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

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HER CURVEBALL WIT AND INIMITABLE CHARACTERS MAKE LISA KUDROW ONE OF OUR MOST ADORED COMIC ACTORS. NOW, SHE’S RETURNING TO OUR SCREENS FOR A THIRD AND FINAL SEASON OF HBO’S THE COMEBACK .

Dear Simon, Once again, the December 2025 issue had lots of memories to write about. Starting from the front, Gertcha! – I did love Chas and Dave, as did my husband. Of course, the family always watch

I have always had a fondness for Lincolnshire. It started when I worked at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln. I was on tour with a play in the late 70s, and at the end of the week was interviewed by the lo

One day in 1936, the barrister Clifford Mortimer banged his head on the door frame of a London taxi and was immediately struck blind. He would never be able to see again. Then in his early 50s, he nev