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June 21st-26th highlights: including House of the Dragon, Madonna & Graham, and The Bear series five
Rik Mayall
‘The BBC said we couldn’t have a scene with Vyvyan having sex with the floor’: The Young Ones at 40
In 1982, the sitcom with Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondon, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan and Alexei Sayle brought alternative comedy into the mainstream
The funny thing about being a girl is . . .
So, women aren’t funny, eh? We talk to four funny females playing the Vodafone Comedy Carnival to get their take on that lazy trope
Damo & Ivor: The comic birth of very different identical twins
Andy Quirke, star and writer of the hit RTÉ series, has found that fame has its drawbacks
Caitlin Moran’s rebel yell: How to Build a Girl
Review: The journalist’s semi-autobiographical novel brilliantly captures the complexities of teenage life
Tributes paid to Blackadder star Patsy Byrne (80)
Actor who played role of Nursie dies in London care home
Rik Mayall’s daughter pays tribute to ‘foul-mouthed father’
Comedian (56) found dead in his London home yesterday
Risks, laughs and risky laughs for RTÉ Two
Channel to step up its focus on the under-35s and take more risks
Sky’s latest laugh with its comedy commitment
Sky’s first ever head of comedy, Lucy Lumsden, talks about the serious business of funny
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices