Rebecca Jones

Review: The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre

In short there is nothing wrong with The Play That Goes Wrong.

Video - Baddiel: 'My son gave me the idea for my book'

Writer and comedian David Baddiel has launched his first book for children, The Parent Agency, at this year's Hay festival.

He spoke to the BBC's Rebecca Jones about why he decided to write a children's book.

Review: Vikki Stone: Instrumental, Soho Theatre

Vikki Stone manages to do what is, to me, the most admirable thing a comic can do: make me laugh my socks off and make me cry like a baby without any awareness that I'm doing it.

Review: Kim Noble: You're Not Alone, Soho Theatre

Kim Noble has produced yet another indefinably unshakeable show about the endless and fruitless human pursuit to avoid loneliness.

Audio: Miranda Hart on her comical life

Miranda Hart, one of Britain's best known comedians has written her first book, Is it Just Me.

A former office temp, who worked as a PA for Comic Relief, she rose to fame with her television sitcom Miranda, in which she plays a hapless heroine who is hopeless with men.

Miranda explained to the BBC's arts correspondent Rebecca Jones that "there are times when... people want big, silly, warm, honest, eccentric humour and that seems to be now".

"I feel like I'm portraying everyone's friends that's worse than them... so people can go: 'my life is tricky but at least I'm not as bad as her.'"

Audio: Lenny Henry on "The Comedy of Errors"

Lenny Henry is one of Britain's best known comedians, but two years ago, at the age of 51, he took everyone by surprise by making his stage acting debut, playing Othello, and then going on to win the Evening Standard outstanding newcomer award.

Arts correspondent Rebecca Jones reports from the National Theatre where the comedian is now tackling Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.