Laura Cannell and Kate Ellis: ‘We just play and see what happens’
The musicians met only once, but the spark they felt has led to a fruitful collaboration
Laura Cannell & Stewart Lee: These Feral Lands Volume 1 – A fevered collection
Cannell and Lee engage in a ricocheting, jagged-edged conversation
Coronavirus: When the show must not go on
Media & Marketing: Home entertainment is now missing a vital element: its live audience
Una Mullally: Brexit shows up our nonsensical approach to Irish citizenship
Easy access to Irish passports remains off limits to some sectors of our society
Ben Elton: ‘How am I going to say something when you can’t say anything?’
With his first tour in 15 years starting tonight in Dublin, the trailblazing comedian has some scores to settle
Patrick McCabe: On My Culture Radar
The writer on why Twin Peaks: The Return is ‘the greatest artwork of the 21st century’
Dara Ó Briain: ‘When I say ‘Irish’, I mean ‘Bosco Irish’’
The ‘Mock the Week’ host on Irishness, Britishness and life as the voice of reason
Julian Barratt: from The Mighty Boosh to a ‘Partridgean joke’
Barratt plays a ridiculous 1980s TV star in his new comedy film, Mindhorn
The 10 best stand up shows on Netflix
Continuing our series of Nettflix selections, here’s 10 of the best comedic performances on the streaming service
Bridget Christie: ‘I’m glad there’s misogyny – it turned my career around’
She is joking when she says this, but the comedian has risen to prominence on the crest of a new feminist wave
Big, flat, round, black – despite the hucksters, vinyl has its day
Record Store Day has taken a kicking, but there’s hope yet
Jokes don’t travel? Germans aren’t funny? Don’t make me laugh
The comedian Eddie Izzard has exploded the myths that jokes can’t travel and that German humour doesn’t exist
Tell Me About It: Am I manly enough to get a girlfriend?
There are some masculine attributes most men have that I don’t have
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