Thao Cao: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Funnier
Review from the Women In Comedy festival
12/10/2026 … Thao Cao, a dry and deadpan Australian comic, certainly has some gripping stories to underpin her show built around near-death experiences.
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Paul Currie's Soho Theatre lawsuit set to be struck out
Comic's lawyer says he can't afford costs he's been ordered to pay
12/10/2026 … Paul Currie has been told his libel action against Soho Theatre over a performance that upset Jewish audience members will be thrown out unless he pays almost £16,000…
Tasmin Sarkany: Now That's What I Call Bach
Review from the Women In Comedy festival
12/10/2026 … Though there have been some notable exceptions, from Victor Borge to Rainer Hersch, classical music has a reputation for taking itself so very seriously.
Bella Humphries: Big Sister Energy
Review from the Women In Comedy festival
12/10/2026 … Bella Humphries is a fizzing ball of cheery vitality, gushing away about her responsibilities as the eldest of seven children and how she doesn't want children…
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand’s court proceedings get under way
12/10/2026 … Jury selection has got under way in Russell Brand’s trial on rape and sexual assault charges.
© Raph_PH/CC BY-SA 2.0 Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino’s first play
The Popinjay Cavalier opens in the West End in February
12/10/2026 … Sacha Baron Cohen has confirmed he’s set to star in Quentin Tarantino’s first play, The Popinjay Cavalier.
Desmond’s to become a stage musical
As groundbreaking sitcom marks its 35th anniversary
12/10/2026 … Desmond’s is set to be adapted into a stage musical.
Gee, that's a lot of Alis...
Hundreds of lookalikes descend on London
12/10/2026 … The West Staines Massiv took over London yesterday as 300 Ali G lookalikes joined Sacha Baron Cohen to promote his new film.