Frank Tully

The return of John Cleese

"If I ever tried to do a Fawlty Towers-type sitcom again, everyone would say, 'It's not as good as Fawlty Towers'."

The Fawlty Towers actor, who is fondly remembered for his role as hotel owner Basil Fawlty, is starring with Alison Steadman in a new BBC sitcom, Hold Tthe Sunset, after a gap of 43 years.

Stewart Lee: How I became the king of cetacean comedy

The revelation that a killer whale can talk took me back to my days improvising for an audience of dolphins.

South Bank run for Stewart Lee, then he takes a break

Stewart Lee is to perform a run of his latest show at the Royal Festival Hall on April 19, 20 & 23.

Stewart Lee: Can Harry & Meghan make Britain whole?

Meghan Markle's name even sounds like 'Mrs Merkel', and she symbolises an America far better than Trump's.

Review: Lee Nelson, Norwich Playhouse

Local knowledge has audience in stitches.

Stewart Lee: My attempt to sell satire to Daily Mail

It's all very well for Paperchase to ditch the hatemongering tabloid. But what now for my range of ironic Mail-themed greetings cards?

25 of Lee Mack's wittiest jokes and one-liners Read mo

Here are some of the best quotes and quips from Lee Mack's career to date, drawn from stand-up shows and sitcom Not Going Out, as well as Would I Lie To You?

A starry but sleepy series finale: Doc Martin, review

This ever-popular, televisual equivalent of a hot water bottle returns for a ninth and final series next year. It's so gentle that it could end by simply nodding off.

John Cleese interview

John Cleese on Monty Python, Facebook, bad comedy, great comedy and kids these days.

John Cleese recreates Class Sketch for Hacked Off

In this reworking below, written and directed by filmmaker and former journalist Richard Peppiatt, the three performers (Cleese, Ian Stone and John Alford) play a wealthy man, a newspaper editor and an average joe.