From James Acaster breaking down on Bake Off to a Sylvanian TikTok drama, here is the Australian comedian’s selection of fine memes and hilarious videosGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOh, internet … my best friend, my arch nemesis, my ride o…
Continue ReadingHe blazed through the 90s, an explosive mix of hellraising laddishness and sheer comic talent. As the 68-year-old resurfaces in Rehab, a musical about a drug-addicted pop star, he hits the Groucho to relive his triumphs and ponder his regretsKeith Alle…
Continue ReadingRecord number of NI performers at this year’s festival, with C4 comedy hailed for raising awareness of nation’s comic giftsThe biggest ever cohort of playwrights, comedians and artists from Northern Ireland are bringing their work to the Edinburgh frin…
Continue ReadingThe standup on writing material about two strokes, his comedy bugbears and how the Edinburgh fringe has changedHow did you get into comedy?By mistake really. My girlfriend’s friend thought I was funny and entered me into the Daily Telegraph’s new act c…
Continue ReadingOur roundup of drama to watch at home includes highlights from the world’s biggest arts jamboree and startling fresh takes on Charlotte Brontë and Henrik Ibsen“I was struck by her spirit and strong will, her peculiar and brilliant mind. She lashes out …
Continue ReadingComedians such as Omid Djalili and Rachel Parris are back after festival’s tough two years due to CovidWhen Omid Djalili first performed at the Edinburgh festival fringe in 1993, it was to an audience of three, and they all requested refunds after it w…
Continue ReadingNica Burns, driving force of the festival’s comedy prize, talks about the winners and losers in 40 years of the hugely influential eventComedians have a reputation for being tough: the street fighters of the entertainment world. But in just a few weeks…
Continue ReadingThree years ago, the caustic comic had a fatal aortic dissection mid-show. Now a new documentary about the self-proclaimed ‘most banned act in Britain’ reveals a saga of booze and outrageWhen Ian Cognito walked on stage in Bicester, Oxfordshire, on 11 …
Continue ReadingThe podcaster and author reveals his favourite online things, including Ben Affleck’s Armageddon commentary, a song about the Wii shopping channel music and Jinkx MonsoonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMalcolm Gladwell said that it takes 10,…
Continue ReadingThe standup on changing her role models, her pre-performance rituals, and the frustration of being asked to audition for ‘mom’ rolesHow did you get into comedy?I saw the film A Chorus Line and decided I should be an actor. But when I finally tried it p…
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