Programme Items: Arts & Ideas

As seen on ‘Live from the BBC’, ‘Live from the Comedy Store’, ‘The Russell Howard Hour’ and ‘Live at the Apollo’, Fern Brady is one of the UK’s hottest comedy exports. Known for being totally unique her stand-up tackles sexuality, feminism, power, Brexit, Britishness, Scottishness and nationality – all with her caustic wit and exceptional… Read more »

Absurd and downright hilarious live comedy from Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Adam Riches. From edge of your seat audience participation to masterful character creations, no two shows are alike.

With an aim to bring the magic back to live music, Sofar have a reputation for invite-only secret shows in living rooms across London. This makes them ideal Culture Section partners for the giant living room that is Sunday Papers Live, and for this Special Edition culture section they bring with them London Indie four-piece… Read more »

Witty and insightful takes on the unpromising comic territory of economics from the ever smartly dressed Simon Evans. One of the UK’s most respected and established comedians. Simon is a familiar voice on radio as a regular on ‘The News Quiz’, ‘The Unbelievable Truth’ and with his own series ‘Simon Evans Goes to Market’. He… Read more »

Edinburgh Comedy Award, Rose D’Or and South Bank Arts award winner Bridget Christie. Star of her own Netflix special and award-winning Radio Four series. Bridget has appeared in numerous TV and BBC Radio 4 programmes including ‘Room 101’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Loose Ends’ and ‘The Unbelievable Truth’. She has also written a… Read more »

Twayna Mayne’s distinctive style paired with her deliciously honest material has taken her to the finals of numerous competitions. She has recently appeared on Radio 4 Extra Best of the Edinburgh Fringe, BBC Scotland at the Fringe and BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends. She has also had her own BBC Radio 4 Series commissioned, coming… Read more »

Son and Sons is a theatrical events company who have a heart of silliness. SPL old-timers, they have been providing Sunday silliness since 2013.

After sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe with his first two comedy/cooking shows ‘Anarchist Cook’ and ‘DIY Chef’ George Egg demonstrates more live cooking and laugh-out-loud comedy as he makes dishes with unlikely objects. Cheeky, anarchic, and multi-sensory, rich in humour and sprinkled with handy hacks.

Hosting, facilitating, and generally smoothing out proceedings is our special edition homemaker. Once upon a time he was a spectacularly poor lab scientist, then an OK science communicator and for a while a museum and art curator for Wellcome Collection. These days he’s a geek comedian, presenter and producer, travelling across the UK helping all… Read more »