Forgotten heroes of comedy

At 16, I was doing my first year of A levels at a minor public school in Oxfordshire. I’d done pretty well in my GCSEs – I got one ‘B’, which disappointed me, but it was biology and I don’t feel it’s

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

Robert Webb and David Mitchell are delighted to be back working together in their first sketch show for 15 years. So why the long faces?

Guy Pearce

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

5 SEPTEMBER