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Karl Pilkington 'stiched up' by Ricky Gervais for An Idiot Abroad

23.09.11
Ricky Gervais admits he "stitched up" Karl Pilkington on 'An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List'... more

London's 25 hottest tickets

20.09.11
From Rihanna's 10-night run at the O2 to Michael Sheen's Hamlet and the London Jazz Festival, there's plenty to look forward to between now and Christmas ... more

Stephen Merchant, Reading Hexagon - review

14.09.11
Stephen Merchant's debut tour comes 14 years after his first-ever gig. It was well worth the wait, though... more

TV to talk about this autumn

08.09.11
A Peter Morgan drama, a Philip Glenister series, dressing up and down in Downton Abbey and another Killing: Steve Morrissey looks at the highlights of the new season... more

Pulp, O2 Academy Brixton - review

01.09.11
What happens now to Pulp is anyone's guess - but they'll always have a home on the nostalgia circuit... more

Star double act Mitchell and Webb reunite

03.05.11
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are so busy with assorted solo appearances, columns and quizzes that it was a scoop to coax them together and they did not disappoint... more

Johnny Depp to star in Ricky Gervais sitcom

24.03.11
Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp is to star in 'Life's Too Short', the new sitcom from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant... more

Karl Pilkington back on his travels

02.02.11
Ricky Gervais' much-mocked sidekick Karl Pilkington is returning to televison to do "stuff a lot of people want to do before they die"... more

Stephen Merchant backs vigil to save arts funding

10.01.11
Supporters of a north London arts venue are holding a silent vigil outside the offices of councillors who are axing all its funding... more

Diary dates for Londoners: January 2011

05.01.11
Looking for fun things to see and do in the capital? Here are this month's 10 suggestions... more

Rafe Spall: From fat boy to slim son of Tim

28.07.10
His dad is one of the nation’s best-loved actors, but now Rafe Spall is eclipsing him in a run of hit performances... more

Hollywood wish from the Tooth Fairy

28.05.10
“The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth” is a fair example of the wit of haphazard comedy The Tooth Fairy. ... more

Titanic theme tune bags Best Movie Song title

29.04.10
Titanic theme tune My Heart Will Go On has cruised to the top of fans' affections after being named the top movie song of all time.... more

All the young dudes in Cemetery Junction

16.04.10
Ricky Gervais and co-creator Stephen Merchant forgot the gags when they assembled their cast of bright newcomers and set them to work in a disappointing Seventies nostalgia trip.... more

Ricky Gervais goes on fitness drive after eating 11 sausages in one sitting

14.04.10
Ricky Gervais has revealed he was moved to lose weight after gorging himself on 11 sausages in one sitting... more

My London: Stephen Merchant

01.04.10
Stephen Merchant is drawn to Hampstead's Holly Bush and wants to drain the Thames... more

The dream team: Ricky Gervais's bright young things

26.03.10
Ricky Gervais has hand-picked the most charismatic, beautiful and talented young British stars for his new movie. Hermione Eyre meets the future of film... more

America wants Ricky Gervais back

24.03.10
The Ricky Gervais Show was re-commissioned by US broadcaster HBO for a second series.... more

Stephen Merchant: The Baftas aren't enough anymore, I'm rooting for an OBE

13.11.09
Stephen Merchant had a chat with us backstage at Livestock 2009 and revealed the real reason he was at the event.... more

Bonkers for Bingo in London

09.10.09
"This was Midnight Underground Rebel Bingo, a hardcore bingo night, not to be taken lightly nor attended by old people or children." The underground bingo scene explored.... more

British movie heaven - the Brit flicks heading our way

18.09.09
John Lennon, Charles Darwin, John Keats and Heath Ledger are all coming soon in a bumper crop of homegrown releases... more

A good day at the Office, a fun night at the opera

20.08.09
The Office: The Opera started out as a joke when composer, Anne Chmelewsky, decided to turn the saga of Wernham Hogg into an opera as a way to "take the piss" out of the stuffy classical music course she was taking... more

Spaced star swamped by talent

19.06.08
A charity benefit night that was already packed with extremely funny people may not have been the ideal launchpad for Jessica Hynes' stand-up career, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Easter in the city

19.03.08
With a four-day weekend ahead, we've compiled dozens of cracking ideas for a great Bank Holiday Break.... more

Artist with that little extra

05.02.08
Stooping hesitantly onto the stage, Stephen Merchant's deceptively subtle set confirmed he has funny bones of his own. ... more

Cheerful but not cheap

23.01.08
It doesn't get much swankier than Alberico at Aspinalls, a place where the high prices create a virtual guest list.... more

The gift of laughter - the best comedy DVDs

21.12.07
After groaning at the cracker jokes, raise some real belly laughs with the best of this year's comedy DVDs.... more

Stars fall foul of prankster Thandie

04.09.07
Actress Thandie Newton told how her co-stars had fallen foul of her practical jokes on the set of new film, Run Fat Boy Run.... more

Jokes are on me... and a few others

19.07.07
Children's TV presenter turned stand-up Kirsten O'Brien has enough mildly scurrilous anecdotes and more than enough cheekiness to make an hour fly by, says Bruce Dessau.... more


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