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COMMENT: ‘Celebrity Traitors’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, the biggest shows on BBC One right now, have been dominated by a pair of withering gay comedians delighting in their own comic mercilessness. And it’s a much-needed throwback to a long-gone era of Lily Savage, Julian Clary and Mrs Merton, writes Adam…

Maggie O’Farrell, Alexander McCall Smith, Julian Clary, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Heughan and Dame Vanessa Redgrave are also included.

After watching the glitziest pantomime in London, I had a night out at a hilarious ‘adult’ show. It was a good reminder that you don’t need big money to deliver big laughs, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

3/5 The smut is as OTT as the sets, costumes and effects in this now annual staple of the theatrical calendar

This year’s pantomime in the West End promises a spellbinding journey to the enchanting depths of Sherwood Forest

Comedian Julian Clary and singer-songwriter Barb Jungr met in 1985 on the same cabaret bill. Friends ever since, they have performed together and speak nightly on the phone, having helped each other through bereavement

Simon Chambers’ film about his late uncle David makes for candid and compelling viewing. Along with one of David’s former pupils, and a fan of his film, he talks care, contempt and infatuation

The Life and Death of Lily Savage pays tribute to the late Paul O'Grady, who passed away last March.

An entertaining mix of camp, slapstick, smut... and occasional acting