Comedy
Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
Talking about debt is one of Britain’s most avoided topics, more than Donald Trump and Brexit, research shows. Comedian Mark Simmons tells the Big Issue why he is trying to make finance funny
The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’
The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’
Bridget Christie, creator and star of C4 comedy The Change, shares the roots of her feminist comedy and a home truth about some left-wing feminist men
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
BBC Three’s new show Crongton tells the stories of young teenagers experiencing the chaos and joys of life growing up on an urban housing estate
40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
Fats Timbo: ‘It was hard growing up with dwarfism – but I’m going to change the world’
Fats Timbo: ‘It was hard growing up with dwarfism – but I’m going to change the world’
Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously
I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously
The Last Laugh: Why there’s such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together
The Last Laugh: Why there’s such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together
Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning
Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’
Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
This man wasn’t ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot
This man wasn’t ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’
Comedian Munya Chawawa: ‘There’s a dictatorship brewing with Trump’
Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold
Comedian Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold
Dylan Mulvaney on womanhood, identity and why there’s so much on the line in the US election
Dylan Mulvaney on womanhood, identity and why there’s so much on the line in the US election
One of the joys of summer is to talk among the trees at festivals
