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The buddha of comedy

Lee Mack is Britain’s wittiest man and creator of the longest-running sitcom currently on TV. But is the secret of his success down to comedy genes, the hyperfocus of ADHD – or meditation and sobriety?

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

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Finding my funny bones

Fascinated to know whether she could stand on a stage and make strangers snigger like she does her friends and family, Gaby Huddart enrolled on a stand-up comedy course

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

Feats of daring

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Make ’em laugh

Did I ever tell you that my husband is a serial entrepreneur? No? Well, I don’t like to boast, and it turns out there’s not much money in cornflakes anyway!” All of a sudden, I am jolted wide awake as

The buddha of comedy

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

Best - UK

Finding my funny bones

Fascinated to know whether she could stand on a stage and make strangers snigger like she does her friends and family, Gaby Huddart enrolled on a stand-up comedy course

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