Comedy
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
January is the time for looking at the year ahead, so I’m asking how we can make the Edinburgh Fringe more affordable for the people who make it
Comedian James Acaster: ‘I am not an alpha male’
Comedian James Acaster: ‘I am not an alpha male’
The celebrated comedian’s new special, Hecklers Welcome, finds him confronting his anxieties on stage
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’
The investigative reporter and presenter gives Big Issue the lowdown on her 2024
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
Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian
Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian
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
One of the joys of summer is to talk among the trees at festivals
One of the joys of summer is to talk among the trees at festivals
Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Dear internet trolls – I’ll wear whatever I like’
Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Dear internet trolls – I’ll wear whatever I like’
‘It makes a good punchline’: Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
‘It makes a good punchline’: Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on friendship, TV and saying goodbye to Inside No 9
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on friendship, TV and saying goodbye to Inside No 9
Liz Carr: ‘I was told all the time I wouldn’t live to be old – and I believed it’
Liz Carr: ‘I was told all the time I wouldn’t live to be old – and I believed it’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh? Glasgow’s beauty is not overt, but subtle and beguiling
The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh? Glasgow’s beauty is not overt, but subtle and beguiling
Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’
Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’
Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”
Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”
The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Visé review – behind the scenes of a musical comedy classic
The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Visé review – behind the scenes of a musical comedy classic
Why Larry David is the menopausal woman’s spirit animal. No, seriously
Why Larry David is the menopausal woman’s spirit animal. No, seriously
Have you heard the one about the Jordan Peterson fan club? No, seriously
