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September 2024

Ginger Johnson Blows Off! review – this crude, fart-fuelled comedy runs out of gas

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

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

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

Double win for Yorkshire in Edinburgh comedy awards

Edinburgh comedy awards champ Amy Gledhill is a delightful standup now set for breakout success

Brian Logan

Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don’t review – a former head girl’s life lessons

A marathon of mirth and stress: comics with chronic health issues on completing Edinburgh fringe

Josh Glanc: Family Man review – fun and games with an avuncular oddball

Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating review – the voice of an angel and a devil

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