Actor and comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor dies from coronavirus aged 79 By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: 13:04 BST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 13:18 BST, 12 April 2020 Tim Brooke-Taylor’s agent said in a statement: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce Tim’s death early today from Covid-19. ‘Joining Footlights in 1960 took him … Read more
Comedian Eddie Large, 78, dies alone in hospital from coronavirus while he was being treated for heart failure, family say By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:10 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 12:53 BST, 2 April 2020 Eddie Large, one half of the famous comedy double act Little and Large, has died from coronavirus aged 78 … Read more
Over a poached egg in the grand old railway hotel Fairmont Royal York, it all started up. ‘Oh, it’s snowing, alright,’ our waiter told us. ‘How lovely,’ we replied, looking forward to a light dusting of icy crystals. By the time we got onto the Toronto streets, we were wading through waist-high drifts. Airports closed. … Read more
Today, I had been planning to turn the tables on Barry Cryer. Every month, Barry presides over an Oldie magazine readers’ lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand, introducing each speaker with a limerick. If you’re lucky, he may even tell one of his parrot jokes, such as this one. A man goes into a pub … Read more
‘Thanks for the laughs!’ Russell Brand is ‘stranded’ in regional NSW due to coronavirus pandemic – as fans spot him at café in Mullumbimby By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 07:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 British comedian Russell Brand was forced to cancel his remaining Australia … Read more
‘Please stay safe’: Comedian Daniel Sloss cancels his stand-up shows in Australia due to COVID-19 – as he shares a hilarious video about working from home with his girlfriend By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:46 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:50 GMT, 18 March 2020 Netflix comedian Daniel Sloss was due … Read more
Coronation Street star and comedian Roy Hudd dies aged 83 with his wife Debbie at his side By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 10:07 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 10:20 GMT, 16 March 2020 Comedian and actor Roy Hudd has died at the age of 83, his agent has said. A statement from his … Read more
A comedian has sparked outrage after mocking an epileptic woman who had a seizure during his show. Andrew Schulz, of New York, was performing in New Orleans on March 30 when audience members called out asking for medical help. This occurred after a woman – who has not been identified – was taken out by … Read more
Jameela Jamil has hit back at comedian Michelle Collins for joking that she will be one of the first celebrities to claim that she has coronavirus. The 34-year-old actress, who has suffered a number of health issues, was forced to defend herself last month after she was accused of having Munchausen syndrome, a mental disorder in … Read more
WHAT BOOK first turned comedian and writer Arthur Smith to reading? Arthur Smith is currently reading Sloot by the Irish writer Ian Macpherson He would take the Complete Works of Shakespeare to a desert island The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes by Phyllis Krasilovsky first got him reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, … Read more