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29 November 2024

  • Leslie Nielson and Robert Hays in Airplane! (1980), which Abrahams co-wrote and co-directed. The ZAZ trio weren’t involved in the 1982 sequel.

    Jim Abrahams obituary

    Writer and director who was part of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team behind the classic film spoofs Airplane! and The Naked Gun

28 November 2024

  • three men in suits

    How does comedy respond to another Trump presidency?

    With the election result settling in, comedians and late-night hosts grapple with another four years of an easily ridiculed yet dangerous leader

27 November 2024

  • a woman with red hair standing in front of a christmas tree

    Our Little Secret review – Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix comedy is a minor win

  • A man wearing a suit and tie stands in front of a city backdrop and speaks

    Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s tariff plan: ‘Dumbest thing he’s come up with since Don Jr’

  • Ruby Miles

    The funniest things on the internet
    Ruby Miles: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

  • Knocks it out of the park … Melissa Barerra in Your Monster.

    Your Monster review – Melissa Barrera excels in cheery romance with nice-guy beast

26 November 2024

  • two men in a cockpit with an inflatable pilot in one seat

    From Airplane! to The Naked Gun, Jim Abrahams was a pioneer of spoof comedy

    The writer and director, who died this week, helped to define what big screen spoofs would look like in the decades after
  • Jim Abrahams in 2009.

    Jim Abrahams, co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies aged 80

    Famed comedy writer and director, who was also involved in Ruthless People and Hot Shots!, died of natural causes

    • Seth Meyers on Elon Musk: ‘Donald Trump finally got his own Donald Trump’

    • A very British omnishambles: how The Play That Goes Wrong conquered the world

    • Sweethearts review – charming teen comedy updates When Harry Met Sally

25 November 2024

  • man sits on table as child wearing glasses, red shirt and jean gestures

    Dear Santa review – Jack Black plays Satan in mediocre Christmas comedy

    The high-concept streaming movie, where a kid accidentally sends a letter to the wrong mythical figure, can’t decide if it wants to be naughty or nice

23 November 2024

  • Mathew Baynton

    On my radar
    On my radar: Mathew Baynton’s cultural highlights

  • Flashback: Chris & Rosie Ramsey: Now pic: Pål Hansen. Andie Redman. HMU/Grooming: Carol Sullivan at Arlington Talent.

    Flashback
    Chris and Rosie Ramsey look back: ‘The minute our marriage feels like it’s failing because of the strain of the podcast, it stops’

22 November 2024

  • Seth Meyers

    Seth Meyers on Trump: ‘His staffing picks have been obscene’

    Late-night hosts react to the Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal and looked at Trump’s other controversial cabinet picks

21 November 2024

  • Seth Meyers on Trump’s cabinet: “Billionaires are effectively running the government now, and even the cabinet picks who aren’t billionaires themselves have billionaires backing them.”

    Seth Meyers on Trump’s cabinet picks: ‘Billionaires are effectively running the government now’

    Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s rich team and the House ethics report on Matt Gaetz’s alleged sexual misconduct

20 November 2024

  • man wearing a suit and tie holds arms out

    Stephen Colbert on Trump: ‘Continuing to shovel steaming piles of nominee into his cabinet’

  • ‘I grew up on the internet. I hate it, I love it, but it’s an intrinsic part of who I am’: Essie Randles

    The funniest things on the internet
    Essie Randles: the 10 funniest things I have seen (on the internet)

  • Suzi Ruffell

    Comedy Q&A
    Suzi Ruffell: ‘If a story is good enough for the pub, I’ll give it a go on stage’

  • A vibrant sense of authenticity… BAM!

    BAM! review – smart gig-economy comedy is a rollicking modern-day farce

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