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David Cameron gets teenage kicks starring in One Direction music video
Monday 18 February 2013
The British Prime Minister might have embarrassed himself last month by admitting he was jealous of his children’s onesies. But it seems David Cameron has seized the opportunity for an even redder face by agreeing to star alongside teen heart-throbs One Direction in their next music video.
Secret Policeman's Ball: Stand-up and be counted
Tuesday 06 March 2012
Russell Brand stole the show as American and British comics vied for laughs in New York
'I prefer a less polite laugh'
Thursday 15 December 2011
Katherine Parkinson stars in a Dickens spoof over Christmas, then takes on Ayckbourn. Cosy comedy's not for this cerebral soul, as Alice Jones discovers
'I prefer a less polite laugh': Why cosy comedy's not for cerebral soul Katherine Parkinson
Thursday 15 December 2011
Parkinson stars in a Dickens spoof over Christmas, then takes on Ayckbourn.
Sir Paul and friends light up the West End
Wednesday 30 November 2011
In the forthcoming Ad Fab mini-season Jennifer Saunder's character Edina Monsoon is refused entry to Stella McCartney's exclusive Mayfair boutique. There was no such trouble last night as she turned up in character to switch on the store's Christmas lights.
Letter from the i editor: Beware the tyranny of beige
Friday 02 September 2011
Well, the day has come. Some newer i readers such as Harry Latour (letters, yesterday) may be upset, but judging by the avalanche of hate mail over the past few months, few i readers will miss Cooper Brown.
The Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards: the Nominees, Various venues, Edinburgh
Friday 26 August 2011
The shortlist meeting for the awards this year was record-breakingly lengthy and no wonder, what with a rather unwieldy list of eight newcomer nominees. Many of the buzz acts made the cut, and of the main six nominees (Adam Riches, Andrew Maxwell, Chris Ramsey, Josie Long, Nick Helm and Sam Simmons), four have already been reviewed on this page and Simmons is covered below.
Nice to see you, to see you knighted – Forsyth honoured after 70 years
Saturday 11 June 2011
After nearly 70 years in showbusiness, and more than five decades bringing relentless cheer to television viewers, Bruce Forsyth is to become a knight.
Much Ado About Nothing, Wyndham's, London<br/>Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare's Globe, London<br/>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Festival Theatre, Chichester
Sunday 05 June 2011
One of this week's 'Much Ado...' productions has star power, but it's the charm and wit of the second that gets more out of Shakespeare's sure-fire comedy
First Night: Much Ado About Nothing, Wyndhams Theatre, London
Thursday 02 June 2011
Despite Tennant's gloriously engaging Benedick - I'd rather go to the Globe
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare's Globe, London
Monday 30 May 2011
Much to love in this witty production
Red Nose Day sets £74m record
Saturday 19 March 2011
A record £74 million had been raised for Comic Relief as the BBC's Red Nose Day extravaganza drew to a close.
Jessie J, Scala, London<br/>Richard Thompson, Royal Festival Hall, London
Sunday 23 January 2011
The industry insiders' current favourite seems to have come from nowhere, and it's difficult to see what else is there besides her kooky image
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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