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

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

Such Brave Girls creator and star Kat Sadler on the big issues behind the return of her brutal, brilliant Bafta-winning comedy
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?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Books

Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd

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'
Kiell Smith-Bynoe reading a newspaper promoting his tour Kool Story Bro
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'
Bridget Christie in The Change
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'
Crongton imagery
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?
Joanna Lumley and Amelia Dimoldenberg starred in a special sketch to launch Red Nose Day 2025. Image: by Daniel Loveday/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'

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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'

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