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Taskmaster is based on the BAFTA and Royal Television Society award-nominated, internationally popular UK format. Reggie Watts will star as the Taskmaster who, with series creator Alex Horne as his loyal assistant, will judge five unwitting comedians as they compete against each other with creativity, cunning and genius in a series of stupefying tasks.

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Jon Richardson Will Release New Live Stand-up DVD This November Photo 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...


BWW Review: Moves at the Montalban's Dance Festival Opens With Capezio A.C.E. Awards Photo BWW Review: Moves at the Montalban's Dance Festival Opens With Capezio A.C.E. Awards and Erik Saradpon's FORMALITY LIVE!
by Valerie-Jean Miller - February 04, 2020

MOVES at The Montalban's Dance Festival Opens with the Capezio A.C.E. Awards Finalists' Performances and Erik Saradpon's Extraordinary Dance Company FORMALITY LIVE! The first two of four nights of the Annual Dance Festival, MOVES, smartly and efficiently produced by Break the Floor Productions, w...


UK Stand-Up Star Nish Kumar Performs Live In NYC In May Photo 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. ...


Joe Thomas To Star In First UK Tour Of WHAT'S IN A NAME? Photo 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...


BWW Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN, Ambassadors Theatre Photo BWW Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN, Ambassadors Theatre
by Marianka Swain - October 22, 2021

“We’re going to need a bigger theatre.” Back in summer 2019, this fascinating behind-the-scenes tale took a bite out of the Edinburgh Festival....


Freeform Begins Production on Josh Thomas' EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY Pilot Photo Freeform Begins Production on Josh Thomas' EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY Pilot
by Macon Prickett - July 09, 2018

Today, Freeform officially begins production on the pilot “Everything's Gonna Be Okay” in Los Angeles. Written by Josh Thomas, the creator of the critically acclaimed, heartwarming dramedy-series “Please Like Me,” the half-hour comedy pilot introduces Nicholas (played by Thomas), a neurotic 25-year-...


Assembly Festival Garden Announces More Summer Shows Photo Assembly Festival Garden Announces More Summer Shows
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2021

Catch the best pub gig you've ever been to with the five-star sell-out sensation Choir of Man; and the whole family can enjoy the awe-inspiring acrobatics of world-leading circus company Circolombia in a “stunning show that takes Circus to new heights”. Choir of Man and Circolombia will continue to ...


BWW Review: NY Public Library Celebrates Jerome Robbins in Exhibit VOICE OF MY CITY Photo BWW Review: NY Public Library Celebrates Jerome Robbins in Exhibit VOICE OF MY CITY
by Melanie Votaw - October 01, 2018

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center opened its latest exhibit celebrating choreographer Jerome Robbins on Tuesday, September 25 with luminaries like Mikhail Baryshnikov in attendance. The exhibit, titled VOICE OF MY CITY: JEROME ROBBINS AND NEW YOR...


Award Winning Comedian Mark Watson Comes To Swindon Photo Award Winning Comedian Mark Watson Comes To Swindon
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2021

Neurotic, multi award winning comedian, author and taskmaster Survivor Mark Watson is bringing his brand-new show This Can't Be It to Swindon Arts Centre on Sunday 24th October....


Brighton Dome Announces Spring 2020 Season Photo Brighton Dome Announces Spring 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - December 20, 2019

Brighton Dome dives into the new decade with another packed season of music, dance, comedy, film, talks and much more!...


Storyhouse Stages Its First Ever Comedy Weekend Photo Storyhouse Stages Its First Ever Comedy Weekend
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2018

Prepare to laugh your way through autumn at Storyhouse Chester as the leading city arts venue stages its first ever Comedy Weekend....


Comedian Rob Beckett Embarks on WALLOP! Australian Tour Photo Comedian Rob Beckett Embarks on WALLOP! Australian Tour
by Marissa Tomeo - May 04, 2022

Comedian Rob Beckett will bring his Wallop! show for a national tour which will include a performance at the prestigious Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival.  It’s been a busy few years for the Mouth of the South – and he’s coming to see you to fill you in and make you laugh. WALLOP! ...


Sketch Comedy Series A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW Debuts 8/2, Exclusively On HBO Photo Sketch Comedy Series A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW Debuts 8/2, Exclusively On HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - July 24, 2019

A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, debuting FRIDAY, AUG. 2 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including creator Robin Thede, Ashley N...


Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Summer Festival 2021 to Present Film Premiere Of IN BALANCHIN Photo Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Summer Festival 2021 to Present Film Premiere Of IN BALANCHINE'S CLASSROOM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 29, 2021

Kaatsbaan Summer Festival 2021 will present the Hudson Valley premiere of the film, 'In Balanchine's Classroom.' This screening kicks off the Woodstock Film Festival season and is courtesy of Zeitgeist Films, in association with Kino Lorber Incorporated....


TASKMASTER Season 7 Contestants Revealed Photo TASKMASTER Season 7 Contestants Revealed
by Macon Prickett - July 05, 2018

The double BAFTA nominated and Broadcast Award winning comedy game show is set to return for its seventh series with 10 brand new episodes this September. Greg Davies, the almighty Taskmaster, once again makes himself comfy on his majestic throne, painstakingly polished by his sidekick and assistant...


Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Branden Jacobs-Jenkins As Final Commission For Photo Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Branden Jacobs-Jenkins As Final Commission For American Revolutions Cycle
by A.A. Cristi - March 05, 2020

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival today announced Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as the 37th and final commissioned artist as part of American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle, OSF's multi-decade program for developing new plays about moments of change in United States history....


Joe Lycett Announces 2022 UK Live Tour Photo Joe Lycett Announces 2022 UK Live Tour
by Stephi Wild - June 15, 2021

More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? finds (the artist formerly known as Hugo Boss) Joe Lycett exploring his love of art, his passion for gardening, toying with companies on Instagram, and the perils of online trolls....


BWW Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET'S CINDERELLA, Royal Albert Hall Photo BWW Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET'S CINDERELLA, Royal Albert Hall
by Vikki Jane Vile - June 08, 2019

Swapping the Coliseum for the vastness of the unique space at London's Royal Albert Hall, English National Ballet's Summer blockbuster is billed as their 'biggest production to date'. Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella was first created for Dutch National Ballet in 2012 and first seen in the UK in...


Josh Widdicombe Announces London Date Of BIT MUCH… Photo Josh Widdicombe Announces London Date Of BIT MUCH…
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2019

Josh Widdicombe, the guy everyone can do an impression of, is currently touring the UK with his brand new stand-up tour Bit Mucha?? and is delighted to announce he will bringing it to the iconic The London Palladium stage on Sunday 11th October 2020....


Comedian Rob Beckett Embarks on WALLOP! Australian Tour Photo Comedian Rob Beckett Embarks on WALLOP! Australian Tour
by Marissa Tomeo - May 04, 2022

Comedian Rob Beckett will bring his Wallop! show for a national tour which will include a performance at the prestigious Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival.  It’s been a busy few years for the Mouth of the South – and he’s coming to see you to fill you in and make you laugh. WALLOP! ...


Lou Sanders Tours New Show To Swindon This Weekend Photo Lou Sanders Tours New Show To Swindon This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2022

Critically-acclaimed stand-up and co-host of Broadcast Digital Award winning Unforgiveable, Lou Sanders announces her biggest tour yet with 45 dates nationwide performing the brand-new show One Word: Wow. ...


DeWalt Pressure Washers Featured on Fox & Friends Photo DeWalt Pressure Washers Featured on Fox & Friends
by Robert Diamond - June 01, 2018

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BWW Review: WINTER WONDERETTES Takes You On a Delightful Holiday Trip at Cumberland C Photo BWW Review: WINTER WONDERETTES Takes You On a Delightful Holiday Trip at Cumberland County Playhouse
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 26, 2019

There's no better way to ease into the hijinks and hubbub of the holiday season than with a nostalgic trip down memory lane with the awesomely talented, tremendously charming and oh-so-delightful quartet, aka the Marvelous Wonderettes, in Roger Bean's confectionary Winter Wonderettes, the seasonal f...


The 92nd Street Y to Present An Evening With Renowned Pianist Jeremy Denk Photo The 92nd Street Y to Present An Evening With Renowned Pianist Jeremy Denk
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 17, 2022

The 92nd Street Y, one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents An Evening with Renowned Pianist Jeremy Denk: Performance & Talk with The New Yorker's James Wood, followed by a book signing on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 7pm ET. ...


STAND UP VS IMPROVISOR Comes to Adelaide Fringe Photo STAND UP VS IMPROVISOR Comes to Adelaide Fringe
by Stephi Wild - February 16, 2022

The late-night comedy game show taking Australia by storm is heading straight for the Adelaide Fringe. Welcome to Stand Up VS Improviser – two stand-up comedians and two improvisers enter the ring BUT only one team leaves victorious!...






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