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Daniel Sloss is the laughing boy

15.06.11
Daniel Sloss is very funny. And he's only 20. He got his big comedy break, he tells Bruce Dessau, when controversial stand-up Frankie Boyle took him on as an intern... more

Celebrities hope to foster love for poetry in children

04.05.11
Stars like Billy Connolly and Catherine Tate are hoping to make more children love poetry in with readings set to scenes from classic Disney films... more

Huhne's outburst over AV is merely a smokescreen

04.05.11
The Energy Secretary's is feigning outrage in the hope of advancing his own leadership ambitions... more

Frankie Boyle is the most offensive stand up say fellow comedians

14.04.11
Comedians have named Frankie Boyle the nation's most offensive stand-up... more

A buffet is the perfect common touch for a royal do

07.01.11
Buffets are the stuff of Alan Bennett and Abigail's Party - which is why it fits in with Wills and Kate's simpler, sober wedding... more

Baker Street's Gerry Rafferty dies at 63

05.01.11
Singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty - best known for his 1978 hit Baker Street - has died following a long illness... more

Strictly's Pamela Stephenson is tickled pink

16.12.10
Pamela Stephenson collapses in a fit of giggles as Strictly Come Dancing partner James Jordan accidentally tickles her... more

Celebrities urge freedom for Iran stoning woman

13.12.10
More than 80 stars, academics and politicians call for the release of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery... more

Destiny's Child star and Gavin Henson among eclectic Strictly Come Dancing line-up

08.09.10
Former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams will share the dancefloor with ex-MP Ann Widdecombe in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing... more

Outstanding achievement award for Melvyn Bragg

26.01.10
Melvyn Bragg was presented with an Outstanding Achievement award as he prepared to sign off from his long-running ITV programme The South Bank Show... more

Billy Connolly shows new boys he’s still top dog

06.01.10
Billy Connolly's three-week run at the Hammersmith Apollo gets under way with the Big Yin holding his own like an ageing prizefighter... more

Hottest tickets for the new year

05.01.10
Dancing hippies in Hair, Domingo’s return and Lily and Dizzee sharing a stage — the best way to get through the dark months is to book something to look forward to... more

Opening this week

04.01.10
Andy Serkis (previously known for playing Gollum) inhabits the late great Ian Dury, the Essex-born rabble-rouser who led the Blockheads... more

Heard the one about the capital's comedy clubs?

17.12.09
London's comedy clubs are quite simply the world’s best stamping ground for aspiring young stand-ups, says Bruce Dessau. ... more

Book now to be bankrupted by booking fees

04.11.09
Milk rounds return to London. Remember them? So-called "milkmen" bring milk in so-called "milk bottles" on an electric vehicle which wakes you up at four o'clock in the morning by sounding like there's a mosquito next to your head... more

Billy Connolly's wife witnesses tsunami aftermath

30.09.09
Comedian Billy Connolly’s wife, Pamela Stephenson, speaks of tsunami aftermath, which she witnessed while holidaying in Samoa... more

Connolly reveals he's a sole man

26.02.09
Billy Connolly has confessed to a passion for shoes... more

Fears grow for Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty not seen since August

16.02.09
Concerns have been raised for Gerry Rafferty after it emerged the singer has been missing since he walked out of hospital nearly six months ago... more

X factor gone from X Files

31.07.08
Mulder and Scully are together again in The X-Files: I Want To Believe after six years - but the chemistry is no longer there, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Love in the fast lane: Lewis revs up romance with Pussycat Doll

14.07.08
British Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton's burgeoning romance with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger is continuing at lightning speed as the couple stepped out together at a racing event yesterday.... more

Let's stick together: Bryan Ferry reignites romance with the ex-lover young enough to be his grandaughter

14.07.08
Five months after their shock split, it looks like Bryan Ferry and Katie Turner are giving their relationship another try.... more

Summer Blockbusters for the thinking fan

20.06.08
Prince Caspian gets the blockbuster season rolling - there are lots more big movies to look forward to. This year the emphasis is on brains as well as brawn.... more

The Big Yin is out there: First pictures of Billy Connolly as a strange priest in new X-Files movie

12.05.08
Comedian Billy Connolly gets in touch with his serious side to play a priest in the new X-Files movie. The Big Yin, 65, plays a priest of 'dubious character' who appears to know 'the truth' in the upcoming film The X-Files: I Want To Believe ... more

Very few snorts of laughter

19.02.08
Ed Hamell certainly has a tale to tell, but there is something in the bald-headed raconteur's delivery that is intensely irritating.... more

Casual but seriously funny

12.02.08
Jimeoin is so entertaining everyone from everywhere should be heading to the Arts Theatre to enjoy his universal sense of humour.... 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

Ireland's answer to Billy Connolly

16.08.07
Andrew Maxwell, a natural raconteur, is steadily proving himself to be the Irish Billy Connolly.... more

Critic's choice: Top five comedy shows

28.06.07
David Cross brings his friends and Scottish stand-up Frankie Boyle feature among this week's top five comedy shows... more

Critic's choice: Top five comedy shows

01.02.07
A Richard Pryor-ish Reginald D Hunter and Kevin Bridges, a man being called the new Billy Connolly, are among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks.... more

Spinning out the furry tales

12.10.06
The animation in Open Season is fun but not outstanding and the same can be said for the anthropomorphic characterisation. But the spark of originality is missing.... more


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