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Video: Louis Theroux Interviews Louis Theroux on SNL UK
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (95+ words) The Lowdown on Comedy The best sketch from the last episode of the first season of Saturday Night Live UK." For those of you that are really old this may have a faint echo of Monty Python's Whicker Island sketch....
David Thewlis, Rory Kinnear, Eve Myles and Eleanor Tomlinson Stars In Darkly Comic Thriller
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (309+ words) The Lowdown on Comedy The cast has been announced for'Wrong Move, the new darkly comic thriller written and created by Ben Edwards (Coma, Miss Scarlet & The Duke), with filming currently underway in West Yorkshire. Eleanor Tomlinson'(One Day, Poldark)'plays…...
Pictures And Clip Released From the Reluctant Vampire
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (156+ words) The BBC has unveiled an exclusive first look clip and images for upcoming comedy The Reluctant Vampire based on the books by comedy legend Eric Morecambe and written by Rob and Neil Gibbons (Alan Partridge). Produced by Boffola Pictures in…...
Tour Extension For Alasdair Beckett-King
4+ day, 30+ min ago (351+ words) The Lowdown on Comedy Following the first leg of his King Of Crumbs earlier this year, Alasdair Beckett-King extends his acclaimed tour into Autumn 2026. Alasdair is the crumbliest comedian in the game: he is a multi-award-winning stand-up comic, author, (occasionally)…...
Edinburgh Run And Tour for Alfie Brown The Entertainer
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (215+ words) The Lowdown on Comedy "A show so entertaining you can scarcely believe it. Written and performed(both!) by a man in crisis, desperate to find meaning in life. As technology makes life easier, where do we find value? What is…...
Stuart Laws Appears On Cracked Comedy Club Channel
4+ day, 53+ min ago (199+ words) The Lowdown on Comedy Cracked, the US comedy magazinem, now runs a comedy club on You Tube, filming in New York and Los Angeles and spotlighting comedians in the USA. British comedian Stuart Laws has made his debut on the…...
Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears Land New Series On Radio Wales
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (329+ words) The Lowdown on Comedy Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears of the I'm So Not Over It podcast are launching a brand new series on BBC Radio Wales, to be broadcast from 16 May to 6 June. Every Saturday from 5-7pm, Gareth and Esyllt's…...
Review: John Kearns, Tilting At Windmills, Wilton's Music Hall
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (150+ words) Wilton's Music Hall in London's still-shabby East End has always felt like a magical venue and in the last 15 months I've seen three truly magical shows there. Harry Hill, Tim Key and now the third in this triptych of three-in-a-million…...
Paddy Mc Guinness and Stephen Hendry Front Reimagined Big Break
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (292+ words) The Lowdown on Comedy While staying true to the spirit of the original show, audiences will see three contestants and their pros battle it out in three rounds of trick shots to reach the dramatic finale. The 20 x 30" series will…...
Book Review: Thirst: Twelve Drinks That Changed My Life by John Robins
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (173+ words) I only know most comedians for what they do onstage. John Robins I know a little better, having played golf with him a few times in Edinburgh. He was a genial, skilful, competitive opponent. Maybe a little intense at times....