© Hugo Glendinning Fawlty Towers extends its West End run again
London shows now go on to March
25/10/2024 … John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers play is extending its West End run for a second time.
2024 Archives
Fri 25 October 2024
© Hugo Glendinning 
'This is the kind of thing that gets the Pulitzer panel interested'
25/10/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in the last two weeks.
© Takahiro Kyono via Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 Dip My Brain In Joy: A Life With Neil Innes
Jay Richardson reviews Yvonne Innes's official biography of her husband
25/10/2024 … He is forever associated with The Beatles and often referred to as 'the seventh Python’.
Ardal O’Hanlon announces Not Himself tour
25/10/2024 … Ardal O’Hanlon is heading back out on the road, six years after launching his last stand-up tour, The Father Ted and Taskmaster star will be touring…
Elaine C Smith sets up prize for aspiring female comedy stars
Ten-year scheme to help drama students
25/10/2024 … Elaine C Smith has established a prize for aspiring female comedy actors in Scotland.
© Sky Daisy May Cooper wasn't quite coven-ready
...as the witches group she tried to join was a front for swingers!
25/10/2024 … But it turned out the group’s High Priest and Priestess were just randy swingers who wanted her to join their sex sessions.
Sacha Baron Cohen revives Ali G and Borat
How would they tackle Donald Trump and Kamala Harris?
25/10/2024 … Sacha Baron Cohen revived Ali G and Borat last night – as he showed how his most famous creations might moderate a presidential debate between Donald Trump…
Thu 24 October 2024
Jason Manford hates beer
'I jave the palate of a seven-year-old'
24/10/2024 … Jason Manford might have built his career on being an ordinary, relatable bloke – but there’s one thing that sets him apart from his mates: he hates…