Louisa Walters

A special comedy event in support of the Jewish community and to raise money for volunteer services Our Fight and Stop the Hate took place at Leicester Square Theatre earlier this week. Andy Shaw, who runs Comedy Unleashed at Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Green, masterminded the event and the comedians – both Jewish and non-Jewish – Al Murray, Lee Hurst, Mark Maier, Adam Bloom, Jonathan Kogan and Simon Evans gave their time for free. The event was expertly compered by Josh Howie.

One of Israel’s most celebrated jazz musicians, trumpeter and ECM recording artist Avishai Cohen returns to London next month with a major new project created in collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Rejoicer (Stones Throw).

Interviewing a podcast host on Zoom is a bit like cooking for a chef. Surely I’m doing it all wrong and she should be the one asking the questions. But Jodie Brandman, host of What The Falafel, demonstrates immediately why she is so good at what she does – it felt like a chat with a friend and the conversation just flowed.