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Alan Wilkes on self-promotion, financial strain on musicians and maintaining a presence
Vera Lynn obituary: Singer had a lifelong connection with British wartime spirit
The ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’, known for song We’ll Meet Again, has died aged 103
Paul Merton: Boris Johnson stopped being funny when he became prime minister
Have I Got News For You star on a career in comedy, Boris Johnson and his Irish revolutionary grandfather
Fintan O'Toole: English self-mockery has gone beyond a joke
The distance between the gloriously bonkers opening ceremony of the London Olympics and the sourness of Brexit is not as great as it seems
Stan & Ollie: A great Hardy and an even better Laurel
Review: John C Reilly and Steve Coogan star in this warm film that works like a dream
Ruben Östlund: ‘I worry that left-wing people misunderstand Marx’
An encounter with homeless children in Ireland spurred the director to make films that challenge political beliefs
Careful now: Will we ever stop talking about Father Ted?
Twenty years and thousands of repeats later, Ireland still lives in Craggy Island’s shadow
Sitcoms are the best gauge of our society
If you want to learn about premillennial complacency in the US you need only endure a few episodes of Friends or marvel at a season of Seinfeld
Ricky Gervais: My offensive jokes are misunderstood
Caitlyn Jenner, David Brent and why life is only getting worse
Actor and comedian famed for deadpan delivery in ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’
Bill Kerr: June 10th, 1922 – August 28th, 2014
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