Comedy
Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing
Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing
Live comedy generates more than £1 billion for the UK economy each year, yet it still isn’t recognised as an art form
The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
Fagan’s satirical novel The Delusions takes place in a vast waiting room to the afterlife
Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss
Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss
Splitsville begins where a lot of romcoms end, with its quartet of characters apparently coupled up and loved up
Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Nick Mohammed: ‘Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy’
Nick Mohammed: ‘Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy’
Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’
Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Comedian Rosie Jones: ‘I’m a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor’
Comedian Rosie Jones: ‘I’m a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor’
Podcasters Elis James and John Robins: ‘Male ego is the most dangerous force on the planet’
Podcasters Elis James and John Robins: ‘Male ego is the most dangerous force on the planet’
Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: ‘We all need to fight apathy’
Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: ‘We all need to fight apathy’
Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’
Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
I took a risk with a punchline at a gig in Rochdale – but it paid off
I took a risk with a punchline at a gig in Rochdale – but it paid off
The Producers star Marc Antolin: ‘Sometimes making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it’
The Producers star Marc Antolin: ‘Sometimes making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it’
Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
Influencer Holly Morris: ‘I masked my autism and ADHD all my life – now I’m ready to be me’
Influencer Holly Morris: ‘I masked my autism and ADHD all my life – now I’m ready to be me’
Viral comedian Hayley Morris: ‘The worst thing happened when everything I’d dreamed of was coming true’
Viral comedian Hayley Morris: ‘The worst thing happened when everything I’d dreamed of was coming true’
Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’
Comedian Vittorio Angelone: ‘Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent’
Comedy Samurai by Larry Charles review – the joyous, painful business of making people laugh
Comedy Samurai by Larry Charles review – the joyous, painful business of making people laugh
The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’
The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Breaking my legs in a horror car crash left me toxically optimistic – here’s what that means
Breaking my legs in a horror car crash left me toxically optimistic – here’s what that means
The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
