Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
WEBSaturday Night Live newcomer Jane Wickline made a splash on Weekend Update last night, with a comedy song about partying. It came in response to a news story which found that 71 per cent of Gen Z has cut back on going out.
It Ain't Half Hot Mum – where are they now?
WEBJan 21, 2019 · Following It Ain't Half Hot Mum, he appeared in two episodes of Only Fools and Horses as policeman Terry Hoskins, and as the recurring character of Ron Bigmore in Mr Majeika. He was briefly reunited with Windsor Davies in Never The Twain, playing a barman in two 1988 episodes. Mitchell died from cancer at the age of 53, in …
Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights : Features 2010 - Chortle
WEBDec 1, 2010 · It certainly means Tramadol Nights feels unlike other sketch shows, and never more than the disconcerting Untitled Street, a soap opera in which faceless actors could say nothing meaningful for fear of causing offence – Boyle’s dystopian idea of the blandly utilitarian entertainment we’d be left with if broadcasters continue to be risk ...
Newark, Newark : Reviews 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
WEBMar 28, 2022 · There’s one big problem with this delightful portrait of a relationship between an oddball son and his recently divorced mum: three episodes just isn’t enough. In the title of Newark, Newark, writer Nathan Foad pays affectionate tribute to the working-class market town where he grew up in the East Midlands, a part of the country rarely ...
Marti Caine denied city honour because she won't show up to the ...
WEBJul 8, 2020 · Bureaucrats have rejected calls to honour the late comedy trailblazer Marti Caine on a walk of fame - because she wouldn’t be able to attend the unveiling.
'Allo 'Allo: Where are they now? : Features 2017 - Chortle
WEBDec 14, 2017 · Richard Gibson, Herr Otto Flick. Now 63, the Ugandan-born actor left 'Allo 'Allo after eight series, with David Janson taking over the role of the Gestapo officer in the final season. Since then, he has worked as a radio actor, scriptwriter and voiceover artist, including guest starring in the 2003 Doctor Who audio drama Flip-Flop.
Gyles Brandreth writes his first autobiography - Chortle
WEBJun 4, 2021 · Gyles Brandreth has written his first autobiography, at the age of 73. Odd Boy Out promises insight into the broadcaster, comic and former MP’s ‘often eccentric and at times tragic family background and early years’. Brandreth told trade website The Bookseller: ‘This isn’t the autobiography I had expected to write.
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer : Book reviews 2022
WEBNov 23, 2022 · It’s an instant bestseller, thanks to the celebrity of its author, but The Satsuma Complex is also a cracking page-turner, shot through with Bob Mortimer ’s distinctively quirky comic flair. The story includes many of the usual crime thriller topes – from a possible femme fatale to the calmly intimidating nemesis – but also so many ...
Michael McIntyre: Macnificent : Reviews 2023 - Chortle
WEBOct 27, 2023 · A cynic might suggest McIntryre is the sliced white Mother’s Pride of comedy, but that would be harsh: the craftsmanship that goes into his work at least elevates him to a supermarket sourdough. While nothing here will redefine anyone’s worldview, the material is timeless – as indeed is he, looking at least a full decade younger than his ...
How Michael Portillo helped create Alan B'Stard - Chortle
WEBOct 28, 2019 · The role of amoral MP Alan B’Stard was written specifically for Rik Mayall by TV writing duo Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of the actor. Marks & Gran started their TV writing career by producing sketches and monologues for The Frankie Howard Variety Show. By the 1980s they had written hit …