Comedy Slab

This week we review - Bad Move Service 2 Episode 1

Steve and Nicky are both on their second marriages and have decided that moving to the countryside from Leeds is the perfect setting for them.
They've watched all the TV relocation shows and read the glossy lifestyle magazines and fell in love with the idea of 'getting away from the rat race'.
Unfortunately living a quiet existence in beautiful surroundings is a big disappointment and Steve and Nicky soon find living in the countryside might not be for them after all.
They discover that the house which they have bought is in a bad condition and they have great difficulty in having it renovated.
It is situated in what locals refer to as 'The Dip' - a place where internet signals cannot reach, but floodwater can.

Bad Move is available on The ITV Hub - https://bit.ly/2yDi4re

Series 1 is available on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2CIWWEb

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This week we review - Ellie & Anna Have Issues Episode 7

Regular listeners of Ellie and Anna's Heart show will know that nothing's off limits - and now you'll be able to enjoy even more of our 30-something presenters' observations, struggles and musings from the last seven days. 

Dating, sex, to family matters, fashion disasters and those little things you notice and need to tell someone, Heart's very own dynamic duo don't hold back.

And now you won't have to wait until Sundays to get your E&A fix, Heart's new podcast lets you catch up with the girls whenever you want.
  
Whether you're commuting, tackling a Herculean pile of 'adulting', or just trying to drone out the sound of your colleagues, Ellie and Anna have got your back. 

Don't forget that each week's podcast will also feature new extra content that was simply too rude for radio... subscribe now and don't miss out.  

Heart Radio Network

Ellie & Anna Have Issues is available on line at https://bit.ly/2Pll0jb

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This week - Quacks Series 1 Episode 1

Quacks is set in the 1840s, when medical science as we know it was still in its infancy, when doctors were just as likely to kill their patients as cure them, when they experimented on themselves and each other. The show explores an era of surgery when the operating theatre was just that: a theatre, full of spectacle and showmanship, where people would come to watch revolutionary procedures, or a surgeon try to beat his amputation speed record.

It stars Mathew Baynton as a fledgling psychiatrist, Rory Kinnear as an arrogant showman surgeon, Tom Basden as a hedonistic dentist turned anesthetist, Lydia Leonard as a headstrong social campaigner and Rupert Everett plays the head doctor.

Writer
James Wood
Director
Andy de Emmony
Producers
Imogen Cooper, Justin Davies, James Wood, Rachel Hillman and Ben Worsfield

BBC / Lucky Giant

Quacks is available on line at https://amzn.to/2DUzHIK

And available to buy on DVD here https://amzn.to/2DZ4WT8

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This week - Total Eclipse Of Descartes Series 1 Episode 3

One of Britain's finest comedians, Rob Newman, sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess. In a world gone mad, can philosophy provide the answer? 

In episode three, Rob navigates the wonders and pitfalls of genetics and internationalism.
Written and performed by Rob Newman

Edited by John Whitehall
Produced by Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4

Total eclipse of Descartes is available on the BBC website https://bbc.in/2OTK2Wv

Rob Newman tour dates are available on his website https://bit.ly/2N9nI9w

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This week - Who Is America? Series 1 Episode 7

Who Is America? is a half-hour series from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in his return to series television for the first time in more than a decade. In the works over the past year, the seven-episode series explores the diverse individuals who populate the United States, and features Baron Cohen experimenting in the playground of 2018 America.

Four By Two Television / Spelthorne Community Television

Who Is America? is available on The All4 website https://bit.ly/2QbcuUU

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This week - Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy Series 2 Episode 3

Part 3: Seventy-Five Years.
Multi-award winning storyteller Sarah Kendal returns with more hilarious, gripping and moving stories. This second volume of Sarah Kendall's Australian Trilogy, is one show in three parts. A collection of seemingly unconnected stories and memories, which, together, form a meditation on luck, survival and hindsight.
Scrolling backwards and forwards in time to different moments in her life, over the three parts Sarah creates an intricate montage, demonstrating the interconnectedness of life.
In this final part, Sarah tells of he grandparents lives, past and present. Stabbings, alien abductions and dementia wards.
We find out why Halley's Comet meant so much to Sarah's dad and we conclude with a story about an astronaut's final trip.
Written by Sarah Kendall & Carl Cooper Performed by Sarah Kendall
Producer - Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production

Sarah Kendal: Australian Trilogy is available on The BBC's website https://bbc.in/2OfNpH2

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This week - Hang Ups Series 1 Episode 2

After the collapse of his previous group therapy practice, Richard is no longer able to conduct the traditional 50-minute sessions most therapists have with their patients. Instead, he's developed a new form of therapy - weekly quick-fire sessions with his patients which take place online, through a webcam.
The few patients on his list present a hilarious and outrageous catalogue of neuroses, phobias, issues, anxieties and psychopathies, but even these short sessions, where he's confronted by everything from the sublime to the ridiculous, are not his greatest challenge.
His patience and temperament are stretched to their limit by the daily interruptions of a demanding extended family, errant teenagers and his own trouble-filled past.

Starring Stephen Mangan
Written by Stephen Mangan, Louise Delamere, Robert Delamere, Neil & Rob Gibbons
Produced by Louise Delamere
A Slam Films Production.

Hang Ups is available on Channel 4's website - All4 https://bit.ly/2M7leYM

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This week - Jake Yapp's Media Circus Series 1 Episode 4

Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media, exploring its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies through stand-up, sketch and music.
Episode 4 - Social Media
Jake turns his focus to Social Media and makes an argument as to why you should delete your accounts and throw your laptops out of the window. 
Written, performed and composed by Jake Yapp 
Starring George Fouracres and Emily Lloyd-Saini
Additional material by Robin Morgan 
Produced by Joe Nunnery 
A BBC Studios Production.

Jake Yapp's Media Circus is available on the BBC iPlayer https://bbc.in/2LLybHz

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This week - Stath Lets Flats Series 1 Episode 1

Stath Lest Flats is a brand new E4 sitcom, written by and starring one of the UK's leading young character comedians, Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag, Paddington) - described by the Independent as 'a Steve Coogan in the making.'
Main character Stath is a chaotic but well-meaning lettings agent, working for his Greek-Cypriot father in North London.
Across the series, Stath tries to prove himself a worthy heir to the family business, 'Michael and Eagle', despite his epic incompetence and divisive personality.
Against the backdrop of London's property market, Stath is a highly original workplace comedy with family at its heart, which offers a unique glimpse of Greek-Cypriot life in the city.
The series is co-written by Robert Popper (Friday Night Dinner) and directed by Tom Kingsley, director of BAFTA nominated feature Black Pond.

Stath Lets Flats is available on All4 https://bit.ly/2MyCnQ6 and DVD.

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This week - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 2 Episode 4

Created by and starring Stewart Lee and broadcast on BBC Two, it features stand-up comedy and sketches united by a theme for each episode. It was script-edited by Chris Morris and was initially executive-produced by Armando Iannucci.
The BBC declined to make any further series due primarily to cuts to BBC 2's comedy budget which would focus on scripted comedy.
The main body of the show is a Stewart Lee stand-up comedy performance, recorded live at the Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington with a club audience. Usually two episodes of the show were recorded per evening. Each episode has a theme, around which Lee performs his material.
A recurring element of the show is the "hostile interrogator", played by Armando Iannucci for the first two series and by Chris Morris from Series 3 onwards. In a darkened room, the interrogator quizzes Lee about his approach to stand-up comedy and his attitudes toward his audience and the comedy industry.

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is available on the BBC iPlayer https://bbc.in/2MqvTCU

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