Culture
Comedy
Here’s the funny thing about … Chopin
Aidan Jones describes his latest show as “classical piano presented with jokes by a bald dickhead” – and it’s a formula that works.
- by Daniel Herborn
Latest
This TV series will appeal to anyone who likes to laugh
In this time of heaviness and bleakness and not that much laughter, I heartily recommend this show.
- by Rebecca Shaw
‘I was strange’: How this comedian’s defence mechanism became a lucrative career
London-born Demi Adejuyigbe moved to Texas with his parents when he was just five years old. What happened next forged a path he still walks.
- by Daniel Herborn
The cheque is a dramatic (and dying) way to spend a dollar. We must keep it alive
Cash is king and tapping is convenient, but nothing is more satisfying than paying with a cheque, mate.
- by Thomas Mitchell
She was told women weren’t funny. Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French showed her otherwise
Jen Brister’s comedy career began amid sexism and misogyny – now she sells out theatres.
- by Rod Yates
Dating apps be damned, this live game show is connecting real people
Human Love Quest uses an old-school format, audience participation, Dexter and some must-haves for modern-day singles looking for love.
- by Nell Geraets
Opinion
Web culture
It’s time to face the truth: The internet has ruined everything
We used to be a society, now look at us.
- by Richard Glover
Serious question: why are there so many keys?
Too many keys means too many locks. And I’ve had it up to here with locks.
- by Robert Moran
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