Comedy

Michael Spicer: 'I'd make billionaires pay so we don’t have to cut welfare and disability benefits'
PM for the PM

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
Film

Finding Emily review: a shot in the arm for the romcom

Alan Cumming: 'The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence'
Comedy

Alan Cumming: 'The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence'

'Every space I occupy, someone’s trying to push me out of it’
Comedy

'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
Comedy

Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there'd be no Last One Laughing

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
Books

The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss
Review

Splitsville: The romcom chucking a grenade into domestic bliss

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Book review

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'
TV

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'
Comedian Rosie Jones
Comedy

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
Review

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 
Books

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'
My Big Year

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'
My Big Year

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'
My Big Year

Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: 'We all need to fight apathy'

Tim Key: 'Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter'
My Big Year

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'
Suzi Ruffell at the Spread a Smile Comedy evening at the Comedy Store in 2025. Image: Suzan Angela Moore
Christmas

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
Books

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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
Robin Ince

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'
Theatre

The Producers star Marc Antolin: 'Sometimes making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
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'
Holly Morris
Holly Morris

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'
Comedy

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'
Big Questions

Comedian Vittorio Angelone: 'Landlords should have to look you in the eye when they take your rent'