The comedian and Lady Dynamite creator talks about Godzilla, her deep hatred of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, and living in Australia for a yearIn your memoir Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult, you shared your personal email address with explicit encouragement…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and actor shares what makes him laugh online including James Acaster’s cabbage story, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and the madness of Creed BrattonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailHere’s a selection of some of my favourite clips tha…
Continue ReadingSpeaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene in his West End Fawlty Towers revival because in contemporary Britai…
Continue ReadingSpeaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene in his West End Fawlty Towers revival because in contemporary Britai…
Continue ReadingThe comedian’s claim that wokeness is the reason why comedy is no longer as funny is lazy – and inaccurateJerry Seinfeld is currently at saturation point, promoting his new Pop Tarts movie Unfrosted. Still a canny operator, however, Seinfeld understand…
Continue ReadingThe chilling, visceral, deeply compelling comedy-drama has caused shock waves worldwide since launching last weekend. But what about the experiences that inspired it?When Richard Gadd wrote Monkey See Monkey Do for the Edinburgh fringe in 2016, he says…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on her favourite new painter, the downfall of Diddy, and wanting to save Britney SpearsBorn in Ontario, Canada in 1983, comedian Katherine Ryan won the Funny Women award in 2008. Since then she has appeared on numerous TV sitcoms and panel…
Continue ReadingThese are serious times, and they demand silly entertainment. Please, British TV – send in the clownsDo we need more stupidity in our lives? With the state of the world as it is, the obvious answer is that we most definitely do not. But what if we need…
Continue ReadingThe British standup shares what makes him laugh, including Curb Your Enthusiasm bloopers, a woman falling over very slowly and a very muddy walkGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor the amount of time I spend on my phone, I don’t actually have…
Continue ReadingThe US comedian, who won an Emmy for the remarkable 2022 special Rothaniel, makes a bemusing visit to London When Sarah Silverman took to the stage at Hammersmith Apollo one night in 2008, she couldn’t have been more hip, or more hyped – America’s most…
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