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Best DVDs of 2008

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

Robin Williams is still a master of comedy

14.11.08
There are better storytellers but Robin Williams oozed the kind of charisma umpteen lesser clowns would kill for at his stand-up gig at the Gielgud Theatre.... more

Never mind the b****cks

14.11.08
The debate on bad language on TV rages again — and one writer is hardly surprised... more

Brand's crime isn't bad taste but bad jokes

29.10.08
The BBC’s ‘prank’ is indefensible – but shouldn’t be used to stifle blokeish British humour... more

Roseanne Barr is an old hand

22.10.08
After the fiasco of fellow American Sarah Silverman's Sunday gig, Roseanne Barr showed herself to be an experienced old hand at stand-up. ... more

Illogical fun with The Mighty Boosh

21.10.08
The Mighty Boosh gave an ill‑fitting pantomime cow of a show, yet with more than enough moments to keep the Boosh bandwagon rolling. ... more

Subdued Silverman leaves audience wanting more

20.10.08
There was some audacious material in Sarah Silverman's full-length UK debut that was so darkly witty it hurt, but not nearly enough.... more

The Secret Policeman’s Ball: Big but patchy

06.10.08
This year's Secret Policeman’s Ball gave plenty of laughs, if few dizzying heights. ... more

25 events to raise your spirits this autumn

24.09.08
Something might be rotten in the City but in London’s arts world there’s plenty to be upbeat about. Here’s our pick of must-sees to brighten up longer nights... more

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reveal their 'secret lovers' in spoof music videos

06.03.08
They both happily married, but Good Will Hunting duo Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are each having illicit love affairs - in spoof YouTube videos, that is. The pair star in two separate - rather risqué - clips that have become online phenomena after being convinced to feature in sparring skits by American comedian Sarah Silverman and her TV host show boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel ... more

Loser-gets-girl romp with class

22.02.07
Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder and Billy Bob Thornton give the well-worn story in School for Scoundrels an appealing makeover.... more

Ecological with the truth

02.01.07
Al Gore uses his skills and clout to try to stop global warming in An Inconvenient Truth, Adrift proves to be one of 2006's finest psychological nail-biters and Crank is Speed without the bus.... more

Ball keeps on rolling

16.10.06
Star-packed charity shows often present a dilemma to the critic and The Secret Policeman's Ball was no exception. Some of the witless skits really felt like torture, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Best weekend comedy shows

12.10.06
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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