The 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…
Continue ReadingThey’ve been called ‘a disaster for the arts’ and lambasted for ‘pursuing a heavily woke agenda’. So what actually happens at a comedy workshop? Our writer joins 30 working-class standups determined to break into TV A bunch of comedians are pouring int…
Continue ReadingWhether duking it out with Larry David or bringing the funnies alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Lewis loved the banter and relished the comedyRichard Lewis: a life in picturesJust last night, before I woke up to the news that comedy legend Richard Lewis has…
Continue ReadingComedian said last year he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease and retiring from standup Richard Lewis, Larry David’s co-star in Curb Your Enthusiasm and a beloved standup comedian has died at the age of 76.Lewis said last year that he was suffering…
Continue ReadingThis comedian loves what he calls ‘hard watches’ – but who doesn’t love Aunty Donna, bad American Idol auditions and impressions of Boomers answering the phone?Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMy love of the internet started young, and it is …
Continue ReadingThoughtifier, a new European tour, brings familiar whimsy from the Strictly Come Dancing champ. But does the mirth cramp his musical stylings?Forty years into his performing career, you know what you’re going to get with Bill Bailey. Musical noodling: …
Continue ReadingIt’s no joke for new shows as classic favourites live on while investment in sitcoms and sketches faltersThere is a quip beloved of comedians, when asked if their industry is going down the pan: “Nostalgia? It ain’t what it used to be.”But for fans of …
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