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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Leo reich - Caught on Camera

Amelia Dimoldenberg to star in Channel 4 comedy about three best friends

It Gets Worse also stars Irish actor Andrew Scott and Girls writer Lena Dunham.

Evening Standard

Adwoa Aboah: 'I'm now more adamant about how superior women are'

The supermodel talks to Olive Pometsey about her role in Lena Dunham’s wildly anticipated new rom-com, getting sober, and becoming a mother

Evening Standard

Netflix’s new romantic comedy looks like a show you’ll fall in love with — here’s the first trailer

Netflix just gave us a proper look at Lena Dunham's "Too Much," a London-set romantic comedy series led by "Hacks" star, Megan Stalter.

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John Early: The Album Tour review – a rich slice of larky self-mockery

Chatty waiters, visiting the loo in company and over-investing in sexual role-play are uproariously discussed alongside covers of Madonna, Britney and Dolly Parton

The Guardian - UK

Search Party’s John Early: ‘You can only take a narcissistic monster for so long – it grates after 10 years’

Dropping the droll, self-obsessed character from his early standup shows, the comic and TV star is swapping millennial irony for the sincerity of song

The Guardian - UK

Greta Titelman: Exquisite Lies review – mesmeric standup with plenty to shriek about

The comic traces a path from Arizona to Manhattan with a musical set that never quite lands

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a raucous night in with Mel B, Paul Rudd and Billie Piper

The Jonathan Ross Show boasts a lively lineup of famous folk. Plus, a fabulous celebration of Diana Ross. Here’s what to watch this evening

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TV tonight: Russell T Davies travels through time with Alan Yentob

The Doctor Who writer reveals his creative inspirations in an affecting documentary. Plus: Jamie Oliver sorts betwixtmas dinners. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

New on HBO and Max in December 2023 — all the new shows and movies to watch

These new movies and shows are streaming on Max this month, including Oprah and the Color Purple Journey and Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

Tom’s Guide

Of course standup comedians can bend the truth – just not like Hasan Minhaj did

The US comic made up autobiographical material for his live shows, says Brian Logan, the Guardian’s comedy critic

The Guardian - UK

‘You absolutely can’t make money’: can the Edinburgh Fringe survive?

The world’s biggest arts festival is back this month, at a time when discussions about the cost of taking a show to the Fringe have never been louder. Isobel Lewis speaks to performers, producers, food stall owners and community organisers about the problems facing the festival and whether it can…

The Independent UK

Adam Brace had a magic touch for comedy and theatre – both worlds will mourn his death

Brace, who has died aged 43, was a hugely talented playwright, dramaturg and director who worked on a string of hits including One-Woman Show and Age Is a Feeling

The Guardian - UK

Comedian Catherine Cohen: ‘Look, I find myself quite annoying, too’

The US comedy sensation is making up for lost time after Covid with a new show – still self-obsessed, but ‘a bit darker’ – and an opportunity for us to observe a quintessentially millennial comic grow up in public

The Guardian - UK

The best comedy shows of 2022

From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching standup and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters

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TV tonight: Joe Lycett, David Beckham and that World Cup money-shredding stunt

What really happened when the comedian gave Beckham an ultimatum. Plus: the ravishing finale of The English. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The Liz Truss gags flowed like No 10 plonk: Friday Night Live proves our best satirists are in their 60s

From Ben Elton’s electrifying political routine to Harry Enfield’s force-10 performance, Channel 4’s comedy programme showed that nobody does spiky topicality better than 1980s stars

The Independent UK

Leo Reich: ‘It’s f***ed, obviously, how many successful comedians are Cambridge grads’

In one of this year’s funniest Edinburgh Fringe shows, 24-year-old stand-up Leo Reich joked about Gen Z’s narcissism and his own privilege. He talks to Isobel Lewis about his onstage persona, the effectiveness of political satire, and the amount of Cambridge grads in the comedy world

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m a venal narcissist’ – standup Leo Reich on skewering his inner Gen-Z monster

The hotly tipped comic was the talk of Edinburgh with his blistering hour of hilariously hollow egomania – and audiences haven’t a clue whether to pity or deplore him

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Evening Standard

The best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows to see in London

Some of the top acts of the 2022 fringe are bringing their shows to London. Here’s our pick...

The Guardian - UK

The Edinburgh fringe is too long, too expensive and too gruelling. It must change or die

I’ve spent my whole professional life loving and writing about the fringe. But rocketing rents, a lack of diversity and its overwhelming scale are pushing this world-class cultural crucible to crisis point. No wonder artists are asking themselves: is it worth the candle?

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Fringe: Best jokes of the festival

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

The Guardian - UK

A ‘love rat’, a shelf-stacker and a Fleabag spoof: Edinburgh comedy awards shortlist announced

From Liz Kingsman’s ‘messy woman’ send-up to Seann Walsh’s memories of his off-screen Strictly kiss, the 10-strong shortlist for the first Dave’s Edinburgh comedy awards is a triumph for diversity though not without glaring omissions

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Jordan Gray and Seann Walsh among nominees for Best Show of the Fringe

Nominations have been announced for Best Show and Best Newcomer

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Fringe: Best jokes of the festival so far OLD

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Fringe: Best jokes of the festival so far OLD

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

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