Joe Lycett Adds Extra Manchester Date
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2017 Joe Lycett, star of Live at the Apollo (BBC One), Taskmaster (Dave) and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4), has added even more dates to an already jam packed brand-new UK and Ireland tour, I'm About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett....
BWW Interview: Marilyn D'Honau on Dancing in the Original WEST SIDE STORY
by Bob Rizzo - September 21, 2017 Marilyn D'Honau is not only the youngest surviving cast member of the original production of West Side Story, she was also the youngest when the show opened in 1957. D'Honau was a sixteen- year-old high school senior when she was cast as Clarice, one of the Jet girls. Though she'd been performing pr...
Mark Watson Announces New UK Tour With THE INFINITE SHOW
by Marianka Swain - July 04, 2018 After spending last year being cluster-bombed with yoghurt on 'Taskmaster' and half-killed by Bear Grylls, multi award-winning Mark Watson returns with a UK National Tour doing what he's best at: being indoors....
UKTV Orders Four More Series of Emmy-Nominated TASKMASTER
by Macon Prickett - February 22, 2018 Fresh off it's Best Entertainment Show win at this year's Broadcast Awards, it was announced today that UKTV has ordered four more series of BAFTA and EMMY-nominated Taskmaster from Avalon for its award-winning comedy and entertainment channel, Dave. Greg Davies persists as the all-powerful Taskmast...
Josh Widdicombe Extends His 'Bit Much...' Stand-up Tour Into Spring 2020
by Stephi Wild - October 07, 2019 Josh Widdicombe, the guy everyone can do an impression of, is back with a brand new stand up tour. A show that will change your life and how you perceive your place in the world. Bit much? Fine, it'll be a very funny night of grumbles and jokes in which Josh will finally tackle the hot comedy topics...
New Shows Unveiled At The Pleasance For The 2018 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018 The return of Mr. Swallow and circus-theatre spectacular Cirque Berserk! are amongst the latest shows to be announced in the Pleasance's ever-growing festival programme, along with a host of Fringe favourites on sale from 1st March....
Mark Watson Brings His Latest Show To Worthing
by Stephi Wild - July 08, 2019 Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on 'Taskmaster', half-killed on 'Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island', Watson returns to what he's best at: being indoors. Mark Watson visits Worthing to delight and charm audiences with his latest comic offering, Mark Watson: The Infinite Show. At the Connaught Theatre, Friday...
Comedian Paul Chowdhry Announces Australian Tour
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2018 UK comedian Paul Chowdhry is bringing his highly acclaimed Live Innit show for his first Australian tour in April. Tickets go on sale Friday 2 February at 10am....
Jon Richardson Will Release New Live Stand-up DVD This November
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2018 Jon Richardson, star of Channel 4's '8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown' and 'Ultimate Worrier' on DAVE, is set to release his third live stand up DVD 'Jon Richardson: Old Man Live' this autumn.Jon Richardson, star of Dave's 'Ultimate Worrier' and team captain on Channel 4's '8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Co...
The Marlowe, Canterbury Will Hold Week Long Comedy Event
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2019 Comedy-lovers are in for a treat this summer when some of the finest and funniest acts on the circuit appear at the week-long event at The Marlowe Theatre and The Marlowe Studio, Canterbury....
BWW Interview: Marilyn D'Honau on Dancing in the Original WEST SIDE STORY
by Bob Rizzo - September 21, 2017 Marilyn D'Honau is not only the youngest surviving cast member of the original production of West Side Story, she was also the youngest when the show opened in 1957. D'Honau was a sixteen- year-old high school senior when she was cast as Clarice, one of the Jet girls. Though she'd been performing pr...
Wajatta Releases New Album CASUAL HIGH TECHNOLOGY
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2018 Wajatta - the new group formed by beat-boxer/comedian/musician Reggie Watts and electronic music artist/DJ/producer John Tejada - offers Casual High Technology, its first album, on May 11, 2018 via Comedy Dynamics. Presented as a cosmic collection of funk-infused techno, Casual High Technology is th...
Comedian Paul Chowdhry Announces Australian Tour
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2018 UK comedian Paul Chowdhry is bringing his highly acclaimed Live Innit show for his first Australian tour in April. Tickets go on sale Friday 2 February at 10am....
Comedian Sara Pascoe Adapts PRIDE AND PREJUDICE for Nottingham Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2017 In a brand new comic adaptation by stand-up comedian Sara Pascoe, with an original score from Emmy the Great and directed by Susannah Tresilian (Director of Posh at Nottingham Playhouse in 2015), prepare yourself for a playful, truthful and occasionally disrespectful take on this brilliant novel....
BWW Interview: Sharon Lewis Carries On With the Blues
by Tory Gates - July 02, 2017 'You know who you sound like?' I say, 'No, but you're gonna tell me.' She says, 'Yeah, you're like Janis Joplin and Tina Turner all rolled in to one!”...
Kenneth Branagh Among Nominees for INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2017 Kenneth Branagh and Anna Friel are among the nominees for this year's INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS. Branagh, a stage veteran, is nominated for the detective series WALLANDER...
UK Stand-Up Star Nish Kumar Performs Live In NYC In May
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2019 As seen in the US as a stand-up special star of Netflix's Comedians of the World series, and heard as occasional co-host of The Bugle podcast, Nish Kumar is one of the UK's most respected comedians. ...
Josh Widdicombe Announces Brand New Stand Up Tour For 2019
by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2018 Josh Widdicombe, the guy everyone can do an impression of, is back with a brand new stand up tour. A show that will change your life and how you perceive your place in the world. Bit much? Fine, it'll be a very funny night of grumbles and jokes in which Josh will finally tackle the hot comedy topics...
Comedian Paul Chowdhry Announces Australian Tour
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2018 UK comedian Paul Chowdhry is bringing his highly acclaimed Live Innit show for his first Australian tour in April. Tickets go on sale Friday 2 February at 10am....
Comedian Paul Chowdhry Announces Australian Tour
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2018 UK comedian Paul Chowdhry is bringing his highly acclaimed Live Innit show for his first Australian tour in April. Tickets go on sale Friday 2 February at 10am....
Award-Winning Comedian Rhod Gilbert Will Visit Warrington
by Stephi Wild - July 18, 2018 The multi-award winning comedian Rhod Gilbert is returning to the stage with a welcome visit to Parr Hall....
Joe Thomas To Star In First UK Tour Of WHAT'S IN A NAME?
by Stephi Wild - July 22, 2019 Adam Blanshay Productions today announces the first UK Tour of What's In A Name?, adapted and directed by Jeremy Sams from the award-winning French film and stage sensation, Le Prenom, by Matthew Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patelliere. Internationally acclaimed comedy, What's In A Name? hilariousl...
THE BUTTON Game Show Arrives On BBC One Friday, April 20
by Macon Prickett - April 04, 2018 From the creators of Taskmaster, The Button will arrive in a home near you this April on BBC One....
Reggie Watts Is the TASKMASTER!, Comedy Central Game Show Series Premieres 4/27 with Two Back-to-Back Episodes
by Tori Hartshorn - March 26, 2018 Reggie Watts Is the TASKMASTER!, Comedy Central Game Show Series Premieres 4/27with Two Back-to-Back Episodes... |