Comedy
Michael Spicer: ‘I’d make billionaires pay so we don’t have to cut welfare and disability benefits’
Michael Spicer: ‘I’d make billionaires pay so we don’t have to cut welfare and disability benefits’
The comedy political adviser usually found in The Room Next Door has been (hypothetically) elected leader for the afternoon and has some big plans
Finding Emily review: a shot in the arm for the romcom
Finding Emily review: a shot in the arm for the romcom
Manchester-set romcom Finding Emily offers an alternative to anyone who does not fancy Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’
Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’
The quiffs, that hair lacquer, that formation dancing, those deliciously couthy asides – The High Life is back
‘Every space I occupy, someone’s trying to push me out of it’
‘Every space I occupy, someone’s trying to push me out of it’
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
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
Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss
Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss
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’
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’
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
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
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
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
