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

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: 'Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer'
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: 'My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s'

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'

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

Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously

I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously
The Last Laugh: Why there's such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together

The Last Laugh: Why there's such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together
Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning

Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'

Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'
This man wasn't ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot

This man wasn't ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot
Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'

Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'
Comedian Kate McKinnon: 'Being yourself is harder than it sounds'

Comedian Kate McKinnon: 'Being yourself is harder than it sounds'
Comedian Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'

Comedian Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'
Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers

Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian

Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson's battle: 'I've got a life to live'
