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Thursday news quiz: graveyards, Grammys and Muppet Show guests
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (238+ words) Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?Thursday has come around again, and it's time to find out whether you're sharp, alert and on top of the news " or still…...
Tantrums, rancid meatloaf and family silver stuffed into underpants: the delicate art of the Holocaust comedy
21+ hour, 29+ min ago (292+ words) Making light of one of the darkest horrors of the 20th century is a risky business " but a new generation is taking ownership of family histories by making space for human foibles, says an award-winning graphic novelist My beloved German-Jewish grandmother…...
Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler to headline alternative to cancelled Adelaide writers’ week
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (515+ words) Constellations, a series of events compiled after Adelaide festival board scrapped AWW, will run from 28 February to 5 March The two figures at the centre of the Adelaide festival controversy will reunite to headline the alternative to the cancelled 2026 Adelaide writers…...
Men Behaving Badly: The Play review – boorish flatmates prattle like it’s 1999
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (233+ words) Barn theatre, CirencesterSimon Nye brings back the characters from his hit TV series for a misconceived comedy set on millennium eve In a nervy theatre economy, with familiar material most likely to sell tickets, nights out often feel nostalgic for…...
Jon Stewart on Epstein files: ‘I’m just not sure anybody is going to be held accountable’
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (371+ words) Late-night hosts rued the lack of consequences for any rich and powerful men named in the latest batch of documents Jon Stewart returned to his Monday night desk at the Daily Show fuming at the lack of consequences for the…...
‘It’s a fun cocktail!’: the Wooster Group’s head-spinning blend of high and low art
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (684+ words) In wonderfully bewildering shows, New York's venerable avant garde theatre company mash together everything from baroque opera to sci-fi B-movies. Their next trick? A seance-style tribute to an old friend "Interviewing the Audience was quite amazing," says Shepherd. "His first…...
Bridget Christie: Jacket Potato Pizza review – how menopause set the standup free
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (765+ words) Bristol BeaconIf the comic's political fervour is dialled down, there is much to enjoy in a show delivered with flair and 10-ton sarcasmInner peace and contentment are not always gifts to the comedian, and " who knows? " maybe that's why Bridget…...
‘We put a stink bomb in Stephen Fry’s shoe’: Vic and Bob on the inspired idiocy of Shooting Stars
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (697+ words) Christians complained about the stuffed buzzard wearing a crucifix round its neck. Birds can't be Christians, they said. It's the most complaints we ever got' The first time I saw what was to become Shooting Stars was Vic Reeves " AKA…...
‘Endlessly quotable’: why Wayne’s World is my feelgood movie
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (233+ words) The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their most rewatched comfort films is a trip back to 1992 for the unique rock comedy When the conversation of the most overrated band in history crops up I often want…...
Stephen K Amos: Now We’re Talking! review – convivial good fun keeps the laughter flowing
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (518+ words) Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe veteran standup deconstructs the science of laughter before scrolling back to his youth and a 1970s brought pungently back to life'We're here, folks, to laugh, and "See? We're laughing! There's a lot of this reflexive shtick at…...