06/04/2021 - 1:00am

The importance of a midlife crisis After 40, the only thing waiting is death — and Radio 2

Andrew Watts

08.07

Why panto has its knockers It's sheer snobbery for the New York Times to dismiss pantomime — it might just save British theatre

Matthew Sweet

01.05

How cartoons survived the great awokening Adult animations are fronting a counterculture: a safe haven for disaffected comedy fans

James Billot

30.04

Why coronavirus is a laughing matter Comedy transforms fear into something that can't overwhelm us

Giles Fraser

29.01

Will Little Britain survive the woke bullies? The TV sketch show is at risk of cancellation before it even returns

Andrew Doyle

04.11

Why Miranda is more daring than Fleabag Miranda Hart’s creation — now a decade old — doesn't rely on filthy jokes for laughs

Peter Franklin

10.07

How Private Eye lost its bite The magazine is too cosy with the new liberal Establishment

Robin Aitken

05.07

Why the woke can’t make jokes The straitjacket of sensitivity isn't conducive to good comedy

Gareth Roberts

21.12

Seeing the funny side of censorship

Andrew Watts