Alan Simpson

Have I Got News For You star on a career in comedy, Boris Johnson and his Irish revolutionary grandfather

Al Franken resigns for wet kisses while Trump skips past his braggadocio on groping

This Taliban-like law has no place in a democracy

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

Peter Kay stands silent and feigns shock at winning award instead of giving speech

Offence is in the eye of the beholder, but Irish theatre has a robust reputation for pushing boundaries, and many theatres and companies have suffered for their artistic freedom

America Letter: former aides recall early days of peace process for history project

I promised Nevill that I would see that his art and writings were not forgotten when he was gone. This posthumous mission has taken some time and it is not over

Eileen Colgan: January 2nd, 1934 - March 10th, 2014