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The Quantity Theory of Morality by Will Self review – raucously inventive state-of-the-nation satire
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (831+ words) The Quantity Theory of Morality by Will Self review " raucously inventive state-of-the-nation satire'The Guardian The Quantity Theory of Morality by Will Self review " raucously inventive state-of-the-nation satire Thirty-five years on from his debut collection The Quantity Theory of Insanity, Self…...
The satirical genius of John Antrobus and Spike Milligan
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (127+ words) The satirical genius of John Antrobus and Spike Milligan'The Guardian The satirical genius of John Antrobus and Spike Milligan Philip Allen recalls a funny moment at the end of a performance of Antrobus and Milligan's The Bed-Sitting Room in 1963 At…...
Andy Zaltzman: ‘Aristophanes is total comedy: political satire, slapstick and dick jokes’
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (210+ words) The standup on studying Ancient Greek comedy at university, his worst gig and having the test scores shouted at him during sets Any pre-show rituals?Be thankful I'm not in a Killarney nightclub. Best heckle?In my early years in…...
Tim Dowling: my 2025 in numbers: not a year to forget, but one of forgetting
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) From the books I've read (and forgotten) this year to the number of times my jokes bombed on stage As the end of the year looms up like the handle of a rake I've just stepped on, I recall the…...
From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (565+ words) Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women's unpaid labor. In the US today, "womanosphere' influencers promote the same fantasies In 1980, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, an unrepentant former leader of the Nazi women's bureau in Berlin from 1934 to 1945, described…...
The creep of hustle culture reaches the playroom: the Stephen Collins cartoon
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (14+ words) Continue reading... The creep of hustle culture reaches the playroom: the Stephen Collins cartoon...
TonyInterruptor by Nicola Barker review – satire that sees right through you
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1284+ words) This brilliantly over-the-top comedy about an unworldly heckler explores art and authenticity " being tripped up by it is part of the funAs TonyInterruptor begins, musician Sasha Keyes is in the middle of an improvised trumpet solo. A man stands up…...
Lewd, crude and politically astute: South Park’s history of controversy
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (707+ words) The animated comedy enraged the White House this week with a Trump-baiting episode, but it's not the first time it's ruffled feathers It's been a banner week for South Park. On Tuesday it was announced that parent company Paramount had…...
‘We’re terribly sorry’: South Park creators respond with humour to White House anger over naked Donald Trump
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (498+ words) Speaking at Comic-Con on Thursday, Trey Parker and Matt Stone revealed they spent days negotiating with producers to show the US president's genitals South Park co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses on Thursday to anger from the White…...
Andrew Hunter Murray: ‘Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I find more jokes’
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) The author and podcaster on taking inspiration from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, welling up to Charles Dickens, and the enduring appeal of Jane AustenMy earliest reading memoryAt a secondhand book sale at school, a kind teacher recommended my…...