‘Bad Nature’ spins a comic tale full of grievance and wit: review
Book Review Bad Nature By Ariel CourageHenry Holt and Co.: 304 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
BBC’s Jamie Laing holds back tears as he admits ‘I’m really struggling’ after Comic Relief run
This past week, BBC star Jamie Laing embarked on a Comic Relief ultra marathon challenge where he ran 150 miles.10:41, 22 Mar 2025Updated 10:48, 22…
Red Nose Day raises £32 million as Comic Relief celebrates its 40th anniversary
Comic Relief’s 40th anniversary proved to be a record-breaking night as Red Nose Day raised an incredible £32 million Source link
Davina McCall makes energetic live TV return on Comic Relief after brain surgery
TV presenter Davina McCall has returned to live TV presenting for the first time following her recovery from brain surgery at the end of last…
Comic Relief: the biggest amounts stars have raised from Tom Daley to Mollie King
Celebrities from Tom Daley to Dermot O'Leary and Alesha Dixon have danced, swam, ran, climbed and even roller skated to raise money for Comic Relief…
Peter Kay heckler who got kicked out of gig by comic after shouting ‘garlic bread’ demands a refund on £155 tickets
A HECKLER who was kicked out of a Peter Kay gig for shouting the comic's "garlic bread" catchphrase is demanding a refund.Warehouse worker Philip Peters,…
Huge Brit comic set to star in new Bee Gees film after failing to land Freddie Mercury role in Bohemian Rhapsody
SACHA BARON COHEN is set to star in Sir Ridley Scott's Bee Gees musical biopic.I can reveal that the pair have been locked in a…
A comic, Trump and Alpha Male walk into an election
Alpha Male has won.What happens now?Comedian Brent Terhune has for years satirized the angry, working-class white man who rails against libtards and expresses unyielding devotion…
Michael MacIntyre raking in £10k a DAY as he becomes third highest paid UK comic
MICHAEL McIntyre’s businesses raked in £10,000-a-day profit last year - making him the most loaded comic on terrestrial TV. The 48-year-old had another stellar year presenting…
Review: Eboni Booth’s ‘Primary Trust’ is tender, comic and uplifting
Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust” won the Pulitzer Prize for drama this year, but don’t expect a grand epic. This is a quirky, small-scale, quietly reflective…
Leaning on queer family history during uncertain political times
As the country is trying to keep up with this year's election shifts, an artist leans on queer family history to pay homage to the…
Sebastian Maniscalco makes history as Intuit Dome’s first stand-up comic
No vision board, no grand plan, no dreams of greatness. The only thing comedian Sebastian Maniscalco really knew when he came to Los Angeles from…
‘The Instigators’ review: Damon and Affleck, comic criminals
Moviegoers and critics often say that what they want more from films is originality. But let’s not dismiss the sturdy pleasures of the reliably familiar.…
Why Comic-Con hasn’t outgrown its comic book origins
Good morning and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter!I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and some of my earliest obsessions with…
‘Sunny’ review: Rashida Jones is powerful in this dark comic mystery
In “Sunny,” premiering Wednesday on Apple TV+, Rashida Jones plays Suzie Sakamoto, an American living in a near-future Kyoto who has apparently lost her Japanese…
Comic actors on improv, breaking — and chicken suits
Comedy takes on many different forms. Larry David’s HBO series, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” weaponized improv for more than two decades to make its audience laugh-cringe.…
Martin Mull, comic actor, ‘Roseanne’ star and painter, dies at 80
Martin Mull, the comedic actor best known for his roles in “Clue,” “Roseanne,” “Arrested Development” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” died Thursday. He was 80.…
Coldplay stops concert as Israeli comic rushes stage, falls
Chris Martin briefly paused a Coldplay concert in Greece after a man draped in an Israeli flag tried to rush the stage but instead wound…
Bill Burr, Bill Maher think Louis C.K. should be uncanceled
Bill Burr says cancel culture is over. Bill Maher isn’t so sure. The one thing the two Bills in comedy can agree on? Louis C.K.…
Lenny Henry's last ever Comic Relief raises £38million total for charity as 3.6million tune in
The annual fundraising programme, which featured a host of comedy sketches, musical performances and tributes to Sir Lenny, saw a notable rise in viewers compared…