Last month I was in Languedoc, formerly the fabled Cathar country, a remote outpost of heroic resistance to oppressive distant rulers. This month I am in Edinburgh. Plus ça change. I don’t feel happy away from home at the moment. Like you, I have a terrible feeling that in the last three months the society…
Due to its legendary nose for news, last week’s Sunday Times was first to reveal the “eight experts” chosen by culture secretary John Whittingdale to “help decide the BBC’s future”, the Murdoch empire barely able to wait to share its horror at the venerable institution’s latest humiliation. And what a golden shower of talent Whittingdale…
In January 2014, when a critically endangered water lily was stolen from Kew Gardens, the former Conservative MP Louise Mensch tweeted on her Twitter, “Got to say what’s the point? Ordinary plant hardly worth saving.” The Conservatives can’t even see the point of flowers. It’s asking a lot to expect them to see the point…
In the middle of a week of record temperatures, as if unaware of the irony, the business community celebrated the consolidation of its attempts to force the government’s hand to agree to a third filth-generating runway at Heathrow, tipping all species on Earth towards extinction. Everything will die soon, except for cockroaches, and Glastonbury favourite…
Every August, Stewart Lee arrives in Edinburgh determined to experience a life-changing cultural event. For the comedian, bets don’t come much safer than on a Robert Lepage production I’ve worked at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 1987, except in 2001 when I was too broke to run up the usual performer debt. I used…
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Idrie, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Bosco239, youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk