Warren Mitchell dies
14/11/2015 … Warren Mitchell, who played Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part, has died at the age of 89.
Sat 14 November 2015
'You had to be there'
A joke's meaning is lost the moment it leaves the room, says Robin Ince
14/11/2015 … 'What is taboo? What subjects do you shy away from on the stage?' asked the man in The Sound of McAlmont and Butler T-shirt ( a wise sartorial choice).
Tom Holmes: Die Doing What You Love
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre
14/11/2015 … Stop the clocks, cut off the telephone.
Fri 13 November 2015
Dawn French: 30 Million Minutes
13/11/2015 … She called her show 30 Million Minutes to mark how long she’s been alive, but Dawn French has been on the road with her autobiographical anecdotes for so long…
Mr Show is back (virtually)
The week's best comedy on demand
13/11/2015 … A new weekly round-up of the best comedy on demand:W/Bob And DavidJust a week after unleashing Aziz Ansari's new project, Master Of None, Netflix treats comedy…
BBC exiles Russell Kane to the ends of the Earth
For a 'comedy survival series'
13/11/2015 … Russell Kane is is being sent to the ends of the Earth for an international survival series for BBC Three.