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Sarah Millican Outsider tour review
As ruthlessly truthful and eye-wateringly funny as ever at Porthcawl's Grand Pavilion, the 40-year-old stand-up's latest tour might just be her best yet.
Ciaran Jones, Wales Online, 7th November 2015Frankie Boyle: Your choices for president
The US election feels a bit like The X Factor - they've thrown in a few wildcards in the early rounds to keep it entertaining but we'll soon be back to two candidates belting out the same tired standards.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 4th November 2015Carry On films: 15 great Sid James wisecracks
Sid James, who died on 26 April 1976, was the bawdy, deep-throated laughing star of 19 Carry On films. As Carry On Films Limited announce a new film for 2017, provisionally entitled Carry On Again, Martin Chilton recalls 15 of his funny lines from the long-running comedy series.
Martin Chilton, The Telegraph, 3rd November 2015Catherine Tate considering live tour
Catherine Tate has revealed she is considering her first live tour, which will feature various characters from her sketch show.
British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2015Inside No. 9 to return for Series 3
Inside No. 9, the comedy anthology series created by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, is to return to BBC Two for a third series.
British Comedy Guide, 7th October 2015Miranda Hart is considering a Miranda film
Hart's co-star Sarah Hadland reveals that the Miranda creator is "thinking about" a future movie.
Ellie Walker-Arnott, Radio Times, 5th October 2015The many sides of Chewing Gum's Michaela Coel
The creator and star of E4's new comedy series Chewing Gum explains why, from Pentecostals to periods, nothing is taboo in her outlandish portrait of estate life.
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian, 4th October 2015Danger Mouse: inside the remaking of a kids' classic
The rodent spy returns for 2015 with a slick new look and the voice of Alexander Armstrong. As we find when we visit the vocal booth though, the cartoon's anarchic spirit remains.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 26th September 2015John Hannah shows lighter side in Marley's Ghosts
That moving Four Weddings scene has followed him around for more than two decades, but John Hannah's latest role is definitely on the lighter side. He even strips to his pants for laughs, the actor tells Keeley Bolger.
Keeley Bolger, The Scotsman, 21st September 2015Cradle to Grave: it's like diving inside Baker's head
It's just plain weird to watch actors playing out your own life, says Danny Baker of new comedy Cradle To Grave, BBC Two's adaptation of his autobiography. And at the same time "frankly, quite tremendous".
Frankie Wilson, Alice Sykes & Laurie Kynaston, BBC Blogs, 2nd September 2015