Last orders at the Comedy Cafe
London venue to close after 26 years
02/12/2016 … London’s Comedy Cafe is to close at the end of the year, after 26 years in business The venue in Shoreditch, East London, has lost its lease after being…
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Fri 02 December 2016
Thu 01 December 2016
Andrew Sachs dies at 86
Fawlty Towers' Manuel had dementia
01/12/2016 … Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs has died at the age of 86.
Comic lands a book deal - after asking for one on Twitter
Three-title contract for Olaf Falafal
01/12/2016 … Comedian Olaf Falafel has signed a three-book deal – less than 48 hours after pleading for a publisher on Twitter.
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.
© 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.
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.
Wed 30 November 2016
© Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo Peter Cook's widow Lin dies at 71
Days after release of latest film
30/11/2016 … Peter Cook’s widow Lin has died at the age of 71.