Comedy

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’
Letter To My Younger Self

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’

Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally
Museums

Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally

Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
Our ambassadors

Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success

Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: ‘There’s still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I’m not interested’
TV

Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: ‘There’s still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I’m not interested’

I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – catnip for comedy nerds
Books

I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – catnip for comedy nerds

Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’
TV

Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’
TV

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’

Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?
Lucy Sweet

Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’
Big Questions

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’

The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’
Letter To My Younger Self

The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe: ‘Wonky Donkey is one of the best TV segments of all time’
Big Questions

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe: ‘Wonky Donkey is one of the best TV segments of all time’

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
money

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?

The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’
TV

The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’

BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
TV

BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’

40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
Samir Patel

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’
Letter to my younger self

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’

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Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
Big Questions

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’
Disability activism

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
Books

Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry

I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously
Robin Ince

I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously