Ralph Brown (I)

Ralph Brown on his first hostage situation and why it's not stopped him from returning to the Fringe

Ralph Brown was performing at the Edinburgh Fringe last year when a heckler pulled a gun on him and his audience. This year, he is returning to tell the story of that night.

Interview: Ralph Brown

"A guy just walked in... and then pulled out a gun." We speak to Ralph Brown about his hair-raising Fringe show, My First Hostage Situation.

Ralph Brown performance at The Waverley Bar halted after man waves 'firearm' at comedian

Audience members ran for the door when the man burst in.

Withnail and I: Cult classic turns 30

Charting the travails of two out-of-work actors in the dying days of the 1960s, British film comedy Withnail and I has staggered to its 30th birthday. Star Richard E Grant looks back at its filming and considers whether anyone else could have tackled the role that put him on the road to Hollywood. Chin chin!

The final episode of the comedy. Martin's big break has arrived, after Steven scores his mimicry a spot on a TV show, but as the performance approaches, he loses his voice. A potentially clunky twist is made much less so by the acknowledgment that it's all probably psychosomatic, and then given an extra fillip with a joyous cameo from Ralph Brown as Neil's dad. The news of Dionne's illness is treated gently, too, avoiding the potential for mawkishness, while the whole thing appears to be left rather open for a second bout.