Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow? review – a life full of laughter

The late comedian’s son, Bob Cryer, offers an intimate and astute portrait of his father’s skill and wit, and the vulnerability beneathI never met Barry Cryer, but I do have a memory of him, which seems characteristic of those generated by this great l…

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Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian and TV host, dies aged 53

The standup, writer and actor, who co-hosted The Great Australian Bake Off and appeared as a guest on Thank God You’re Here, died after a short illness in SydneyCal Wilson, the New Zealand standup comedian who became a mainstay on Australian television…

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Comedian London Hughes: ‘I made more money in one year in America than my whole life in Britain’

Fed up with the white boys’ club of British standup, a one-way ticket to LA finally brought fame to the ‘comedy Beyoncé’. Now she has written a memoir detailing her rise from bullied teen to transatlantic hit“Let me think,” says the comedian and actor …

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‘My family were horrified’: comedian Sophie Zucker on her hilarious cousin-kissing funeral musical

A writer on The Daily Show who has been compared to Barbra Streisand, the New York comic has an unashamedly attention-seeking show at the Edinburgh fringeIn the musical fringe comedy Sophie Sucks Face, an attention-seeking young woman hooks up with her…

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Rose Matafeo: ‘I feel a massive sense of guilt for making a romcom’

With her smash hit Starstruck exploring fairytale romance and what happens next, the comedian breathed new life into the sitcom. But, as the series returns for a third run, she’s now wondering whether it’s done more harm than good“Aloof, mysterious and…

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Lloyd Langford: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The Welsh comedian on what makes him laugh online, including the League of Gentleman, a swearing child and a clip of his partner shooing away a dildo on the ABCHello. Most of the online stuff I get sent is from comedian friends making fun of the absolu…

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Britain’s Got Talent winner Viggo Venn: ‘I made £10 a gig. But look at me now. New pants!’

The Norwegian clown, whose hi-vis strip show won BGT and took over TikTok, is bringing his silliness to a yurt in Edinburgh. ‘Something bigger than me is happening,’ he says. ‘It’s out of my control’What is talent? And what is British? You may not expe…

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Britain’s Got Talent winner Viggo Venn: ‘I made £10 a gig. But look at me now. New pants!’

The Norwegian clown, whose hi-vis strip show won BGT and took over TikTok, is bringing his silliness to a yurt in Edinburgh. ‘Something bigger than me is happening,’ he says. ‘It’s out of my control’What is talent? And what is British? You may not expe…

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Punching up: why British comedy has never been kinder, more inclusive

As British politics has got crueller, our comedy has gone in the opposite direction, becoming a haven of decency and diversity. In this extract from his new book, Different Times, David Stubbs asks if these gentler comics are the new cutting edgeThere…

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Jason Manford: ‘My celebrity crush? The Rock. He should be president of the world’

The 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…

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