Review: THE LAST LAUGH, Theatre Royal
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 16, 2025
The Last Laugh is written and directed by the award-winning Paul Hendy, and stars “a trio of sublime performances” (WhatsOnStage) by Bob Golding as Morecambe, Simon Cartwright as Monkhouse and Damian Williams as Cooper.
Review Roundup: THE LAST LAUGH at Noël Coward Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 27, 2025
Direct from a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Last Laugh is a brand-new laugh-a-minute play which re-imagines the lives of three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse.
WICKED, EMILIA PEREZ, and More Win BAFTA Film Awards
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2025
The winners of the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards were announced this weekend in a ceremony hosted by David Tennant at The Royal Festival Hall in London. Check out the full list here!
Photos: Meet the Stars of THE LAST LAUGH UK Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2025
The Last Laugh, a play which reimagines the lives of three of Britain’s greatest comedy heroes—Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, and Bob Monkhouse—will delight Brighton audiences this week. Meet the stars of the show in new photos.
Paul Hendy's THE LAST LAUGH Comes To Theatre Royal Brighton Next Week
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2025
Theatre Royal Brighton will welcome the UK tour of THE LAST LAUGH next week from Tue 11 Feb – Sat 15 Feb 2025. This brand-new play re-imagines the lives of three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse.
THE LAST LAUGH Will Open in the West End Run and Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2024
Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a West End run has been announced for THE LAST LAUGH. Written and directed by Paul Hendy, this new play will run at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End from 25 February to 22 March 2025.
THE LAST LAUGH Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2024
Three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse – meet in a dressing room. Old friends, comedy colleagues and masters of their craft … together they pass the time, discussing the secret of life, death, and what it means to be funny… really funny!
HOWERD'S END Starring Simon Cartwright and Mark Farrelly to Premiere at The Golden Goose
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2020
'Howerd's End' will get its world premiere at the new Golden Goose Theatre. This brand new play by Mark Farrelly ('Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope') takes you to the heart of Frankie and Dennis'
clandestine relationship, which lasted from the 1950s until Frankie's death in 1992. It also affords a glorious opportunity to encounter Frankie in full-flight stand up mode.
KWPR Announces The World Premiere Of HOWERDS END
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2020
'Howerd's End' directed by Joe Harmston explores the clandestine relationship between comedy legend Frankie Howerd and Dennis Heymer from the 1950s until Frankie's death in 1992.
The Marlowe Theatre's Pantomime Producer Wins Award in United States
by Nora Dominick - Jul 15, 2016
Paul Hendy's The Last Laugh was named Best Comedy Drama at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. The short film features comedians Eric Morecambe (played by Bob Golding), Tommy Cooper (Damian Williams) and Bob Monkhouse (Simon Cartwright) in a dressing room discussing the secrets of comedy - but the dressing room isn't all as it seems.
Rooftop Films Announces Lineup for 20th Annual Summer Series
by Tyler Peterson - May 9, 2016
When Rooftop Films began 20 summers ago on the roof of a tenement building in the Lower East Side it was a single evening of short films. 19 years later the organization has grown tremendously- hosting over 50 extraordinary events every summer, with live music and after-parties all across NYC- but they still strive to champion emerging in the short film community, and still believe that the medium is ripe for experimentation and opportunity. This season, Rooftop Films will present over 130 short films in over 13 programs, each curated with complementary and riveting themes.
2016 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Returns to NYC Today
by TV News Desk - Jan 14, 2016
Returning for its fourth annual event from January 14-17, 2016 at the historic Village East Cinema the festival will mark its four-day gathering with divinely crafted films, special appearances and countless fans eager to witness the very pulse of the heart and soul of Science fiction.
2016 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival to Return to NYC This January
by TV News Desk - Dec 23, 2015
Returning for its fourth annual event from January 14-17, 2016 at the historic Village East Cinema the festival will mark its four-day gathering with divinely crafted films, special appearances and countless fans eager to witness the very pulse of the heart and soul of Science fiction.