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There is nothing better than ringing in the New Year with laughter and good cheer. But be careful who and what you choose to laugh at – not every joke is told with the best of intentions. Indeed, the final week of 2023 was bookended by the…

This week on Up To 90 we chat awards irreverence, Ricky Gervais, Julie’s brushes with the law and Emma’s dream pet - squirrels. Don’t forget to subscribe to our nonsense so you never miss an episode of us talking absolute shite. If…

Dear Ben Elton and David Mitchell, I have a bone to pick with you. (No, it’s not one of Shakespeare’s phrases. I know. It feels like it should be.) (What am I saying? You know this already! Half the gags in season 3 of Upstart Crow…

Hello. They took my hour. They came and took it some time during the eleven hours I slept on Saturday night. I'm putting together a crew to get it back. We've got muscle, the tech guy, an acrobat for some reason, but you're the key. To…

There is a certain inevitability about middle aged comic stars returning to the material that made them a recognisable name in the first place. Maybe it’s because comedy is such a rapidly evolving art form, so a comedian’s time at the top…

Our round-up of film news includes a look at the all-important Oscar Nominations, a trailer for a new Werner Herzog documentary as well as a look at Ben Wheatley's highly-anticipated adaptation of JG Ballard's High Rise. It's The…

Hello again, happy new year and all that. It's been a while since we tittererered. Let me just pull the dust covers off everything in the Digest room. Ok so, to the north there is an exit marked Hilarity. To the south another exit marked…

Christmas is but a mere month away and the sitcom Christmas specials will be flooding in, Die Hard will be be on at least every English language channel and someone’s probably going to die in Eastenders, Albert Square is, after all, the…

None of the plays attributed to Shakespeare were written by Shakespeare. We know this. It’s fact. The earth revolves around the sun, 2+2=4, Shakespeare was a disgusting fraud.  These are the foundations upon which civilisation is built.…