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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

New fears for Portobello as Sam Cam's favourite butchers join the casualty list

22.07.11
The closure of David and Samantha Cameron's favourite butchers has triggered renewed concerns that Portobello Road is losing its 'unique' market atmosphere ... more

'I like productions that make me feel as if I'm hallucinating' says Richard Jones

07.06.11
In a rare side-project in theatre, celebrated opera director Richard Jones is staging a version of The Government Inspector at the Young Vic. What he aims to avoid, he tells Richard Godwin, is 'a classy snooze' ... more

Stephen Fry runs the risk of overexposing his own genius

22.09.10
Is it possible to have too much Stephen Fry? His return to live comedy clocked in at well over two hours... 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

Prepare for the celebrity book war

08.10.09
The race for the lion's share of the Christmas memoirs market is under way. David Sexton and Nick Curtis sort wheat from chaff... more

Savills directors share £60m bonus pot despite the slump

09.03.09
Directors at Savills are set to share huge bonuses despite the housing market slump... more

Farewell French and Saunders

15.09.08
Next month the comedy duo end their partnership with a final series of shows in the West End. In between a volley of gags, they talk about fathers, Madonna, and what comes next ... more

Playwright, wit and smoking diarist Simon Gray dies of cancer

07.08.08
The playwright and diarist Simon Gray has died aged 71... more

Streets of gold by the sea

30.07.08
As the Camerons and Browns choose British resorts for their summer holidays, Connie Allfrey seeks out the seaside towns where demand for second homes is still soaring... more

DVDs of the week

17.04.07
Brit rom-com Starter For 10, The Best Of Saturday Live, Ghosts, and the true story of an English eccentric's quest to sail round the world, are all released on DVD this week.... more

Blair impersonators wanted for West End

24.11.06
Open auditions are being held to fill the role of Tony Blair in comedy actor Rik Mayall's new West End show.... more

Something funny's going on in the capital

25.10.06
The Borat movie, starring London's Sacha Baron Cohen, is hailed as one of the most hilarious films in years, while the capital's comedy clubs brim with young talent. We're gagging for it.... more

Send in the demented clowns

21.08.06
We Are Klang's Edinburgh show is a demented, vulgar, messy, knockabout, surreal sketch show that certainly tickles the funny bone, says Bruce Dessau. ... more

Penchant for the surreal

18.08.06
Noisy, stupid, not very PC and occasionally violoent. Welcome to the madcap world of sketch troupe We Are Klang.... more


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