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The week s best comedy on demand
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PALM SPRINGS: New on Amazon Primes is this Andy Samberg sci-fi romcom, offering a new take on the Groundhog Day plot device. The Brooklyn 99 Star and How I Met Your Mother s Cristin Milioti play two strangers who meet at a Palm Springs wedding only to get stuck in a time loop. It won critical acclaim and two Golden Globe nominations and has just become available on Amazon Prime Video.
THE SKETCH FACTOR: Daunted by those podcasts that offer three hours of unedited conversation? Well this scripted offering gets straight to the point with each episode just one sketch and a few minutes long. It s hosted by Portlandia s Fred Armisen as Xandor Szavost, an inventor, philanthropist and billionaire who is using his fortune to finance a sketch comedy competition for his own amusement. Those taking part include Ryan Perez, Kurt Br
YOUR Place Comedy is back for another Stay Home season of remote double bills in Lockdown 3, kicking off on January 24 with Josie Long and Ahir Shah. “While it wasn’t deliberately timed, another lockdown has brought another round of Your Place Comedy – or, if you’re a conspiracy theorist, another round of Your Place Comedy has ushered in another lockdown,” says virtual comedy club organiser Chris Jones, Selby Town Council’s arts officer. “We’re back, broadcasting from comedians’ living rooms, kitchens and attics or, as was the case with Lucy Beaumont, her homemade pub.” Streamed gigs are booked in for January 24, February 28 and March 28. “Line-ups for instalments two and three are yet to be confirmed, but I’m thrilled to say that we’ve got the utterly brilliant and terrifyingly intelligent Josie Long and Ahir Shah signed up for the first show,” says Chris