Rob & Romesh Vs Lapland review – their meeting with Santa is so unfunny it’s painful
The two comics head to the sparklingly weird place dedicated to Father Christmas … and fail to be amusing. Jokes are clearly contrived, rarely funny, and – on occasion – genuinely excruciating to watch
August 2022
Paul O’Grady leaves Sunday Radio 2 show after 14 years
BBC bosses made O’Grady, 67, share slot with Rob Beckett in push to attract younger listeners
April 2022
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TV tonight: Rosie Jones and Jen Brister are on the lookout in Where Have All the Lesbians Gone?
An intimate and funny examination of what it means to be a lesbian today. Plus: Rob and Romesh test their mighty strength. Here’s what to watch this evening
November 2021
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Rearing aids: the five best podcasts for parents
If you need reassuring and comedic confessions or soothing sounds to get the kids to sleep – there’s a podcast for that
October 2021
Rob Beckett: ‘You have to suppress your working-class rage to operate in comedy’
The award-winning standup is known for his exuberance, but, as he writes in his memoir, he has had to dodge snobbery throughout his career. He discusses family, fame and being funny
July 2021
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TV tonight: jolly hockey sticks as Rob and Romesh head for goal
The comedy duo chance their arms at being goalie and paddling a slalom canoe. Plus: the terrible legacy of Anders Breivik’s terror attacks. Here’s what to watch this evening
March 2021
The Great Celebrity Bake Off lineup hailed as 'best ever'
Series will raise money for Stand Up To Cancer and features Daisy Ridley, Rob Beckett, Alexandra Burke and Tom Allen
October 2020
'It was like being in a speakeasy during Prohibition' – standups on their first gigs since lockdown
Bridget Christie was a bag of nerves, Suzi Ruffell played Covid for laughs and Stephen K Amos was so rusty he needed a clipboard ... top comics on the thrill of returning
November 2019
Rob Beckett review – class-based laughs from a cheeky chappie
The perky comic provides plenty of material and eye-rolling at how the other half live but some of the jokes flatline
October 2019
Rob Beckett: 'Comedy is just a hobby that got out of hand'
TV’s most relatable comic – with TV’s most distinctive teeth – talks about sleeping in toilets, being ‘chavvy’ and how Twitter trolls drove him to therapy
