Comedy
Judah Friedlander Live!
In his perversity, absurdity, and bleakness, Friedlander taps the mood of American politics now
Starring Chelsea Peretti as Herself
The moments of interruption in Peretti’s stand-up reveal the constructedness of what we are watching
Trusting Dave Chappelle
The comedian’s 8:46 show is a stand-up special with few jokes
Plagiarism in comedy – homage or theft?
How a hugely popular American satirical show ripped off an online British comedian
Streaming Daniel Kitson
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church explores the possibility of human connection
Latex memories
Spitting Image (BritBox)
What Spitting Image did to British politics
As Spitting Image returns to our screens, its original impact has not been forgotten
Is there such a thing as right-wing comedy?
The issue of political balance in comedy is no laughing matter
Where is the Waugh or Wodehouse of our time?
Comic writing: light distraction or social mirror?
Mean genius of comedy
Alexander Larman on Happiness and Tears: The Ken Dodd Story by Louis Barfe
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Centre for a vassal state
Why is a think tank dedicated to “Inclusive Trade” trying to tie the UK to EU imports?
The sorry strategy
Reparations are a deeply dangerous strategy in the carnivorous world of geopolitics
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
