Comedy
Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience
Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience
In the 1980s, the Monty Python star retraced the fictional footsteps of Phileas Fogg. How would he fare if he made the journey today?
Simon Brodkin on his ADHD diagnosis
Simon Brodkin on his ADHD diagnosis
The comedian, also known as Lee Nelson, explains how he’s had to re-evaluate who he is and what he does after his big news.
Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Wake up! Cancel culture doesn’t exist’
Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Wake up! Cancel culture doesn’t exist’
The stand-up star says nobody should worry about being cancelled – it’s not a real thing, and if it is, it only makes it more likely you’ll get talked about.
Big Zuu: ‘Food is about connecting with everyone’
Big Zuu: ‘Food is about connecting with everyone’
Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’
Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’
Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece
Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece
Chris and Rosie Ramsey: ‘If I get a laugh out of you, I’ll tell you anything’
Chris and Rosie Ramsey: ‘If I get a laugh out of you, I’ll tell you anything’
Josh Widdicombe: ‘The pandemic changed my approach to comedy’
Josh Widdicombe: ‘The pandemic changed my approach to comedy’
Hullraisers proves that Hull is intrinsically funny
Hullraisers proves that Hull is intrinsically funny
Mo Gilligan: ‘The fact I get to host the Brits still hasn’t sunk in’
Mo Gilligan: ‘The fact I get to host the Brits still hasn’t sunk in’
Mel Giedroyc: ‘I thought, oh my god, what if my mum could hear me doing all this rudery?’
Mel Giedroyc: ‘I thought, oh my god, what if my mum could hear me doing all this rudery?’
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How Munya Chawawa makes the internet’s fastest comedy spoofs
How Munya Chawawa makes the internet’s fastest comedy spoofs
Shappi Khorsandi: ‘I’d tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs’
Shappi Khorsandi: ‘I’d tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs’
Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking
Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking
Joe Lycett: ‘Brands don’t mind bad press, but they don’t like to look silly’
Joe Lycett: ‘Brands don’t mind bad press, but they don’t like to look silly’
Sean Lock’s best jokes as comedian passes away at 58
Sean Lock’s best jokes as comedian passes away at 58
People are sharing stories of being ‘fashionable in Ireland’. It’s hilarious
People are sharing stories of being ‘fashionable in Ireland’. It’s hilarious
‘I’ve had a lot of DMs about selling feet pics’: Lockdown life as a comedian
‘I’ve had a lot of DMs about selling feet pics’: Lockdown life as a comedian
Russell Howard: Jokes are the only way I know how to survive
Russell Howard: Jokes are the only way I know how to survive
Armando Iannucci: How can I be funny when there is nothing to laugh about?
Armando Iannucci: How can I be funny when there is nothing to laugh about?
Rachel Parris: “I perform with a smile. Some like it, it drives others mad”
