In comedy, the more you can surprise the audience by subverting their expectations, the better. There is nothing better than coming up with a brilliant set piece, something that writers and actors can ...

In domains such as art, branding, marketing, collectibles, and luxury goods, we often see words like “original” and “authentic” being thrown around like confetti. When it comes to food and farming, ...

Earlier this year, I attended the funeral of a dear friend who had died of cancer just before Christmas. The service took place in a north London crematorium and contained several achingly moving ...

The Play visiting Yorkshire in the coming weeks, Laura Reid speaks to performer Greg Haiste and explores what to expect from the show.

Nearly 50 years since it first graced our TV screens, Fawlty Towers is now a brand-new stage play adapted by comedy legend John Cleese, following a sold-out West End season. The show opens at the ...

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the state of politics and his life after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.

This week, we're celebrating the work of Monty Python. One of the most influential sketch groups of all time. This special episode features interviews from the founding members of Monty Python ...

For every lover of Ibsen, Arthur Miller and Stephen Sondheim, there’s a lover of The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello and of ...

Neither had I until a grey cell fired off, reminding me VerVent is the relatively new parent company of Focal and Naim. And then alarm bells went off when a quick bit of research reminded me that ...

Telegraph readers and experts are agreed – it’s better to face brutal reality than to use twee and anodyne phrases ...