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Comedy

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'

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Music

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'
Babatunde Aléshé
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'
Fats Timbo
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

The Last Laugh: Why there's such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together
Theatre

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
Lucy Sweet

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
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

Comedian James Acaster: 'I am not an alpha male'
Comedy

Comedian James Acaster: 'I am not an alpha male'

Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'
My Big Year

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'
My Big Year

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
Artificial Intelligence

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'

How I survived a giant crab attack
Robin Ince

How I survived a giant crab attack

Comedian Kate McKinnon: 'Being yourself is harder than it sounds'
Kate McKinnon
Culture

Comedian Kate McKinnon: 'Being yourself is harder than it sounds'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Comedian Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'
TV

Comedian Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'

Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
Mo Gilligan
Podcasts

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
Robin Ince

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'
Paul Sinha
Letter To My Younger Self

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson's battle: 'I've got a life to live'