The duo have amassed more than 5m downloads with their irreverent take on parenthood, divorce and everything in between. They marked their anniversary with a record-breaking live showWhat fun it is to spend an afternoon with Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibs…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on extreme nail-biting, a run-in with a copper, and buying his own Chitty Chitty Bang BangBorn in Salford, Greater Manchester, Jason Manford, 42, began his comedy career at 17. He was nominated for the Edinburgh fringe’s Perrier award in 2…
Continue ReadingAs a comedian, Jones is known for her wit and enthusiasm, but her new documentary tackles the horrendous abuse she and other disabled people face. She discusses fame, therapy, flaws and backlashRosie Jones always wears earphones when she’s out alone. S…
Continue ReadingWhat’s it like to break into television in your 50s? The award-winning standup talks about her new series The Change, her late-blooming career and her issues with TupperwareThere is a photograph of Bridget Christie and her siblings, she says, taken in …
Continue ReadingThe genial face of chatshow TV is back with Queen of the Universe. He discusses the joy of Eurovision, his late start as a novelist – and his even later marriageThe second series of Queen of the Universe, the drag queen singing competition hosted by Gr…
Continue ReadingParks and Recreation gave the midwestern actor the role of a lifetime – one that he struggled to escape. But now, with a stunning standalone episode of The Last Of Us and a new standup tour, he’s found there’s life after RonAt the weekends, Nick Offerm…
Continue ReadingThe stage version of the much-loved sitcom, which finished on TV 25 years ago, will be written by the duo behind the original series and feature several members of the original castSnooty news anchor Sally Smedley, gung-ho reporter Damien Day and etern…
Continue ReadingAs she tours her latest show, the sanguine standup talks about trolls, deafness and finding joy through performingAs a BBC regular Angela Barnes is used to triggering the anti-Auntie trolls, be it her political views, voice, appearance or – in one biza…
Continue ReadingThe Australian actor and comedian has died aged 89. Here are some of the best pictures from his long careerBarry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89Tributes pour in for ‘one of a kind’ star – latest updatesBarr…
Continue ReadingDespite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les PattersonBarry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89Tributes…
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