Michael McIntyre walks off stage in Darlington
Michael McIntyre walked off stage in Darlington tonight after an audience member in the front row persistently used her mobile phone during the show. McIntyre was in Darlington performing a much-anticipated work-in-progress version of his new Happy & Glorious show at the town’s historic Civic Theatre. A report by The Northern Echo‘s Joanna Morris said […]
Max And Paddy specials ‘are already written’
Paddy McGuiness has revealed that he and Peter Kay have written new episodes of Max And Paddy’s Road To Nowhere. But the Take Me Out host says the hour-long specials are unlikely to ever be made because he and Kay never talk about work when they meet up. He said: “We’ve got a couple of […]
John Cleese: Modern TV comedy doesn’t excite me
John Cleese has bemoaned the lack of originality in modern TV comedy and says recent output pales into insignificance compared with the comedy greats. Speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Monty Python star said the amount of “brilliant new stuff” today is “small” and he has seen most of it before. He added: “When […]
Ross Noble talks about his new stand-up tour
Ross Noble has been speaking to ITV ahead of his new stand-up tour, Tangentleman. Below are some of the highlights. On touring: “I started doing stand-up when I was 15, and I’m 37 now. And I’ve pretty much been gigging relentlessly that whole time. It was 1999 when I stopped doing the comedy clubs and […]
Lucy Beaumont goes To Hull And Back
Lucy Beaumont’s Radio 4 sitcom, To Hull And Back, has been given the green-light for a full series. The Hull-born comedian, who won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2012 and was nominated for Best Newcomer at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, stars in the sitcom as Sophie, an aspiring actor from Hull who struggles to […]
Review: Silly Billies Comedy, The Cumberland Arms, Byker
Silly Billies is not your usual comedy night. Tucked away upstairs at the quaint Cumberland Arms in Byker, just a stone’s throw away from Newcastle city centre, the hugely talented stand-up Jack Gardner – or should I say Mr Face – has created a comedy night where it’s okay for the performers to be batshit crazy.
New Dad’s Army film to be shot in Yorkshire
The new Dad’s Army film, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jones and Bill Nighy, is to be shot in Yorkshire later this month.
Richard Herring interviews Katherine Ryan
Richard Herring has been speaking to Katherine Ryan in the brand new series of Richard’s Leciester Square Theatre podcast.
