The comedian, 60, talks about growing up wild in the Black Country, marrying her on-screen grandson and finally being able to be a grumpy old womanMy childhood was unusual, an Indian family plonked in the middle of the Black Country. I was a Midlands w…
Reservation Dogs: a groundbreaking, hilarious sitcom about Native American teens
The dark comedy from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi set in rural Oklahoma is a watershed for indigenous representationThe second episode of Reservation Dogs, FX’s mirthful dark comedy about a ragtag group of indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma, takes p…
Sex, Succession and sci-fi nightmares: the must-see TV of autumn 2021
More teenage hookups in Sex Education, a killer Olivia Colman and the long-awaited return of the Roy family … here is all the unmissable TV coming soonAnnie Murphy moves straight from Schitt’s Creek to another swearily titled series, this time a bold m…
Stephen Colbert mocks ‘poorly handled regime change’ at Jeopardy!
Late-night hosts discuss the hosting controversy at Jeopardy! and the Republican fight against Covid safety measuresStephen Colbert addressed “the big story everybody’s talking about right now” on Thursday’s Late Show, “which continues to be the chaos …
Seth Meyers rips America’s forever wars: ‘There was never a good time to withdraw’
Late-night hosts discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal, anti-vaxxers in California and United Airlines’ instruction not to use duct tape on passengersSeth Meyers tore into 20 years of American foreign policy and its forever wars in the Middle East on Wedn…
Sean Lock obituary
Comedian known for his deadpan observational humour and as a longstanding team captain on TV’s 8 Out of 10 CatsSean Lock, who has died of cancer aged 58, was a bespectacled, besuited and well-groomed standup comedian who projected a constant air of puz…
Sean Lock – a life in pictures
A retrospective of the life and career of the comedian, who has died from cancer at the age of 58Harry Hill on Sean Lock – tributeComedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 Continue reading…
Stephen Colbert on Afghanistan: ‘They’re saying they were the Taliban, but now they’re the Tali-buddies’
Late-night hosts discuss Afghanistan, Biden’s new booster shot guidance and New York’s indoor vaccine requirementOn Tuesday’s Late Show, Stephen Colbert continued to discuss the fall of Kabul as American troops withdrew after 20 years in Afghanistan. I…
Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58
Bill Bailey, Lee Mack, Harry Hill and Diane Morgan are among the fellow comics who have paid tribute to Lock, ‘an absolute genius’, who died at home from cancer, surrounded by family• Harry Hill on Sean Lock – tributeSean Lock – a life in picturesTribu…
Ladhood series two review – Liam Williams muddles through masculinity
The comic’s painfully funny, semi-autobiographial sitcom returns for a second series, balancing crass banter with intelligent insights into emotional inadequacyTeenage boys don’t know what they are doing. They let their friends down and their romantic …