Jacob Sacher: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The internet has permanently altered this comedian’s brain and fuelled his love for Nathan Fielder’s pet funeral, Onion articles and a Rachel Bloom song about the HolocaustSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips f…

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Dancing Shoes review – bedroom boogying bloke frees his feet in fab comedy

Òran Mór, GlasgowMasculine pals who shudder at intimacy help grieving addict Donny find viral success and unlikely solace in this brilliant, funny three-handerYour standard group-therapy drama involves people sitting in a circle revealing the trauma th…

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From Blackpool to Play School: Johnny Ball on his days as a ‘bag of nerves’ comic

An emergency at Butlin’s gave the children’s TV presenter an early break. He recalls his shaky start as a standup and what he learned from Bob Monkhouse and Les DawsonAfter spending the summer as a Redcoat, I arrived at Butlin’s Metropole hotel in Blac…

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Lauren Pattison: ‘One gig was so bad I tried to leave without being paid’

The comic on idolising Russell Howard, spending summer away from the Edinburgh fringe and lying to cabbiesWhy did you get into comedy?I started standup as a teenager despite being painfully shy. I loved the feeling of making people laugh, but the thoug…

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Improv was British comedy’s ‘ugly stepchild’ – so why is it enjoying a resurgence?

Long derided, improvisational comedy is now attracting big-name stars such as Kiell Smith-Bynoe and One Day’s Ambika Mod. There’s more to it than showing off, they say – and don’t get them started on Whose Line Is It Anyway?It’s Saturday night and I’m …

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Sez: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

This gen Z comedian is perfectly placed to pick the internet’s funniest titbits, including Natalie Portman rapping, Hot Department and crying over LMFAOThe first time I remember using a computer was my grandad’s chunky desktop. I remember playing a Fin…

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Tom Cashman: ‘Danny Bhoy thinks I’m still mad about Space Invaders. I really hope he reads this’

The comedian and host of Taskmaster Australia on athletics, germs and the skit that was ‘too sexual’ to airRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhat’s been your most cringeworthy run-in with a celebrity?I was maybe 2…

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Dulcé Sloan review – former Daily Show correspondent’s dispatches from family life

Soho theatre, LondonUK-specific jokes land well as Sloan shapes the energy in a packed room with a slightly incoherent show held together by her charisma Dulcé Sloan, a seven-year veteran of The Daily Show, feared that that pedigree would leave her wit…

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‘Our show fits in a duffel bag’: clowning duo Xhloe and Natasha on scoring a triple fringe whammy

They came out of the blue and electrified Edinburgh with absurdist takes on Americana. Now the US pair are doing all three hits back to back – and dreaming of not having to share a roomIt’s a story to keep Edinburgh fringe dreams alive. On their own di…

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‘Our show fits in a duffel bag’: clowning duo Xhloe and Natasha on scoring a triple fringe whammy

They came out of the blue and electrified Edinburgh with absurdist takes on Americana. Now the US pair are doing all three hits back to back – and dreaming of not having to share a roomIt’s a story to keep Edinburgh fringe dreams alive. On their own di…

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