How many small plastic toy egg casings could be hidden in, for example, a Michael Gove? And, if we knew this figure, and had an accurate idea of potential volunteer multiple plastic toy egg couriers, could we extrapolate from it the volume of goods that might be secretly transported, in this fashion, both in and…
I woke early on Monday morning, and sat bolt upright clutching my chest, with the sense that something was afoot. Over the Atlantic, in Washington, a mysterious grey-haired child, with the face of a wizened old man, burst forth from a vast blue egg, laid unnoticed overnight in the White House garden, and declared as…
I had this week’s column nailed by Tuesday teatime, 36 hours ahead of the deadline. Boris Piccaninny Watermelon Letterbox Cake Bumboys Haircut Inconclusive-Cocaine-Event Wall-Spaffer Fuck-Business Get-Off-My-Fucking-Laptop Johnson was the gift that kept on giving. Piccaninny’s fans had complained that as the neighbours who called the police to his screams-and-swearing-filled flat last Thursday self-identified as Remainers…
Images of physical retribution against hated political figures have, rightly or wrongly, been part of the holy fool’s comedic arsenal since the dawn of human civilisation. Effigies of the sparkler-toting anarchist Guy Fawkes have been burnt every November 5th since 1606, while a 17,000-year-old daub on the wall of the Grotte de Niaux in south-west…
Last Monday I attended the worst family dinner I have ever experienced. It honoured a visiting American with whom we were barely acquainted, but were somehow obliged to entertain. A few years previously our guest had suggested on a radio show that, despite thinking she was “crazy”, he could have “nailed” my late mother. She…
Birmingham Sunday Mercury
Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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John Robins, Comedian
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Brighton Argus
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter