Carr crash
Why Alan's Grease spectacular was such a flop
07/11/2019 … When it was announced that Alan Carr was to host a two-hour celebration of Grease a couple of years back, he gushed: ‘I love Grease, so I cannot wait to step…
Thu 07 November 2019
Wed 06 November 2019
Do a GCSE in Frank Skinner
Comic finds himself on an exam paper
06/11/2019 … Frank Skinner might have only scraped two O-levels initially – but now he’s found himself the subject of an exam question.
Tue 05 November 2019
Why Armando Iannucci turned down 12 offers to make a movie about Donald Trump
Spoof tweet prompted a bidding war
05/11/2019 … Getting a film made usually takes countless meetings with Hollywood hotshots and moneymen.
© BBC Have a coffee in a real-life Fleabag cafe
05/11/2019 … A real-life Fleabag Cafe is to open in London, The pop-up will be set up in Waterstones’ Piccadilly bookshop to mark the release of the scripts from…
Mon 04 November 2019
Go Jenny's girl!
Phoebe Eclair-Powell wins major playwriting award
04/11/2019 … Like mother, like daughter? 24 years after Jenny Eclair won the Perrier award, her daughter has won an equally prestigious prize for playwriting.
Fri 01 November 2019
What is Lego?
01/11/2019 … lego - the opposite of lid— Moose Allain Ꙭ (@MooseAllain) October 29, 2019 Me: I've lost the dictionaryHer: Can you look upstairs?Me: I can't…
Wed 30 October 2019
It's a Mockery!
Mock The Week comics 'are given pre-written jokes' – claims former panellist Shappi Khorsandi
30/10/2019 … How much does Mock The Week showcase the gag-writing skills of the comedians taking part? Not much, alleges former panellist Shappi Khorsandi.
Tue 29 October 2019
Ricky Gervais makes amends in art row
Indigenous artist compensated for 'appropriation' of his work
29/10/2019 … Ricky Gervais has made changes to the new series of After Life after being accused of cultural appropriation.