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Mackenzie Crook has become the antidote to Ricky Gervais's cruel comedy
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (452+ words) Crook looks for the humanity in everyone - Gervais only points out their stupidity Nearly 25 years later, that legacy continues. But not through Ricky Gervais, The Office's co-creator and its biggest star. Through Mackenzie Crook, who played the skinny, pudding-bowled jobsworth…...
Tom Stoppard's Arcadia left me cold - I couldn't wait for it to end
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (435+ words) It's the playwright's masterpiece, but it felt like being trapped inside a lecture hall I was still at school when I saw the 1993 National Theatre premiere production of what is widely considered to be the late Sir Tom Stoppard's masterpiece,…...
Forget Adolescence - Waiting for the Out is the best show about masculinity
2+ week, 5+ day ago (351+ words) This series about a philosophy teacher working in a prison is one of the finest slices of television I've seen in a long time Yet the start of 2026 has offered a far deeper and richer " not to mention multigenerational " examination…...
Chloe Petts: ‘There are some talentless male comedians who think they’re God’s gift’
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (802+ words) INTERVIEW The comedian talks to Tom Nicholson about lad culture, identity politics and how she keeps her audience onside A few months ago, Chloe Petts was partway through a preview gig for her latest show, Big Naturals, and a man…...
Martin Compston: ‘Yes, I was working class, but I had anything I wanted growing up’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (526+ words) INTERVIEW The actor on embracing being an action hero, the return of Line of Duty and why being set on fire was fun " until the flames wouldn't go out Martin Compston grew up in thrall to the big American action…...
Strictly stopped me becoming a grumpy old man
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (911+ words) I didn't want to succumb to the epidemic of grumpiness that infects men of a certain age There's an epidemic of grumpiness that seems to infect men of a certain age; a contagious belief that the world's gone to hell…...
Every Wallace & Gromit film and episode - ranked from worst to best
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (863+ words) The Wallace & Gromit characters have a timeless charm to them - here are their best escapades, ranked from worst to best This Christmas Eve marks the 30th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit's classic A Close Shave. As iconic a British duo as fish…...
This weekend’s cartoon: Not a very festive list...
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (25+ words) There are lots more red faces IMPARTIAL NEWS + INTELLIGENT DEBATE There are lots more red faces EXPLORE MORE ON THE TOPICS IN THIS STORY...
When We Are Married is glorious - I haven't laughed so much at a play all year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (461+ words) What a rare tonic it is to sit in a 'serious' theatre like the Donmar and hear warm gales of laughter echoing around IMPARTIAL NEWS + INTELLIGENT DEBATE When We Are Married is glorious - I haven't laughed so much at a…...
This weekend’s cartoon: The 'real' person of the year
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (31+ words) AI's winning streak continues IMPARTIAL NEWS + INTELLIGENT DEBATE This weekend's cartoon: The 'real' person of the year AI's winning streak continues EXPLORE MORE ON THE TOPICS IN THIS STORY...