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The BBC is shrinking like a dying house plant, rather than fighting for its existence

COMMENT: In the latest swing of the axe, the BBC has cut ‘Live at the Apollo’ after 22 years on air. This is devastating for the future of British comedy, writes Nick Hilton

The Independent UK

Show me the funny: essential comedy at Edinburgh fringe 2026

Elf Lyons mixes humour and heartbreak, Frank Skinner works the crowd, Kristen Schaal returns with a secret – and one man sings the same song over and over again

The Guardian - UK

Nish Kumar: ‘The safety of minority groups is more important than whether or not Ricky Gervais likes me’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Ahead of a new standup tour, the peppery comedian speaks to Louis Chilton about anger, punching down, and the state of British comedy – and he doesn’t hold back

The Independent UK

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‘I should not be allowed to do interviews’: Nish Kumar on courting controversy and clashing with comics

The former Mash Report star’s latest show takes aim at his manosphere-courting, Saudi comedy festival-attending peers. Could he be the angry progressive standup we need right now?

The Guardian - UK

Controversial plan to bulldoze south London shopping centre for almost 900 homes rejected

Berkeley Homes had applied to build 867 homes on the site of the Aylesham Centre in Peckham

Evening Standard

There's a new UK streaming service coming and it seems perfect for those who need a laugh

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Share your questions for Meera Sodha, Tim Dowling and Stuart Heritage

Ahead of a special Guardian Live event on 26 November, you can share your questions for Tim Dowling, Stuart Heritage and Meera Sodha

The Guardian - UK

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London’s disappearing shopping centres: The capital's malls closing to be demolished for flats and offices

Many of the capital’s malls, built between the 1960s and 1990s, now face demolition and redevelopment

Evening Standard

Ambika Mod and Daisy Ridley to star in Pride and Prejudice live reading fundraiser for Gaza

Nish Kumar, Jenna Coleman and Morfydd Clark will also feature in London event for Medical Aid for Palestinians

The Guardian - UK

Nish Kumar looks back: ‘My parents had to bribe me with Crunchies and Batman pens to stay in school’

The comedian on learning from his fearful family, the ferocious fallout to The Mash Report, and how he was a dweeb happy in his own world

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh fringe 2025: the best theatre and comedy we’ve already reviewed

This year’s festival has plenty of returning heroes, from Nina Conti to Nick Mohammed. Here are 10 shows our critics praised

The Guardian - UK

‘This could be our last year’: student comedy troupes priced out of Edinburgh fringe

Nish Kumar among comedians warning that rising costs could stop university revues visiting the festival

The Guardian - UK

Nish Kumar at Hackney Empire review: political polemics with punchlines

4/5 The comedian aims his righteous anger at Trump, Musk, Netanyahu and the monarchy in Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe

Evening Standard

Nish Kumar: ‘I’d like to rap battle Drake. Even I could take him down right now’

The British comedian on his most controversial opinion, explaining Priti Patel overseas and what it is like being ‘the least Zen person alive’

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Aisling Bea voices frustration with 'lack of humanity in politics'

Bea will host her third annual star-studded comedy fundraiser this weekend to raise vital funds for Hackney Foodbank amid surging demand

The Guardian - UK

Nish Kumar: Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe review – navel-gazing with political punch

The pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time rants as much as ever, but with added introspection

The Guardian - UK

A Six follow-up, an LA clown … and War Horse rides again: theatre, comedy and dance autumn preview

Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale

The National (Scotland)

Six of the best political shows you need to see at this year's Fringe

THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe has officially launched, with more than 3500 shows planned across the month.

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The Guardian - UK

Surprise election forces comedians to tear up Edinburgh festival scripts

For this year’s fringe, performers will be rapidly updating their shows to reflect the outcome at the ballot box

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Jon Stewart confronts corruption, Trump and more

The longtime Daily Show host takes his satirical style to podcasting with The Weekly Show. Plus: five of the best election podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Hay festival drops main sponsor after boycotts over Israel and fossil fuel links

Literary event ‘suspends’ arrangement with Baillie Gifford after Charlotte Church and Nish Kumar joined performers pulling out

The Guardian - UK

Stevie Martin: I auditioned for Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar in a haze of fear

The comedian on strange encounters with fans, performing to a room full of silence and the state of sketch comedy

The Guardian - UK

Nish Kumar: ‘Nando’s is the only thing uniting this increasingly fragmented nation’

The comedian on how he rates his cooking skills, food disasters and the link between the chicken restaurant and David Attenborough

WhatToWatch

Hold the Front Page season 2: next episode, trailer, interview and everything we know

Hold the Front Page season 2 sees Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar return to local news journalism.

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best podcasts of 2023

From fake porn stars to staggering environmental exposés, it’s been a year of extraordinary audio – not least the ‘poodunnit’. It’s our top pods of the year!

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