Linda Smith cheerfully skewered the Tories

She always came across as reasonable and down-to-earth, but Linda Smith articulated her anger at injustices with vitriolic precision.

Jo Joyner films scenes for new show Marley's Ghosts

She's a household name thanks to her long-running role as Tanya Branning in EastEnders. But Jo Joyner couldn't have looked happier as she prepared for a brand new job, in upcoming three-part series Marley's Ghosts, about a woman with a spiritual gift.

Radio Times review

Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells's comedy isn't for those who prefer their gags with punchlines. But if you're tickled by excruciating silences and lashings of irony, this not-so-fictional account of their friendship will have you in stitches.

In this episode, they insult and then attempt to win back the actresses who will play them in their first effort as playwrights. "She's got no home, no career, no relationship," the one playing Doll says to the other, as if the woman she's talking about isn't sitting on the other side of the table, thin-lipped and sad-eyed - "They're unlikeable."

On stranger tides: the diversification of comedy

One quarter of sketch/variety/fight club night Quippodrome, Edy Hurst sets sail to explore a sea change in comedy nights around the Northwest to see whether things might be getting a lot weirder.

Unseen Kenny Everett footage to air

ITV is to air a documentary about Kenny Everett this Christmas, featuring unseen home movie footage and family photographs.

Let Us Praise... Kenny Everett will "celebrate his professional career but with people who knew him very well".

Best comedy shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015

Following the unveiling of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, we've chosen our pick of the comedy on offer during August.

Eddie Izzard has opinions

Anyone who is familiar with his work can attest to this; where some comics will shoot for the obvious or most shocking joke, Izzard takes a smarter approach.

'Werid Al' Yankovic performs Mighty Boosh crimp cover

In a live session Weird Al covers a song featured in The Mighty Boosh sketch called the 'Four-Way Crimp'.

Crowdfunding appeal to help comedian find Mr Right

Maddy Anholt aims to raise £3,500 to pay for her trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - a notorious hook-up destination for single people across the world.