When so-called Islamic State destroyed historic sites in Iraq, I was wary of making judgments of other cultures, and gave these exuberant young men the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps shattering the statues was mere high spirits, like when Greeks trample wedding crockery? Or perhaps it was the fault of MI5? Of course, we also…
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has said that ticket touts are “classic entrepreneurs” and their detractors are the “chattering middle classes and champagne socialists, who have no interest in helping the common working man earn a decent living by acting as a middleman”. Fill my flute with Dom Perignon, comrade, as we raise the red flag…
I am a standup comedian. Last Tuesday, I attended the British comedy awards, my first since 1991. Today an edited Channel 4 highlights package from a Wembley warehouse, back in ’91, in their second year, the awards were a primetime ITV Saturday-night live spectacular in a big South Bank studio. I wrote for Radio 4’s…
Every year since I can remember, it seems something has been killing Christmas: commercialism; multiculturalism; secularism; or that political correctness of the “gone mad” variety that they have now. This is not a new idea. An ancient cave daub, dating from 10,000 BC, on the walls of the Grotte de Niaux in southern France, appears…
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Bosco239, youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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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A D Ward, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk