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2017 in satire: inside Jeremy Corbyn's trophy cabinet
Phil Wang takes a peek at the Labour leader's trophies for moderate achievements as part of our comic look back at the year.
Phil Wang, The Guardian, 30th December 2017Inside No. 9 - Series 4 preview
There's nothing else on television quite like Inside No. 9, and in its fourth series there is absolutely no sign of the quality slipping at all.
The Velvet Onion, 29th December 2017Inside No. 9 - Series 4, Episode 1, Zanzibar, preview
The brilliant Inside No. 9 has tended to be one of the hardest TV shows to write about for fear of giving away spoilers. But actually the first episode of the new series is pretty straightforward to describe so hopefully reading this will not spoil your enjoyment.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th December 2017Preview: Inside No. 9 series 4
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's Inside No. 9 returns to BBC Two for its fourth series on Tuesday 2nd January. Here's a spoiler-free review from Sophie who has seen episodes 1-4 of the new series...
The Velvet Onion, 28th December 2017Opinion: Inside No 9, the all-time top six episodes
The new series of Inside No 9 starts on BBC2 on January 2 at 10pm. But what is your favourite episode out of the ones that have been broadcast so far?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd December 2017Look inside Charlie Chaplin's childhood home
His was "the most dramatic of all the rags to riches stories ever told", according to his official biographer, and now a house where he spent part of his difficult childhood is on the market. Charlie Chaplin is believed to have lived in this house in Kennington, south London, between 1898 and 1899, when he was around 10 years old.
Lauren Davidson, The Telegraph, 9th December 2017Sir David Jason is considering retiring
Sir David Jason, 77, has admitted he "sometimes" feels like retiring as he finds the long days on set tiring.
Female First, 13th November 2017Inside the world of Private Eye's cartoonists
Every fortnight the satirical magazine chooses a selection of the best topical cartoons, but as the artists tell us, the competition can be brutal...
Tim Adams, The Guardian, 5th November 2017Inside No. 9 - a special anthology screening
I was lucky enough to attend this unique event at Sheffield's annual Celluloid Screams festival. Unique in that this was the first time Inside No.9 had been given the honour of a curated anthology screening. The three episodes - handpicked by the creators themselves - were all from the three series already broadcast, making it distinct from the BFI's two episode previews for each new series.
Dodo's Words, 24th October 2017Russia considers banning The Death of Stalin
Culture ministry adviser says comedy is a 'planned provocation' and may be part of western plot to destabilise Russia.
Marc Bennetts, The Guardian, 20th September 2017