Comedy

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
Letter to my younger self

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas
Paul McNamee

Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas

5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis
Books

5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements
Letter to my younger self

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
Books

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge

Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody
Books

Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
Comedy

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’

Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall
Letter to my younger self

Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall

Robin Ince: ‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: ‘Performing at three festivals in three days is a fitting end to Fringe month’

Comedian Mawaan Rizwan is ‘having the most joyful time’ with brilliant new sitcom Juice
Interview

Comedian Mawaan Rizwan is ‘having the most joyful time’ with brilliant new sitcom Juice

I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe
Robin Ince

I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe

Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton’s Edinburgh Fringe
Interview

Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton’s Edinburgh Fringe

Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy
Review

Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy

Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’
macabre cabaret

Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’

Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike

Izzy-wizzy, let’s get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!
TV

Izzy-wizzy, let’s get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!

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Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
racism

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’

Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it’s best to not know what you’re doing
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: As a stand-up comedian, it’s best to not know what you’re doing

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching
conservation

Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching