In 2002, I accessed the 3,000-year-old subterranean ceremonial chamber of Pendeen Fogou in north-west Cornwall, by crawling through a 2ft-deep river of liquid cow slurry. Once inside, I was transformed and it was worth it. On Wednesday, I crawled through filth again, as I tried to read the Daily Mail as research for this column.…
Shameless criminals are exploiting the plight of desperate asylum seekers for their own ends. Yes, that’s right. Boris Johnson attempted to distract the public from his own transgressions with his hastily announced and arguably unworkable Rwanda Solution. Did you see what I did there? I’m here all week! Try the cake!! But keep it in…
Like a bald man masturbating alone into an open pedal bin, Boris Johnson’s Brexit Britain disgusts itself. And yet, despite being observed on the gents’ toilet’s security camera that is the modern world stage, it continues its abasement unabashed. After the second world war, the German volk were described as experiencing kollektivschuld, a national shame.…
Like Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost, the culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, apparently has restless thoughts and only finds ease in destroying. Doubtless, Dorries is aware on some level of the epic poem, in her capacity as guardian of the nation’s cultural treasures, and as an author herself, and yet she learns nothing from it. So…
The inspirational Leicester comedy festival awards ceremony, which I attended on Monday in the ballroom of the refurbished Grade II-listed Mercure Leicester Grand, could only have been improved by a multimillionaire performatively punching another multimillionaire in the face. Nonetheless, my once-in-a-lifetime Legend of Comedy statuette win was overshadowed by the violent brawling of the Oscar…
My Covid-postponed standup tour continues. Another Thursday morning; another hotel room; another opportunity to purloin branded shower caps and shoe-mitts that I will never use, yet which signify an indefinable victory over normal life, from which I appear to have fatally exempted my nomadic self. My stolen mini shampoo bottle supply will outlast my hair.…
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Brighton Argus
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter