When Covid stalled his film work, the writer took revenge on the virus in the form of a poem about Britain, Brexit and the pandemic – exclusively extracted here Where do you start with the pandemic? It may have been one of the most universally shared m…
Common’s teenage obsessions: ‘Michael Jordan gave me the shoes off his feet’
As he releases his new album, A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 2), the US rapper remembers his terrible chat-up lines and the magic of the moonwalkEvergreen Plaza was a place that I would take the bus to go and shop, eat and see movies. It was one of the coo…
This Much Is True by Miriam Margolyes review – a wickedly honest memoir
With her naughty stories and cutting remarks, the comic actor spares no blushes – but her account is poignant tooI’m quite sure you picked up this book hoping I’d make you laugh,” Miriam Margolyes writes in her memoir, This Much Is True. She more than …
Why would anyone hate Ted Lasso? | Arwa Mahdawi
The fish-out-of-water sports sitcom is about little more than a nice man being nice. Yet it has become a cultural lightning rodI have a degree in English literature, which is to say I left university with no life skills apart from the ability to be pre…
Chris Rock says he has Covid-19 and urges doubters: ‘Get vaccinated’
Comedian has said he received Johnson & Johnson shotFauci: FDA vote against booster shots ‘not end of the story’The comedian Chris Rock on Sunday said he had tested positive for Covid-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: “Get vaccina…
John Challis: versatile actor celebrated for a signature snicker
Star of Only Fools and Horses became part of sitcom aristocracy and was also a classy raconteurThe used-car dealer whose forecourt it would be wise to drive past at speed is a social and cultural stereotype. However, the comedy Rolls-Royce of the profe…
Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis dies aged 79
Man who played Boycie in the beloved BBC sitcom had cancer and died ‘peacefully in his sleep’The Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis has died “peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer”, his family have said.Challis was best-known f…
Samantha Bee brands supreme court ‘gutless monsters’ for Texas abortion decision
Late-night hosts discuss Texas’s six-week abortion ban, flooding in New York and Covid’s new Mu variantSamantha Bee tore into the new abortion law in Texas, the most restrictive in the nation, on Wednesday evening – a week after the supreme court, in a…
Time Trumpet: the savage cult comedy that ‘predicted’ the future
From a guilt-ridden Tony Blair to plastic surgery for kids, Armando Iannucci’s series deftly spoofed our love of nostalgic TV. 15 years on it’s still brilliant – and a true hidden gem“The airwaves were infected with them,” says Armando Iannucci of earl…
Autumn TV: our experts pick the best of the new season
From major new dramas featuring Olivia Colman and Stephen Graham to Peter Jackson’s Beatles series and the return of Succession, here are the must-see shows for the coming monthsAngela BlackITV, date tbcITV has a reputation for delivering taut, female-…