The standup is building on his success at the Royal Academy summer exhibition with a book of his work, Art Hole. So has he gone all highbrow? The art reveals all … Despite being best known…
The comedian's claim that wokeness is the reason why comedy is no longer as funny is lazy " and inaccurate Jerry Seinfeld is currently at saturation point, promoting his new Pop Tarts movie …
The internet is rife with speculation about the real-life stalker and real-life abuser from the Netflix hit. Is this show about exploitation starting to seem uncomfortably careless " even ex…
The 83-year-old Lord of the Rings and X-Men star emerged from a giant golden egg to publicise his role in the Mother Goose panto " and given us just what we need in these troubling times The…
There's a little while to wait before restrictions lift in the UK " here's the best home entertainment to tide you over Modern Toss on the road out of lockdown The OneAvailable now, Netfli…
It began as a way to moan about the pandemic " or avoid childcare. Now Lockdown Parenting Hell is downloaded 2m times a month. The comedians chat fatherhood, burnout " and dreaming of the pu…
From Dench in a dog hat to Elaine Paige in flower-clad rubber gloves, entertainment royalty is standing up to coronavirus with some bizarre comic relief. Now, where's Cher? ' Coronavirus and…
News that long-running sitcom The Nanny is headed to the stage, with help from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom, brings to mind other potential transfers It's easy to forget what a success…
The show of humour and hope " featuring the Queen and Dizzee Rascal " lulled us into a false sense of security, ill-preparing us for the bleak years to come We are about to be expelled from …
The movie adaptation of the Lloyd Webber musical appalled viewers when its first trailer launched four months ago. Now a new one is here, has it improved things? Four months. It's been four …
From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest comics of the era Our No 1 comedian's f…
McIntyre may be a floppy-haired berk who has built a career out of listing things people do, but his cheeky Big Show is the best weekend variety telly in yearsLet me begin by running through…
On-demand TV is increasingly the best place to get quality standup comedy " here are some of the best, including John Mulaney's precise routines and Chelsea Peretti's unrelenting nonsenseStr…
'No, Mr Bond, I expect you to … DANCE!': why a 007 musical is a terrible ideaThe tension is palpable. James Bond finds himself strapped to a bench in the depths of Goldfinger's lair, a las…
Rocky is likely to be a Broadway success " so which of Sly's other films deserve the song and dance treatment?Rocky is far from the first movie to be turned into a Broadway musical, but it m…
Revelations that the Clintons keep a spreadsheet updated with everyone who has ever wronged them led us to ask writers and politicians whether they hold a grudge with the same conviction " a…
They might not mean much to you now, but meet the men, women and children set to dominate the headlines in the coming cultural yearGraphic novelsA new Superman2014 looks set to be a big year…
From Johnny Cash to Angela Lansbury, expect to see some familiar faces in the coming yearPopThe lost Johnny Cash gets releasedAccording to Cash's son John, the country legend was a prolific …
What more has Courtney Love possibly got to share with us, and how will Steve McQueen fare at the Oscars? These are just a few of the topics that will set tongues wagging in the new yearPopC…
Six nominees, including Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall and Graham Norton, are up for the top comedy award. Who will win? The answer hinges on something I call the Neediness IndexThe king or …
From the Nutcracker to American Psycho, from Mary Poppins to Kurt Vile, our critics pick their must-sees of the festive seasonIf you wish it could be Christmas every dayNutcrackers, various …
Whatever Cirque du Soleil's dubious appeals, it categorically does not belong on a cinema screenCirque du Soleil's brand of aggressive chicken-in-a-basket whimsy might be wildly successful i…
Just when you thought Les Misérables couldn't get any more emotionally devastating, along comes Russell Crowe … singingAlthough it's been adapted for the screen dozens of times over the c…
This week's news in the artsIn recent years, exam results have been accompanied by two things " commentators grumbling about declining standards, and countless pictures of pretty girls …
McIntyre and The Hoff are replacing Piers Morgan on the Britain's Got Talent judging panel. Which in one way is excellent news …It's sad that Piers Morgan has left Britain's Got Talent. Af…