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There’s nothing funny about Jew-baiting UK

There’s nothing funny about Jew-baiting

14th February 2024

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Punching down Podcasts

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13th January 2024

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Why Alan Partridge still speaks to us Books

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11th January 2024

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An open letter to Armando Iannucci Politics

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10th January 2024

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27th December 2023

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Stop blaming the West for the Arab world’s anti-Semitism World

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3rd November 2023

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How the arts turned a blind eye to Islamism Culture

How the arts turned a blind eye to Islamism

28th October 2023

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19th October 2023

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Jenny Holland

The painful demise of late-night comedy Culture

The painful demise of late-night comedy

31st August 2023

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Bring back wolves? Podcasts

Bring back wolves?

26th August 2023

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Is this really the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe? Culture

Is this really the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe?

22nd August 2023

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Humourless scolds have taken over comedy Culture

Humourless scolds have taken over comedy

19th August 2023

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The cancellation of Graham Linehan Podcasts

The cancellation of Graham Linehan

17th August 2023

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‘Comedy is impossible when you can’t test boundaries’ Free Speech

‘Comedy is impossible when you can’t test boundaries’

16th August 2023

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Graham Linehan and the idiocy of the cancellers Free Speech

Graham Linehan and the idiocy of the cancellers

16th August 2023

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What happened to the Edinburgh Fringe? Podcasts

What happened to the Edinburgh Fringe?

12th August 2023
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