Comedy
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Bill Bailey on AI and cancel culture: ‘So tedious. It’s just absolute teacup, storm’
Halfway through our hour together, Bill Bailey stops talking and starts coughing. One hand shutters his mouth and is then…
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David Cross on Blackface, Elon Musk and fatherhood: ‘My daughter is spoilt and I resent her for being rich’
This sounds obnoxious,” says David Cross, wincing, “but the show’s doing very well. It’s been very well received.” The comedian…
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Our latest Edinburgh Fringe reviews, from Julia Masli to Strategic Love Play
This year’s Fringe may have entered its home stretch, but there’s still a palpable buzz in the air. Sure, it…
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Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, body image and babies: ‘I’ve got a spreadsheet of celebrities who don’t have kids’
The comedian and actor Rose Matafeo was once kicked off a fan forum for rock band Franz Ferdinand because she…
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Pulling a fast pun: Cheetah gag wins ‘funniest joke’ at Edinburgh Fringe
A joke about a cheetah has raced into first place as Edinburgh Fringe’s “funniest joke” of 2023. Comedian Lorna Rose…
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‘You absolutely can’t make money’: can the Edinburgh Fringe survive?
The Edinburgh Fringe returns this week, and with it, hundreds of hopeful stand-up comedians, dreaming of five-star reviews and sold-out…
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Rachel Bloom: ‘AI will be a good writer when it has the pain and trauma of hating itself’
Rachel Bloom sits on a patio, on a sort-of-sunny Los Angeles morning. This time yesterday, she was on a picket…
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Comedian Janey Godley: How Jimmy Carr convinced me to get back on stage after my cancer diagnosis
Not many people would choose to go on a comedy tour when they have incurable cancer. But Janey Godley isn’t…
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‘Our youth clubs are being converted into food banks’: Mo Gilligan on the cost of living crisis, gentrification and The Brits
If there’s one thing celebrities love, it’s insisting that they’re just like you. Usually, those comments are met with eyerolls,…
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Peter Kay announces new comedy tour dates after huge ticket demand
Peter Kay has shared a “big announcement” about his new tour on BBC Radio 2. On Thursday (8 December), the…
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