One was a high-profile defendant watched by more than 100 journalists. Another was an unknown man who preyed on a girl almost half his age. Their stories played out minutes apart, one entirely out of the spotlightWhat is going...
Read MoreI love my industry but it contains people who leave a secret trail of pain and devastation totally at odds with their stage and screen personasSarah Solemani is an actor, writer and activist who starred in the Bafta-winning...
Read MoreOn day 58, he did a boxing Ali horse. On day 67, he did a howling horse. So what made Andy Field suddenly decide to draw 100 equines? And what made day 48’s so phallic?Andy Field was midway through his standup run at this year’s...
Read MoreThe comedian turns 70 soon, and in her new book, she contemplates the years ahead. She explains why she loves a work in progress, the importance of anger in mourning, and how she gave up smoking – only to become a champion...
Read MoreColman stars as a depressed and bullied fisherwoman in medieval England. Fortunately, Peter Dinklage’s basketmaker delivers the answer to her dreams – an Alexander Skarsgård made of wickerThe spirit of mystery author Shirley...
Read MoreHe point-blank refused, begged the author not to talk to people who knew him … and eventually relented. Making the first authorised biography of the Seinfeld and Curb creator was no mean featEmperor of Nothing: The Making of...
Read MoreBaron Cohen’s live-ammo prankster is back, 20 years on, but has to battle with his own irrelevance in search of big laughs and the approval of a new generationIf you liked Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G the first time around, you’ll...
Read MoreWhile facing grief, illness and a very public breakup, the comic reached for his diaries – and found a happy kid who spiralled into despair. Inspired by a Nobel laureate, he wrote a frank, funny book about that boy and what he...
Read MoreAs a Traitors obsessive, Gamble is in his element hosting its hugely popular companion show, Uncloaked. He discusses keeping the show’s secrets, edgelord comics and how he became known as a ‘mega wife guy’Ed Gamble does not like...
Read MoreA caiman wearing a wig, two brown bears laughing and a leopard doing a handstand feature in the selection of finalists from this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife awards. Winners will be announced on 8 December Continue...
Read MoreOne man’s irresponsible drilling causes a global crisis in Iñárritu’s exasperatingly laborious, self-congratulatory filmA new movie from the Oscar-winning Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu is always an event. So it’s...
Read MoreAfter a rocky few decades, the standup is nearing 60 – and finding contentment at last. But what does his grotesque retelling of The Owl and the Pussy-cat tell us about his inability to connect with people?Stewart Lee is...
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