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Stewart Lee slams ‘horrifying’ need for social media as a comedian: ‘We’re at a real crossroads’

The comedian has so far swerved using social media

The Independent UK

‘This craving to go viral is tiresome’: the artists sick of the pressure to promote on social media

From Stewart Lee in his wolf costume to Werner Herzog’s big steak sizzle-up, artists are now under huge duress to ‘chase the algorithm’ and reach audiences. Many of them are hitting burnout – and hitting back

The Guardian - UK

Mark Simmons: ‘A lot of brilliant comedy shows tackle world issues – that’s not what this is!’

The comedian on learning from Stewart Lee, forging gags from chats with friends and his niche joke about Magic FM

The Guardian - UK

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Teenage Cancer Trust Comedy Night at the Royal Albert Hall review: fizzing with comedic talent

4/5 This who’s who of big names took off thanks to Maisie Adam and Stewart Lee

Evening Standard

Stand-up comedians raise a laugh and money for Teenage Cancer Trust

Robert Smith of The Cure has curated a week of shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

Evening Standard

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

Dining across the divide: ‘She’s not unwelcoming or racist but she thinks immigration is creating a brain drain elsewhere’

They had different opinions on social media, asylum seekers and ‘woke’ politics, but which Stewart Lee sketch got them both laughing?

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OPINION - Help! I'm the only Right-wing stand-up in comedy

Comedian Andrew Watts finally came out this year — and now he’s a social pariah on the comedy scene

Evening Standard

‘Did he really play on Petula Clark’s Downtown?’ Stewart Lee on his guitar hero Derek Bailey

He was a genius of improvised music, a performer who abandoned composition – and wondered why anyone would buy his records. Comedian Stewart Lee celebrates the eccentric life of his great inspiration

The Guardian - UK

Stewart Lee at Leicester Square Theatre review: laughs layered within laughs

4/5 The veteran comedian delivers gags aplenty with his trademark knowing style

Evening Standard

I’ve got the message: security leaks are no laughing matter

Is it worth me writing jokes about Trump’s US? It looks like they are targeting even their mildest visa-carrying critics

The Guardian - UK

"I'm not as humourless as my music!" Steven Wilson announces comedians as support acts for upcoming London Palladium shows

Stewart Lee, Al Murray, Clinton Baptiste and Frank Skinner will all support Steven Wilson on different nights

Louder

Trump chose the wrong hill to DEI on

Deleting stories of Iwo Jima and other diverse US military heroism backfired. For subtle discussion of diversity, equity and inclusion, talk to Lorraine Kelly

The Guardian - UK

If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up

Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion

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Trump has microwaved my Cornetto of hope

The gadfly-minded abuser has openly threatened Greenland, Ukraine and Europe. He, and America, are the enemy now

The Guardian - UK

Trump has turbocharged the news cycle and I’m struggling to keep up

Maintaining pace with the US president’s wild outbursts and the mind-boggling media reports about him is no laughing matter

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s bullshit blitz has Europe on its knees

For the US president’s cheerleaders, the whitewashing of the deaths of ten of thousands of Ukrainians is a small price to pay for sticking it to the wokerati

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A tale of two suckers: Donald Trump’s plastic straws and Keir Starmer

The US president has scrapped paper straws because they allegedly ‘explode’ – a bit like the PM’s reputation if he keeps refusing to confront him on the big issues

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The Guardian - UK

Air traffic control to Sir Keir: turbulence ahead

There’s no point trying to make plans around the whims of Trump. The PM instead needs to turn to Europe

The Guardian - UK

Stewart Lee Vs the Man-Wulf review - fur flies as the beast is unleashed

Morphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style

The Guardian - UK

The Donald and Elon Show is an unholy mess

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do

The Guardian - UK

Alternatives to prison are vital for convicts and their families

Abolishing custodial sentences of less than two years would protect some of the country’s most vulnerable children

The Guardian - UK

An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off

As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out

The Guardian - UK

If 2025 is anything like 2024, I’ll be back on the Baileys

With environmental protesters in UK jails while convicted rioters sing the US national anthem for Mar-a-Largo guests, I’m bracing myself for another 12 months of despair

The Guardian - UK

Farage, Musk and Candy say ‘cheese’ – now British democracy’s toast

Last week’s photo op with the Reform leader and X owner was further evidence of the UK’s inevitable march towards the far right. Merry Christmas!

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