Thu 01 December 2016
Not just Manuel
Seven rare clips that show different aspects of Andrew Sachs
01/12/2016 … An advert for Willow Butter On Ireland's Late Late Show with Gay Byrne His 1979 single Oh Cheryl, recorded as Manuel Narrating a Thomas the…
© Joella Marano / Creative Commons Sacha Baron Cohen to play a dodgy billionaire
Capitalist satire from Michael Winterbottom
01/12/2016 … Sacha Baron Cohen is to play an immoral billionaire businessman in his next movie.
Win a trip to see top comedy stars in Dead Funny
Premium tickets and overnight stay
01/12/2016 … Dead Funny – the acclaimed comedy about the personal frictions among members of a fan club for dead comedians – continues its West End run into February.
Wipers Times heads to West End
01/12/2016 … The stage adaptation of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s The Wipers Times is heading to the West End.
Adventures Of A Wonky-Eyed Boy: The Short Arse Years by Jason Byrne
01/12/2016 … Released without much fanfare, at least this side of the Irish Sea, Jason Byrne’s first book is an evocative memoir of what it was like to grow up in a working-class…
Ricky Gervais announces stand-up dates
Humanity may be his final tour
01/12/2016 … Ricky Gervais has announced the first dates of his new stand-up tour, Humanity.
Toyah Willcox stars in new film about an aspiring stand-up
01/12/2016 … Toyah Willcox is to appear in a new film about an aspiring comedian, written by playwright John Godber.