Carol Sarler, who has died aged 70 with an obstructed bowel, was my friend and sometime journalist colleague for nearly five decades, ample time for me to admire the energy, empathy and bloodymindedness that made her special as both reporter and column…
Continue ReadingIn this new series, we ask our favourite comics to take us through the parts of the web that never fail to make them laugh. A lot of Zoë Coombs Marr’s involve birdsLook, to be honest with you, if I’m in need of a good laugh from the internet I’m most l…
Continue ReadingThis should bring fans of the MTV show some good news right now. A few days ago, Steve-O had singer… MORE
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NetflixFinding a novel angle on everything from Pop-Tarts to the annoyances of modern technology, the American everyman is still on sparkling formMixed messages emanate from Jerry Seinfeld’s new Netflix special, which introduces a daredevil leaping fro…
Continue ReadingThe sector is wrestling with issues such as staging plays with social distancing, or running rollercoasters half fullThe row between cinema chains and Universal Studios over the digital-only release of Trolls World Tour is one of may crises racking the…
Continue ReadingThe Kiwi comedian, writer and improviser on the things that make her laugh the most Regrettably, Rose Matafeo. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainment tips Continue reading…
Continue ReadingWith comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse theatre during the Before Times, the biweekly series has featured names like Celi…
Continue ReadingWith comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse theatre during the Before Times, the biweekly series has featured names like Celia Pac…
Continue ReadingThe comedian, 41, on getting women’s sitcoms on to TV, overordering in restaurants and preferring decent to shiny peopleI’m from an Irish family and, even though I grew up in 80s London, I spent a lot of my childhood in southwest Ireland. It was like t…
Continue ReadingAvailable onlineTherapy, foreplay and the nature of standup all fall into the crosshairs of a scattergun show that never fails to find its targetWho better to turn to at a time of social isolation than an act whose best-known special was staged for an …
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