Russell Brand denies assault on Arthur set
Accuser has ‘faulty memory', his lawyers say
15/02/2024 … Russell Brand has denied sexually assaulting a woman on the set of his movie Arthur in 2010, saying his accuser has a ‘faulty memory’.
2024 Archives
Thu 15 February 2024
Assembly announces its first shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe
Jason Byrne, Susie McCabe, Jessie Cave and more
15/02/2024 … Assembly Festival has announced its first shows for the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe.
'It's better than the back end of a bus!'
Angela Barnes is immortalised in car parts
15/02/2024 … Angela Barnes has been immortalised in a portrait – made entirely from scrap car parts.
© BBC Ruth Jones shuts down Gavin & Stacey comeback report
'Sadly just a rumour' co-creator says
15/02/2024 … Ruth Jones has poured cold water on reports that Gavin & Stacey is to return for another Christmas special.
The moment Paul Currie produced a Palestinian flag on stage
The skit that ultimately led to his ban for antisemitism
15/02/2024 … Here’s the moment Paul Currie produces a Palestinian flag on stage, triggering a series of events that led him to be banned from the Soho Theatre for antisemitism.
© Independent / Alamy Stock Photo Uncovered: Unseen sketch show John Sullivan wrote
...before he created Only Fools And Horses
15/02/2024 … A script of an unseen sketch show that comedy writer John Sullivan was planning before Only Fools And Horses has been unearthed.
Wed 14 February 2024
Every Epic Quest
14/02/2024 … Here’s Alasdair Beckett-King’s take on every epic quest ever… Runcorn the Wizard has a quest for you: ‘to save your sister-wife the sister…
© Manuel Harlan The Frogs
Review of Spymonkey’s messy take on an ancient comedy classic
14/02/2024 … Are the old ones the best? That’s the hypothesis comedy troupe Spymonkey are putting to the test with this updated version of Aristophanes’ The Frogs…