back! AL MURRAY brings his critically acclaimed 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Compete for the Meat, back to the punters with not one, but two new quiz shows. . . only this year there’s a festive
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AHIR SHAH brings his debut solo stand-up show, Astrology, to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As a performer AHIR has appeared in Channel 4‘s Campus and on BBC Two’s Newsnight and as a writer acted as a
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“Mainstream success beckons… it’s ‘qualitee’”
Grazia
“As comic inventions go, Simon Brodkin’s south London council estate geezer Lee Nelson is up with the best.”
Simon Horsford, The Daily
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An Englishman, an Irishman and a Welshman are taking part in a Gondola race…RORY McGRATH, DARA O’BRIAIN and GRIFF RHYS-JONES have reunited once again for BBC TWO where they will be heading abroad in Three Men go
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LEE NELSON, star of BBC Three’s breakout hit comedy series Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show, is set to embark on a 42-date national stand-up tour following the success of his critically acclaimed sell-out UK debut
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Fresh from performing to over 160,000 fans on his sell-out UK arena tour, Right Here, Right Now, RUSSELL HOWARD returns to BBC Three for a brand-new series of Russell Howard's Good News this March.
Russell Howard's
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It was announced today (Wednesday 19th January) that, due to exceptional public demand, RUSSELL HOWARD will extend his 2011 arena tour, Right Here, Right Now further by performing two extra dates at London’s
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Series four of LEE MACK’S multi-award-winning Not Going Out - the BBC ONE sitcom which made a hugely anticipated return this January with a record audience of 4.8 million viewers, 1.5million above the last series
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★★★★★ Mail on Sunday ★★★★★ The Independent ★★★★★ Sunday Telegraph
★★★★★ Chortle ★★★★★ Time Out Live ★★★★★ British Comedy Guide ★★★★★ The Arts
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STEVE WILLIAMS, core writer and performer on BBC Three’s most successful studio entertainment show Russell Howard’s Good News (the most requested BBC Three show on iPlayer whilst on air) - embark’s on his
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RUSSELL HOWARD’s critically-acclaimed stand up show Dingledodies is to be shown on the BBC for the first time.
Recorded during the Good News star’s twice extended 2009 tour, including three gigs at London’s
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NEW DATES FROM 08 JANUARY TO 18 JUNE 2011
Whilst continuing to amuse the nation in the I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! jungle - the old dog is clearly toughening up; fearlessly taking on bushtucker trials,
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DAVID BADDIEL is to make his directorial debut with a film for Sky 1. The Norris McWhirter Chronicles, written and directed by DAVID BADDIEL, sees appearances from ALISTAIR MCGOWAN, LEE MACK, JOHN THOMSON (The Fast
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“A seriously talented young lady.”
Time Out
“A fast-paced, refreshing and exciting talent with an engaging and original world view.”
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times
“Savvy and sassy, Conaty is
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It was announced today (Thursday 21st October) that, due to exceptional public demand, RUSSELL HOWARD will extend his spring 2011 arena tour, Right Here, Right Now. Having already sold-out at London’s O2 Arena
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All hail to the ale! as Britain’s favourite publican returns with a brand new live DVD, available to own from 22nd November. Filled to the brim with the ultimate in bar-based logic, Barrel of Fun Live sees THE
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“Mainstream success beckons… it’s ‘qualitee’”
Grazia
“As comic inventions go, Simon Brodkin’s south London council estate geezer Lee Nelson is up with the best.”
Simon Horsford, The Daily
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Fresh from starring in BBC Three’s breakout hit comedy series Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show, and his critically acclaimed sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer, LEE NELSON is to embark on a 65-date
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DAVE GORMAN - acclaimed storyteller, intrepid comedian and writer and star of BBC TWO’s Genius - brings his brand new live show to DVD on 18th October 2010. Recorded at the prestigious Bloomsbury Theatre during
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Series one of Russell Howard’s Good News, BBC Three’s most successful studio entertainment show - pulling in over 3 millions viewers per week and becoming the most requested BBC Three show on iPlayer whilst on
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BAFTA-winning stand-up LEE MACK, writer and star of BBC ONE’S multi-award winning primetime Friday night sitcom Not Going Out, and resident team captain on Would I Lie to You?, brings his critically-acclaimed
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Multi BAFTA-winning comedian HARRY HILL will release his first ever album of comedy songs, Funny Times, on Island Records on 22nd November.
Harking back to the great tradition of albums by comedy icons including
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Harry Hill’s TV Burp Gold 3 is a brand-new DVD packed full of the best bits from the multi BAFTA-winning TV Burp. Available to own from 1st November 2010, the disc features classic clips from the Burp archives,
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RUSSELL HOWARD is back for a third series of Russell Howard’s Good News on BBC Three this autumn. The previous series was the channel’s most successful entertainment show pulling in over 3 million viewers a week
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ROB DEERING and his guitar - the finest double act working in Britain today - combine razor-sharp stand-up with incredible flights of musicianship to create The Rob Deering Experience. ROB and his guitar hit the
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Brand new daytime series The Lakes on a Plate will transmit on Channel 4 Daytime from Monday 13th September. The series, made by LIBERTY BELL, showcases a brand new television culinary talent PETER SIDWELL, who
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Series one to three of Not Going Out, the Royal Television Society and Golden Rose award-winning BBC sitcom, written by and starring LEE MACK, are to be released in a special edition box set. Packed full of the
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The acclaimed third series of Not Going Out, the Royal Television Society and Golden Rose award-winning BBC ONE sitcom written by and starring LEE MACK, is to be released on DVD by Universal Pictures Playback.
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Direct from THE GUV's largest lock-in, all hail to the ale this autumn as Al Murray - The Pub Landlord’s Beautiful British Tour Live at the O2 is released by ITV DVD on 16th November 2009. Recorded live this May
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This autumn sees the release of Harry Hill’s TV Burp Gold 2, a new DVD packed with the most memorable clips, skits and quips from the archives of the four-time BAFTA-winning show. Following last year’s hugely
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From the bestselling author of The Pub Landlord’s Book of British Common Sense comes Think Yourself British by Al Murray, The Pub Landlord. This autumn help yourself to Britain’s best ‘help yourself’ book
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This autumn sees the release of the first ever Harry Hill’s TV Burp Book, packed with all-new jokes, puzzles, parodies, cartoons and games written exclusively for the book by the four-time BAFTA-winning comic.
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RUSSELL HOWARD, star of BBC TWO’s Mock The Week, is to release his critically-acclaimed stand up show Dingledodies on DVD this autumn. Recorded during the twice extended tour which sold over 120,000 tickets
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A CHANCE TO GIVE AN UNUSUAL GIFT TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW … IMMORTALITY
How often have you heard a person speaking and thought "someone should record this before it's too late?”
A new website launched today (8th
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There are plenty of comedian memoirs this year… The pick of the bunch is probably Frank Skinner on the Road, which distinguishes itself by being a) unusual, b) funny, and c) actually written by the person named on
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AL MURRAY’S classic sitcom, Time Gentleman Please, is to be released on DVD, giving fans the chance to revisit THE PUB LANDLORD’S first-ever television role. The entire collection, consisting of series one and
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The second series of the British Comedy Award-winning Al Murray’s Happy Hour is to be released on DVD this spring. All hail to the ale as the critically acclaimed series, packed with top notch celebrity chat,
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