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Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz

One day in 1974, actress Prunella Scales travelled to Hyde Park Gardens to visit John Cleese in his flat to discuss a potential role in a new situation comedy called Fawlty Towers. As it happened, Cle

Singer, comedian, actor, author… not one to rest on his laurels, Charlie Higson’s latest book is a joyful and irreverent romp through 1,000 colourful years of the British monarchy

It’s a joy watching our favourite singers or actors, but though we might admire them and enjoy the happiness they bring, do we ever give a thought as to how precarious the world of entertainment actua

It’s a funny old world

From The Bottom Of An Old Grandfather Clock (reissue, 2004) DEAD OCEANS