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Hard Day's Night made easy with Bill Bailey The Tinselworm turns again Bill Bailey is frustrated Roy Castle No orang-utan's feelings were hurt Bill Bailey is a giant of the screen Wit and wisecracks by the sea Critic's choice: top five comedy No time for monkeying around Bill limbers up for a musical marathon Bailey's charity showcase is out of sight An inspired comic intelligence

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Sound check: Rocking with Laughter

06.11.09
Flight of the Conchords are part of a trend that proves it's possible to make a comedy song you can listen to more than once.... more

Pearl Jam are in perfect harmony with their fans

19.08.09
From the Borderline in '92 to the O2 in '09, it's been a long slog for Pearl Jam... more

Hard Day's Night made easy with Bill Bailey

02.07.09
Wildlife campaigner, populariser of orchestras, now Beatles tribute act. Is there no end to Bill Bailey’s renaissance man credentials?.... more

Raising a laugh for Orangaid

02.06.09
The Sumatran Orangutan Society does not monkey about when it comes to organising star-studded benefits.... more

The banks are just a joke – nationalising is only answer

20.01.09
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Let's get this party started

31.12.08
Still stuck for the best way of seeing out the credit crunch year? Here’s our guide to what’s on offer in London on New Year's Eve.... more

Best DVDs of 2008

19.12.08
From The Dark Knight to Curb Your Enthusiasm, here are DVDs not to be without.... more

Now teachers are having the last laugh on bankers

18.12.08
Away from the classroom, it doesn't take much to make overworked, stressed-out teachers cackle hysterically... more

The Tinselworm turns again

19.11.08
It is a testament to Bill Bailey's immense talent and likeability that between the dips in Tinselworm there are still plenty of thrills.... more

Bill Bailey is frustrated Roy Castle

09.10.08
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide To The Orchestra was a terrifically entertaining mainstream classical music primer, a less terrific comedy gig.... more

Anna Meredith is prom queen

06.08.08
How will Anna Meredith's gutsy, wild new composition for 800 performers be received by the Last Night audience?.... more

Mixed bag at Latitude

21.07.08
Latitude, this year proving itself as much an arts as a music festival, has doubled in size since its tentative beginning in 2006.... 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

Unique take on comedy

12.05.08
From the moment Sean Lock ambled onstage at the Hammersmith Apollo it was clear that he deserves his fame, says Bruce Dessau.... more

No orang-utan's feelings were hurt

25.02.08
The Stand Up For Animals fundraiser briefly threatened to become an endurance test, but a joyous night was had by all.... more

Bill Bailey is a giant of the screen

29.11.07
This might not be Bill Bailey's best show yet, but it is neat, enjoyable and it will probably look superb on DVD, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Comics answer the call to arms

24.09.07
Satirist Mark Thomas assembled a formidable supporting cast for a charity fundraising event at the Carling Apollo.... more

Critic's choice: top five comedy shows

13.09.07
Ardal O'Hanlon and Bill Bailey give intimate performances, and Andy Parsons, Mark Watson and Andrew J Lederer are all in town this weekend.... more

Precious Gold is one to watch

02.08.07
The much-maligned musical comedy genre has been making a comeback recently and Pete Gold certainly has a talent for it.... more

Wit and wisecracks by the sea

16.07.07
With stars like Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus, Michael McIntyre, Robin Ince and Alan Carr performing, there was laughter all round at Suffolk's Latitude Festival.... more

Critic's choice: top five comedy

12.07.07
It's festival mania this weekend with Bill Bailey, Alan Carr, Stewart Lee, Reg Hunter, Michael McIntyre and Richard Blackwood all taking the stage at shows across London and the south.... more

Free music festival to fight racism

11.07.07
Over 100,000 people are expected to attend a free anti-racist music festival featuring Jamelia, Kelis and The Noisettes this weekend.... more

Critic's choice: comedy

23.05.07
Gallows Humour, a benefit for human rights group Reprieve, features Bill Bailey, Mark Thomas, Mark Steel, Kevin Eldon and Simon Munnery. ... more

No time for monkeying around

15.05.07
Orangaid, a benefit to save the Sumatran Orangutan, confirmed Bill Bailey is not monkeying around when it comes to world domination.... more

Bill limbers up for a musical marathon

26.02.07
After a stint in Pinter's People, comedian Bill Bailey fronted the BBC Concert Orchestra and his musical departure was certainly more successful than his theatrical foray.... more

A lost People

02.02.07
Actors frequently playing at the top of their exaggerated voices did little to show the Harold Pinter sketches in Pinter's People to good advantage, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Bailey's charity showcase is out of sight

16.01.07
Although Bill Bailey had top billing at this charity event, comics such as John Moloney and Will Smith gave great-value support, says Bruce Dessau.... more

The ultimate pub guide

20.12.06
Kate Moss has decreed that pubs beat parties, clubs or bars. Luckily, London has a fantastic array of watering holes. Here we select the best places to huddle this Christmas.... more

Critic's choice: Top comedy shows

16.11.06
This weekend, a new group of Grumpy Old Women return to the capital, Felix Dexter brings his observational whinges to the Hackney Empire and Bill Bailey reforms his comedy band Beergut 100.... more

An inspired comic intelligence

16.08.06
Bill Bailey's Fringe show may not set out to shock, but he does a good job of twisting his audience's melons.... more

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