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We live in London, so speak proper English

27.08.09
The publication of GCSE results should tell us something about the standard of English in schools... more

Profile: Sacha Baron Cohen and the making of Bruno

18.06.09
Sacha Baron Cohen is cinema’s most secretive star. So what — and who — is behind his latest outrageous creation, unveiled last night?.... more

First review: Bruno is gay, offensive ... and very funny

18.06.09
Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Bruno is funnier, more offensive, and more outrageous than Borat and the collected output of Ali G put together... more

Channel 4 wins race to put its archive on web for free

08.06.09
Channel 4 has announced plans to put its back catalogue online for viewers to watch for free... more

Get your kicks with Shlomo's vocal tricks

03.06.09
Their soulful vocal gymnastics would definitely have wiped the floor with Susan Boyle. Move over SuBo, and make way for Shlomo.... more

Sacha Baron Cohen's body bleach accident

08.05.09
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen could not sit down for three days after an accident while bleaching all his body hair.... more

Classic comedy - football played just for laughs

16.03.09
After James Cordon's Red Nose Day team-talk with the England players, we look back at some of the best sporting comedy moments...... more

Film

08.10.08
Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors ... more

Isla Fisher: My husband Borat is so tall he makes me look like a circus freak

22.09.08
In a rare interview, Isla Fisher, the diminutive star of this week's hit romantic comedy, reveals the ups and downs of life as 'Mrs Borat' ... more

He's 61 with a penchant for lovers half his age, so who are the women who 'Dance with the Devil?'

04.09.08
Charles Dance has acquired the sort of unenviable love-them-and-leave-them status that has led his showbiz chums to dub him Dance With The Devil.... more

Borat's star-studded holiday: Sacha and Isla set sail with Leo DiCaprio, Courteney Cox and Tobey Maguire

28.08.08
He made his name ridiculing unsuspecting celebrities through his Ali G alter ego. But now it appears that Sacha Baron Cohen is happily befriending Hollywood's A-list as himself. ... more

Chat's all folks! Richard and Judy say a cheeky goodbye in their final show on mainstream TV

22.08.08
As Richard and Judy quit terrestrial TV,we look back on the finest and funniest moments of daytime telly's most enduring couple. ... more

Tamzin Outhwaite is almost unrecognisable as she steps out with new baby Florence

08.08.08
Even the most devoted fans of actress Tamzin Outhwaite might not have given her a second look.... more

EXCLUSIVE: Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher's wedding on hold

09.07.08
Sacha Baron Cohen and fiancee Isla Fisher have decided to delay the nuptials because Isla, 32, has yet to convert to the Ali G star's faith of Judaism.... more

Ali G star tricks Palestinian and Israeli spy into spoof debate on Middle East

07.07.08
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen duped a former Mossad agent in an embarrassing interview in which he compared terror group Hamas to the chickpea dip hummus.... more

Delighted Tamzin Outhwaite's 'biggest dream' comes true as she gives birth to baby girl

24.06.08
Former EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite has given birth to a healthy baby girl, whom she has named Florence Elsie Ellis.... more

Can sex addict and reformed junkie Russell Brand conquer America (and can America cope with him)?

25.04.08
Sex addict. Reformed junkie. Self-confessed egomaniac. How will Britain's most notorious funnyman get on as he tries to conquer Hollywood? He was unknown in America until a few weeks ago, but with the release of Russell Brand's new film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, all that has changed.... more

Amy Winehouse strikes gold with heavy duty bling

08.04.08
Just in case her towering beehive wasn't enough to weight down her tiny frame, Amy Winehouse yesterday draped herself in some serious bling for an night out with friends. The troubled star looked like quite the medallion man as she left her Camden home with her close friend American photographer and artist, Blake Wood in tow. With her Lacoste shirt unbuttoned right down to her bra, the Rehab singer accessorised with sentimental chains, including two lockets with pictures of her incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil... more

British black actors star in photographic exhibition

17.03.08
Black British acting talent is to be celebrated in a photography exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery opening next month.... more

Peter Fincham comeback with a top role at ITV

28.02.08
Michael Grade has shaken up ITV, appointing the man who resigned as controller of BBC1 after the controversial clip of the Queen which appeared to show her storming out of a photo shoot... more

Hard man who stands to lose £64m on massive Rock gamble

20.02.08
Monaco-based multimillionaire Jon Wood is an unlikely champion of the dispossessed - and even allies in the fight against nationalisation seem wary of him ... more

Duo take popshots at Potter

19.12.07
Potted Potter, an unhinged and decidedly unauthorised romp through the JK Rowling oeuvre, whizzes along like a six-year-old on Sunny Delight.... more

Stars of CCTV return

03.09.07
They may be known for writing great rock singalongs but Hard-Fi are really just a bunch of loved-up hippies.... more

Barefoot Joss proves her soul

26.07.07
Joss Stone's O2 gig could prove a crucial turning point in the soul sensation's career, restoring her slightly tarnished reputation, says Andre Paine.... more

DVDs of the week

06.03.07
Borat, The History Boys, cult classic Performance and a mutant monster movie set in Korea are among this week's DVD releases.... more

Hollywood's new royalty

16.01.07
After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.... more

Last in the laughter stakes

14.09.06
Sacha Baron Cohen supplies a few giggles but funyman Will Ferrell's comedy centred on the Nascar track fails to convice, says Charolotte O'Sullivan.... more

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