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TV tonight: Lydia West’s offbeat college campus murder mystery

She stars as a grungy student in Australian dramedy He Had It Coming. Plus: Frank Skinner’s very funny standup special. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘If you’d done that in the 90s, you’d have been torn to pieces!’: comedy icons share their Edinburgh fringe survival tips with first-timers

How do you deal with nerves or bad reviews? What if you don’t sell any tickets? For debutants, the list of potential worries is huge. So we paired a few up with veterans to talk past mistakes, coping strategies – and the odd celebrity encounter

The Guardian - UK

The Roundhouse Comedy Festival: A spectacular opening night

4/5 Rising stars and stand-up icons helped kick off the festival in style

Evening Standard

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Frank Skinner: ‘I’m more careful now that my bones have the consistency of Aeros’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Football fandom is like ‘the dole’, ‘Mock the Week’ is a ‘trout farm’ and death is like ‘Kangeroo Island’ – in the mind of Frank Skinner, at least. Louis Chilton meets with the veteran comedian ahead of his return to the Edinburgh Fringe

The Independent UK

Wonderwall vs Three Lions: Who will win the World Cup anthems battle for Number 1?

Wonderwall and Three Lions in epic battle for Official Singles Chart crown as country swept by wave of World Cup euphoria

Evening Standard

Show me the funny: essential comedy at Edinburgh fringe 2026

Elf Lyons mixes humour and heartbreak, Frank Skinner works the crowd, Kristen Schaal returns with a secret – and one man sings the same song over and over again

The Guardian - UK

LA fans, Mark E Smith’s sisters and Frank Skinner doing the quiz: inside the totally wired festival on the Fall

Featuring cover bands, walking tours and the poet laureate as DJ, The Fall: Futures and Pasts is the ultimate Fall fan experience. But can our writer get through Eat Y’Self Fitter at karaoke?

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Frank Skinner teams up with footballing legends on new poem

Frank Skinner has teamed up with a number of footballing legends on a fan-inspired poem about the beautiful game ahead of UEFA Euro 2028 powered by BT.

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‘Too nice’: Frank Skinner on Gareth Southgate – and his ‘fiery’ successor

Comedian says former manager lacked ‘killer instinct’ but Thomas Tuchel could help England embrace a ‘braver’ style

The Guardian - UK

Football’s Coming Home (Again): Three Lions roars back for 30th anniversary as England chase World Cup glory

Baddiel, Skinner and Lightning Seeds are marking 30 years of Three Lions with a new anniversary edition as England gear up for another World Cup summer.

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Can the England flag ever be cool again? Gen Z are taking back control

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Our flag is having a PR crisis thanks to far-right demonstrations and the Raise the Colours movement. On St George’s Day, with the World Cup fast approaching, Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks to those determined to reclaim it as a symbol of hope not hate

The Independent UK

Comedian Frank Skinner breaks down in tears during surprise reunion minutes into TV appearance

A comedian became teary during a surprise reunion with an important person from their past on Michael McIntyre's Big Show.

The Independent UK

Pussies galore! David Baddiel’s Cat Man is purr-fect TV

He gets bitten by a grumpy moggy, bathes with lions and visits a home for disabled felines. This heartfelt, hilarious three-part homage to kitties is pure comfort viewing

The Guardian - UK

Frank Skinner says he got a cameraman sacked for filming up a female colleague’s skirt

The comedian said that the woman was being ‘bullied’

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‘I can remember Dennis Wise following me up – when I lifted the trophy, I heard him behind cheering and shouting, “You bastards!” I thought, “You can’t say that in front of Princess Diana!”’ Dave Beasant on Wimbledon’s 1988 FA Cup upset win over Liverpool

The former Crazy Gang stopper saved a penalty in the shock 1988 FA Cup victory

Evening Standard

Frank Skinner marries long-term girlfriend after proposals rejected four times

Speaking on a podcast episode, Skinner told his co-hosts that the pair got married on Monday at Camden Town Hall after 24 years together.

Evening Standard

Frank Skinner secretly marries his partner 'on the stairs' at Camden Town Hall with just their son as guest

The 68-year-old admitted he ‘feels bad’ for his friends and urged them not to ‘take offence’ at not being invited

Louder

"I'm not as humourless as my music!" Steven Wilson announces comedians as support acts for upcoming London Palladium shows

Stewart Lee, Al Murray, Clinton Baptiste and Frank Skinner will all support Steven Wilson on different nights

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"I had one mate who was massively into Deep Purple but they were a bit too proggy for me." How Frank Skinner became a born-again metalhead

Frank Skinner on the "inspirational" Judas Priest, playing in a cult Birmingham band and the heavy metal sitcom that never was

Metal Hammer

"I don’t like comedy heavy metal." Comedian Frank Skinner reveals the beloved British rock band he'd banish forever

British comedy icon Frank Skinner explains why he'd choose to send one of the UK's biggest 21st century rock bands to Room 101

MusicRadar

“I asked him if he played air guitar. He said, ‘Why would I when I can play real guitar?’”: Eric Clapton had a perfectly logical response when comedian Frank Skinner asked him if he ever plays air guitar

Skinner also argues that “Queen were to rock music what Showaddywaddy were to ‘50s rock’n’roll”

WhatToWatch

Celebrity Gogglebox star says he will 'never do the show again' despite praising its 'winning formula'

Frank Skinner appeared in an episode of Celebrity Gogglebox alongside David Baddiel

Evening Standard

Miriam Margolyes to watch TV with actor Lesley Joseph on Celebrity Gogglebox

The pair will be joined by comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, and actors Dame Kirstin Scott Thomas and Saskia Reeves on the Channel 4 special.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Kill List; Call Her Daddy; Boj & Kate Have a Lot on Their Plate; Johnny Walker – review

The tale of a scam hitman on the dark web grips after a slow start; Kamala Harris has the human touch in a US interview; Kate Lawler is moreish; and a radio stalwart is set to bow out

The Independent UK

The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have named their stars of tomorrow

Stars who’ve won awards at the annual ceremony include Sarah Millican, Frank Skinner and Lee Evans

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