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Robert Newman and the origins of WW1

09.09.09

The Greenwich Comedy Festival claims to be London�s biggest comedy festival and while that is a bold claim the line-up is certainly impressive... more

Best DVDs of 2008

19.12.08

From The Dark Knight to Curb Your Enthusiasm, here are DVDs not to be without.... more

Russell Howard is bursting with thoughts

10.11.08

Russell Howard is scattershot but in a good way, embracing tales about everything from defiant grannies to wearing your friend�s mum�s swimsuit.... more

Can nice guys win?

22.08.08

Edinburgh Comedy: Russell Kane celebrates life's flaws, David O'Doherty works the crowd into a lather and Kristen Schaal's dippiness is magnified... more

Best Comedy Festivals

04.07.08

Comedy is big business at this year's rock festivals, with better-than-ever line-ups - making this the summer of laughs.... more

Russell bounces off the bottom

09.10.07

Slight-framed storyteller Russell Howard might still only be 27, but he is a stand-up natural with some sparky repartee.... more

Invasion of the Telly Panellists

17.08.07

Jason Manford is a likeable and talented scamp, it's just a shame so much of his patter treads well-trodden ground, says Bruce Dessau.... more

High speed laughs

09.08.07

Nominated for the if.comeddie Award at last year's Fringe, this year's offering from Russell Howard should cement the comedian's reputation.... more

Critic's choice: top comedy shows

26.07.07

Catch Chopper Reid in London this weekend before he heads off to Edinburgh while Rhona Cameron returns to her stand-up roots at the Menier Chocolate Factory.... more

Edinburgh Festival highlights

24.07.07

From theatre to comedy, music and film, our critics pick the best of the Edinburgh Festival.... more

Critic's choice: top five comedy

07.06.07

Mark Thomas is at the Tricycle, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Al Murray all line-up at the Lyric Hammersmith, and Daniel Kitson kicks off the Sunday season of al fresco gigs this weekend.... more

Critic's choice: Best comedy shows

22.02.07

Rising star Russell Howard will be in his element live on stage, former poetry boyband member Luke Wright goes it alone and a terrific bill gathers for the Great Ormond Street Benefit gig.... more

The cultural highlights of 2006

29.12.06

From the triumph of Frost/Nixon to pop divas demanding equal opportunities, and a West End song and dance, our critics reflect on 2006.... more

Critic's choice: best comedy gigs

19.10.06

Australian Pete Jonas and American Erich McElroy pick fault with Britain's bad food and bad transport, Mark Watson tackles teenage muggers and Doug Stanhope lives up to the hype with his Soho run.... more

Best weekend comedy shows

12.10.06

A 24-carat line-up takes to the stage for The Secret Policeman's Ball, the if.comeddies awards season continues and comedy package tour Edinburgh & Beyond has quality running through it.... more

Good but never great

17.08.06

It is always exciting to see change on the Fringe. This year, established comedians, are being overshadowed by exciting, newer acts and Natalie Haynes is one of them.... more

Making the world a happier place

14.08.06

This is clearly the year of the comedy Russells. There is the all-conquering Russell Brand, lunatic newcomer Russell Kane and, in the destined-for-greatness corner, Russell Howard.... more