Elouise Eftos: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Jerry Seinfeld says he was ‘wrong’ to blame ‘extreme left’ for killing comedy
‘I will be hunted down for my Taylor Swift jokes!’ Rose Matafeo on her scary return to standup
‘Now I only do dick jokes when I want to’: how Texan standup Kemah Bob found freedom in Britain
Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her review – desperately seeking ‘delulu’
Count the bounces! Balance the egg! Can Taskmaster triumph as a live experience?
September 2024
Ginger Johnson Blows Off! review – this crude, fart-fuelled comedy runs out of gas
How Strictly’s Chris McCausland is inspiring the next generation of blind dancers
Comedy Q&A
Daniel Foxx: ‘Every comedian has a notes app with joke ideas – if mine got wiped, my career would be over’
Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity review – bewildered boomer is a cross-gen hit
Screen bites
Don’t judge Ahir Shah’s Netflix special Ends by its trailer – it’s among the best comedy out there
Nish Kumar: Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe review – navel-gazing with political punch
The funniest things on the internet
Bec Charlwood: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Michelle Brasier on turning cancer into comedy – and kicking her life into overdrive
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Andrew Scott’s Vanya and an Othello with three Iagos
August 2024
Autumn arts preview 2024
A Six follow-up, an LA clown … and War Horse rides again: theatre, comedy and dance autumn preview
Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale
Sir Ken Dodd’s new ‘happiness centre’ tickles me but should be taken seriously
Michael Billington
A £15m, four-storey space in Liverpool is to be dedicated to the man once known as Professor Yaffle Chuckabutty. Let’s hope it will delve as deeply as he did into comedy’s infinite variations
Larry Dean: Dodger review – crowd-pleasing gags with a tender twist in the tale
Colin Hoult: Colin review – portrait of the artist as a young grande dame
Graham Dickson: No One Deserves This More Than You review – dependably funny desperation
