23 stories by "Hannah J Davies"
Park theatre, LondonLeigh Douglas plays a sorority girl turned White House receptionist " as well as lecherous side characters " in a timely show
This show arrives in London in a week that U…
Baxter enjoyed a decades-spanning career on radio, TV and film, and was famous for impersonating famous people including Queen Elizabeth II
'Astonishing': how Stanley Baxter's TV extravaganz…
The Parks and Rec star and voice of Sonic tells us about taking the audience-powered Ben Schwartz & Friends to London, and his ideal improv partner
Don't get the Guide delivered to your …
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonThough touring his straight-up rock album Songs Without Jokes, the New Zealand comic can't help but stray into his customary funny-haha habitat
As one half o…
Lansbury won an Oscar nomination for her first role in the 1944 film Gaslight, and gained international acclaim as Murder, She Wrote's Jessica Fletcher
The actor Angela Lansbury, best known …
After building a career in comedy, the 27-year-old landed her first screen role in the series about the relationship between two female comics. And after being twice nominated at the Emmys, …
From foul-mouthed ad spoofs to reading Fifty Shades to his gran, the 'front-facing camera comic' has become a legend in his own living room
Even if he wanted to, Alistair Green can't redecor…
After playing a cocksure City boy and a MI5 officer, the actor is back in a play about blackness, family and grief. He talks rubbing shoulders with the A-list
There were kids riding past on …
Actor was also known for her roles in the films The Queen and The Special Relationship
A life in pictures
'How should a woman live her life?' | Helen McCrory
The actor Helen McCrory has di…
Tributes paid to performer best known for his work on TV shows including Whose Line Is It Anyway and QI
The actor and comedian John Sessions has died at the age of 67. Sessions, best known f…
The actor's roles in film and on TV included The Avengers, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Game of Thrones
The actor Diana Rigg, known for her roles on stage and in film and television "…
The comedian and actor was the host of Radio 2's The News Huddlines and starred in Coronation Street
The comedian and actor Roy Hudd has died aged 83. Best known for presenting the Roy Hudd …
Not long ago Sam Tutty was singing songs from the smash-hit musical for a handful of viewers on YouTube. Now he's preparing for his West End debut " in the lead role
Sam Tutty was a fan of …
TV's most relatable comic " with TV's most distinctive teeth " talks about sleeping in toilets, being 'chavvy' and how Twitter trolls drove him to therapy
'Have you ever been to Disneyland?"…
When the comic's life fell apart, he sought solace in the music of 2016. He discusses the songs that saved his life
James Acaster strongly believes that 2016 was The Greatest Year for Music …
The queen of the caustic punchline talks about plastic surgery, embarrassing her daughter " and turning her life as a single mum into a sitcom
Katherine Ryan is busily scrolling through a ne…
The Grand, Clapham, London The Inbetweeners' actor gears up for her 30s with a look back at her regrets and a plea for us all to be nicer to one another
Emily Atack isn't your regular standu…
Alexandra Palace theatre, LondonIn Facing the Beast, the US comic offers an erratic hour of uncharitable observations and forced 'edge'
As he mentions several times during his latest show, F…
The comedian and Trigger Happy TV creator on the things that make him laugh the most, from Harry Hill to his friend HarryHarry Hill, in 2000 or something. I remember thinking halfway through…
From Mr Show to troubling YouTube videos, the up-and-coming character comedian reveals the things that make her laugh the mostThis isn't technically a standup, but I saw Nick Mohammed as his…
From Frank Skinner to ridiculous hats of the 90s, the standup stalwart reveals what makes her laugh the mostI loved watching Eddie Murphy videos with my mates as a teenager, for his animated…
From Woody Allen's books to 90s fashion, the standup and Last Leg co-host reveals what makes him laugh the mostIn terms of straight, pure standup, it's Rhod Gilbert's Mince Pie show, which h…
From unintentionally hilarious disaster movies to cauliflower, the comedians reveals the things that make them laugh the mostShenoah Allen: Arsenio Hall having a bad day in Amazon Women On T…