Image: Hifi Club Hifi’s regular Comedy Sessions are perfect for that relaxed Saturday atmosphere; with different acts every week you’re treated to something new in a cosy and chilled setting. We were seated on stools […]
Blogs | How To Tell Your Parents You’re…
Telling your parents is truly one of the most terrifying prospects anyone faces. You tell yourself they’ll support you, but you never wholly believe it. This is my coming out story. The night before: […]
Books | Charlotte Street
“She closed the door, and I watched the cab move off, tail lights fading into the city, hope trailing and clattering on the ground behind it.” Danny Wallace is a writer, presenter and author of […]
TV | The Simpsons
The year was 1989 and possibly the most famous family in the world was about to make their debut on the Tracey Ulman Show. Within three years the show was pulling in 13.4 million viewers […]
TV | The IT Crowd – The Final Episode
Since its last appearance on our television screens, the IT Crowd’s three main actors have seen their careers reach unprecedented levels of recognition. Richard Ayoade (Moss), Chris O’ Dowd (Roy) and Katherine Parkinson (Jen) having […]
What's On: Count Arthur Strong
Are TV reviewers on a mission to discredit British TV comedy? I only ask because the alternative is an even more depressing scenario – some critics just can’t be bothered to do their homework. Ultimately […]
What's On: Family Tree
In a world of Parks and Recreation, Twenty Twelve, and the ever-changing beast that is Alan Partridge (please, please look up Mid-Morning Matters before you buy your ticket for Alpha Papa, you’ll thank me), Christopher […]
What We’re Watching: Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 5
Episode 5 I didn’t enjoy this week’s episode. Up until now it had been fun to rant and bitch about the contestants who I deemed to be evil, safe in the knowledge that their souls […]
What We’re Watching: Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 4
Episode 4 So the big reveal of this week’s episode of BINTM is that Angel is really very annoying. Not only does she have a very irritating, airy giggle, but she also doesn’t do her […]
What We’re Watching: Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 3
Episode 3 Hooray! Another episode of BINTM. I choose to pronounce this acronym, not only because Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model is too long to say (or to even type… Cheeky Copy and Paste […]
What We’re Watching: Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 2
Episode 2 I’ll admit, straight off, that I didn’t watch the first episode of Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model, or BINTM as the hashtag encourages. I didn’t even realise that there was an episode […]
Theatre | The Book of Mormon
5/5 stars The Prince of Wales Theatre, London Until January 2014 The Book of Mormon has an uncanny sense for knowing just when to ramp up the tempo and to convince you, almost imperceptibly, that […]