Monthly Archives: November 2015

All About the Bants: Review

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

All About The Bants Star rating: **** ITV 2 Sunday 1st November 2015     All about the Bants was all about the hidden surprises for a number of people unwittingly becoming stars or rather victims of Tinchy Stryder’s hidden … Continue reading →

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Ty and Ky Show review

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

The Ky & Ty Show Star rating: * ITV 2 Sunday 1st November 2015 The Ty and Ky show is a 22 minute comedy sketch show pilot featuring cousins Tyrone-Lee Davis and Kieran Shekoni. It was the first of a … Continue reading →

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A Penny Arcade for your thoughts: Longing Lasts Longer review

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

Penny Arcade: Longing Lasts Longer Star rating: *** Soho Theatre – Below London W1 Review date: Saturday 21st November 2015 Penny Arcade has a lot she wants to get off her chest. You might have gathered that by the promotional … Continue reading →

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Loyiso Gola goes for goal in London: Tall Tales review

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

Loyiso Gola: Tall Tales Star rating: **** Soho Theatre – Upstairs London W1 Review date: Saturday 21st November 2015 Tall tales was the title of one of South Africa’s biggest, make that tallest, comedy star’s, Loyiso Gola’s, first show here … Continue reading →

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The Pranksterz are upon on us

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

Pranksterz Star rating: *** ITV 2 Monday 2nd November 2015 You wait 19 years for a replacement to the much loved stand up comedy and sketch show ‘The Real McCoy’ then, a bit like waiting for a bus, 4 new … Continue reading →

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Comedy Gold unearthed in The Comedy Basement

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

The Comedy Basement Star rating: *** ITV 2 Monday 2nd November 2015 You wait 19 years for a replacement to the much loved stand up comedy and sketch show ‘The Real McCoy’ then, like waiting for a bus, 4 new … Continue reading →

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Charlton Nil: Jim Davidson 4 review

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

Charlton Nil: Jim Davidson 4 review Charlton Nil Star rating: **** Watford Colosseum Sunday 1st November 2015 I haven’t the foggiest idea why this new show from Jim Davidson is called Charlton Nil. There were few references to his beloved … Continue reading →

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Suited & Booted: Lee Nelson – Review

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

Suited & Booted: Lee Nelson – Review Star rating: ***** Beck Theatre Hayes Middlesex Sunday 8th November 2015 Lee Nelson dropped his shorts on stage. Well not literally in front of the audience. That would be rude. However he has … Continue reading →

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Is political correctness killing comedy and free speech?

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

As comedian Daniel O’Reilly (aka Dapper Laughs) once again finds himself vilified on-line and by the media it’s timely to look at what “crime” he’s actually committed to find himself subject to so much mirth. “Is political correctness killing comedy … Continue reading →

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After Ferguson: How far has the civil rights movement progressed in America and Britain?

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Tiemo Talk

One year on from the tragic events of Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown, 18, was shot dead by police, which resulted in the Ferguson riots of August 2014 and other “sympathy riots” right across America, what is the current state … Continue reading →

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