Review of a comic's tale of growing up Muslim amid the rednecks
26/03/2026 … At one point in his comedy career, Ismael Loutfi came to the realisation that stand-up is not about telling a good story, but about ‘relatable hyperbole’.
© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 So says chair of Parliament’s culture committee
26/03/2026 … The Government still has more to do to support live comedy, the chair of Parliament’s culture committee has said.
© Pete Carr Photography Deal will include a new permanent display honouring comic
26/03/2026 … The charity set up by Sir Ken Dodd is to give £1.
26/03/2026 … Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir has announced two live shows with his wife Nancy.
© Dish/Waitrose/Cold Glass Productions Maisie Adam on the trials of moving back home
26/03/2026 … Maisie Adam has complained about losing her privacy after she found herself living back with her parents.
Comic makes rail-based travelogue
26/03/2026 … Joe Wilkinson has made a Channel 4 travelogue taking train trips with celebrity guests.
At the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
26/03/2026 … Venezuelan comic Ivan Aristeguieta rants about the illogicality of the English language in this stand-up clip.
26/03/2026 … Epidemiologists ave the first airborne transmission of 'Mar-A-Lago Face'.
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