Comedy
Norman Lear changed sitcoms and America for the better
The death of the groundbreaking writer and producer leaves behind a string of incisive and progressive sitcoms as well as a profoundly altered TV landscape
Charles Bramesco
06, Dec, 2023 @8:40 PM
Kimmel on Liz Cheney: ‘Usually the only women who hate Trump this much were married to him‘
Late-night hosts discuss House Republicans’ effort to minimize the January 6 insurrection and George Santos on Cameo
Guardian staff
06, Dec, 2023 @3:52 PM
Jimmy Kimmel on George Santos: ‘Like that ex who still has the key to our apartment’
Late-night hosts discuss Santos’s removal from Congress, Liz Cheney’s new book and Trump’s grievance-filled rallies
Guardian staff
05, Dec, 2023 @2:59 PM
Your Christmas or Mine 2 review – sequel to culture-clash romcom has little to add
He’s posh, she’s not. This cosy, chirpy comedy, starring Asa Butterfield, hits the ski slopes for a forgettable festive sequel
Cath Clarke
05, Dec, 2023 @1:00 PM
‘Look at the bloody tip!’: Jason Manford blasts messy theatre audiences
The comedian posted a video of the ‘shocking’ amount of litter left behind after his performance in a panto, saying, ‘You wouldn’t treat your own home like that, would you?’
Chris Wiegand
05, Dec, 2023 @11:06 AM
British Museum ends terrible year as punchline in Christmas cracker joke
Elon Musk and Barbie film also feature in list of 10 most popular jokes in contest run by TV channel Gold
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
05, Dec, 2023 @5:00 AM
Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet’s Chocolate Factory prequel is a superbly sweet treat
Timothée Chalamet leads a beguiling cast in a backstory that rinses away all sourness from Roald Dahl’s embittered chocolatier
Peter Bradshaw
04, Dec, 2023 @9:00 PM
John Oliver on organ donation system: ‘Nowhere near where it should be’
The Last Week Tonight host looks into our flawed system of organ donation, transplant transportation and whole-body donation
Adrian Horton
04, Dec, 2023 @5:06 PM
‘What do we clean the costumes with? Vodka!’ Inside Britain’s panto powerhouse
With 10 shows on and 1m tickets sold, Evolution are panto gods. But how do you work a giant? What will 50kg of glitter cover? And why did a bench almost cause a riot?
Kate Wyver
04, Dec, 2023 @3:57 PM
Lucy Beaumont: The Trouble & Strife! review – bottomless brunches and butlers in the buff
The Hull comic continues to riff brilliantly on her home city’s quirks but you wish she’d reveal more of the ‘small angry woman’ she describes herself as
Brian Logan
04, Dec, 2023 @3:05 PM
Saturday Night Live: Emma Stone elevates a middling episode
The Oscar-winner joins the five timers club and makes the most of a set of mostly ho-hum sketches
Zach Vasquez
03, Dec, 2023 @2:44 PM
Brigit Forsyth obituary
Actor who played Thelma, Bob’s prim girlfriend, in the 1970s sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Anthony Hayward
03, Dec, 2023 @1:12 PM
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