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Month of madness for wannabe wits in Edinburgh

29.07.09
Almost all the comics you love to watch, from Stephen Fry to Jimmy Carr, from Eddie Izzard to Jenny Eclair, were first noticed up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. ... more

Welcome in the hillsides for classic Carrie's War

25.06.09
Emma Reeves's affectionate adaptation of Carrie's War will appeal to those who grew up with the book as well as to anyone seeking family-friendly entertainment.... 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

No script, no money — just two stars and a war

27.03.08
Producer Paul Raphael ignored all advice and went deep into Hezbollah territory to film his prize-winning Under the Bombs. It was worth the risk, he tells Louise Jury.... more

Clown targets minds of suicide bombers

08.02.08
Omid Djalili is a complex proposition, an effervescently funny man who adds a serious edge to smiley showbiz patter.... more

DVDs of the week

09.10.07
The Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer leads the line-up of this week's best DVD releases.... 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 5 Comedy

20.09.07
There's top class laughs this week, including Al Murray, Rhona Cameron, Jason Byrne and Russel Brand to name a few.... more

Iranian jokes are hostage to fortune

18.07.07
Omid Djalili wowed the crowd with some edgy humour light years away from Little Britain's fancy dress frivolity at the Comedy Hayday in Hackney.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 comedy shows

24.05.07
Full Mooners at midnight, a benefit for Ghana, playful Irishman Kevin McAleer and the mighty, fearless Stephen K Amos - they're all on this weekend.... more

Can you dig it?

17.05.07
Life on an allotment is like an Ealing comedy, says Valentine Low, who tends his own plot in East Acton. So what does he make of a new British film about urban gardeners, Grow Your Own?... more

Critic's choice: Best comedy shows

08.02.07
Bruce Dessau's top comedy picks include the openly political Jeremy Hardy, the stuttering Jaik Campbell and Phil Nichol of Naked Racist fame.... more

Critics choice: Top five comedy shows

18.01.07
From mankind hater Mark Watson to Russell Brand and Ricky Gervais, Bruce Dessau picks his comedy highlights.... more

Who'll be the stars of the arts in 2007?

02.01.07
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more

Best weekend comedy shows

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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

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