Comedian and political activist Mark Thomas has received £1,200 compensation from the Metropolitan Police after he was unlawfully searched for looking 'over-confident'... more
Cedar Walton Quartet comes to Ronnie Scott's, a series of 26 free screening celebrate the life and work of Werner Herzog and check out Mark Thomas on his sell-out show... more
RUMOURS circulated the City for months that Legal & General could be in trouble. How much trouble wasn't clear, but the insurer was slow to state its capital position, the dividend looked under threat and the stock-market bears moved in - the shares have been crushed.... more
American media tycoon Sumner Redstone has sold his controlling stake in a computer games giant at a loss of around £540 million on years of investment.... more
This week's top DVDs include the twisted tale Tell No One, Spiderman 3, a Daft Punk collection entitled Electroma and US comic Joe Rogan performing stand-up.... more
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
There's a comedy adventure at the Museum of London, a plethora of Edinburgh Festival previews, Sean Lock and Mark Thomas all trying to make you laugh in the capital this weekend.... more
Featuring prize-winning authors, historians, poets and performers, the London Literature Festival has something to offer all lovers of the written and spoken word.... more
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
Blake Morrison, Mark Thomas, Armando Iannucci and John Hegley have joined the line-up for the first London Literature Festival at the revamped Southbank Centre.... more
Listing ex-lovers, proposing Kylie For Pope and singing about Dick Cheney's wife locking eyes with Saddam, Taylor Mac has the gay, cross-dressing, ukelele-strumming satirist's market cornered.... more
This weekend's comedy highlights include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee and Mark Thomas raising money in aid of democracy for Burma, and DJ Danny nailing the ludicrous jargon of dance music.... more
Russell Brand, Noel Fielding and Mark Thomas all pulled out at the last minute, but Ricky Gervais and some last minute stand-ins ensured the night was still a success. ... more
Mark Thomas's show at the Soho Theatre offers enlightenment and lashings of lacerating wit, says Bruce Dessau, but despite the politics, never gets too dry.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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