Comedy
5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis

5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis
Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody

Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody
Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall

Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall
Adrian Edmondson: ‘Rik Mayall and I were in love with each other’

Adrian Edmondson: ‘Rik Mayall and I were in love with each other’
‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’

‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’
I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe

I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe
Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton’s Edinburgh Fringe

Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton’s Edinburgh Fringe
Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’

Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’
Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike

Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike
Izzy-wizzy, let’s get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!

Izzy-wizzy, let’s get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!
Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’
Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching

Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching
Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’


