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A tale of two suckers: Donald Trump’s plastic straws and Keir Starmer

The US president has scrapped paper straws because they allegedly ‘explode’ – a bit like the PM’s reputation if he keeps refusing to confront him on the big issues

The Guardian - UK

Air traffic control to Sir Keir: turbulence ahead

There’s no point trying to make plans around the whims of Trump. The PM instead needs to turn to Europe

The Guardian - UK

Stewart Lee Vs the Man-Wulf review - fur flies as the beast is unleashed

Morphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style

The Guardian - UK

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The Donald and Elon Show is an unholy mess

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do

The Guardian - UK

Alternatives to prison are vital for convicts and their families

Abolishing custodial sentences of less than two years would protect some of the country’s most vulnerable children

The Guardian - UK

An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off

As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out

The Guardian - UK

If 2025 is anything like 2024, I’ll be back on the Baileys

With environmental protesters in UK jails while convicted rioters sing the US national anthem for Mar-a-Largo guests, I’m bracing myself for another 12 months of despair

The Guardian - UK

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Farage, Musk and Candy say ‘cheese’ – now British democracy’s toast

Last week’s photo op with the Reform leader and X owner was further evidence of the UK’s inevitable march towards the far right. Merry Christmas!

The Guardian - UK

Flat-cap Clarkson only wants his nose in the trough

The broadcaster thinks if he fires up his farming fanbase they can shield him from his obligation to contribute his fair share to society

The Guardian - UK

If I were Captain America, I’d quit

Progressive postwar culture in the US – rock’n’roll, cinema and comic-book characters – no longer makes sense in a Trumpian world

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Lucan Obsession; Halloween: Trilogy of Terror; Extrasensory – review

Fifty years on, the missing aristo and his wife continue to fascinate; Danny Robins and Stewart Lee get into the Halloween spirit; and an eerie English tale with Will Sharpe

The Guardian - UK

Sick of overpriced gig tickets? Here’s the Cure

Robert Smith, defiant leader of the post-punk stalwarts, has shown that secondary markets can be bypassed, enabling ordinary people to benefit from culture

The Guardian - UK

October's An Evening With Jakko Jakszyk to be hosted by comedian Stewart Lee

An Evening With Jakko Jakszyk takes place at West Hampstead Arts Club on October 11

Louder

Omid Djalili: ‘You can’t wash blood away with more blood’

As the actor and comedian returns for a fiery new stand-up tour, he tells Helen Coffey about the best moment of his life (involving Brad Pitt and Robert Redford), how he learnt to channel rage into humour, and why he’s now entering his fabulous second act

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“Iggy Pop told me he got a speeding ticket while pumping out the demo!” Asian Dub Foundation's Steve Chandrasonic on his band's collaborations with Iggy Pop, Sinéad O’Connor, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Stewart Lee, Primal Scream and more

Asian Dub Foundation guitarist Steve 'Chandrasonic' Savale gives Louder an exclusive track-by-track guide to 94-Now: Collaborations, a new album celebrating ADF's 30th anniversary

The Independent UK

Why can’t incredibly successful entertainers like Ricky Gervais ever take criticism?

As the comedian and writer seemingly reacts to an old Stewart Lee takedown by showing off his streaming numbers, Roisin O’Connor wonders why he’s so desperate to prove his worth

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais shares After Life milestone after Stewart Lee criticism resurfaces

Lee famously called the show ‘one of the worst things ever made by a human’

The Guardian - UK

The end is nigh. For insects, bats, protest, the planet…

Our response to global heating and the decimation of animal species is to marginalise the Green party and lock up protesters

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The week in TV: Those About to Die; Lady in the Lake; The Jetty; Simone Biles Rising – review

Anthony Hopkins fights for his life in a Game of Thrones-lite ancient Rome; Natalie Portman is a small-screen natural; a great twist lifts a clunking crime drama; and from trauma to domestic bliss with the star gymnast

The Guardian - UK

The Tory gravy train’s left town – but it’s got all my best gags on board

The Conservatives were a joke that just kept giving but where do the next four years of funny come from?

Louder

“I thought, if I can disguise seeing bands as work then that’ll be handy”: Stewart Lee on curating a stage at Brighton’s Psych Fest and his forthcoming new show

The comedian has hand-picked some of his favourite psych groups to play at Brighton’s Komedia

TechRadar

Pro comedians tried using ChatGPT and Google Gemini to write their jokes – these were the hilariously unfunny results

A new Google DeepMind study followed a number of pro comedians who tried to use AI to write jokes –with mixed results.

Louder

“A mind-melting day out of acid-hued action from five of my favourite acts.” Comedian Stewart Lee is curating his own stage at the first-ever Brighton Psych Fest, with five hand-picked artists

Comic genius Stewart Lee selects five avant-garde acts to play his stage at the inaugural Brighton Psych Fest

The Guardian - UK

We must learn the lessons of Covid before another deadly disease strikes

Why has so little been done to make indoor spaces safer, to stop the spread of airborne viruses?

The Guardian - UK

My ID card makes life so much easier

Living in Belgium, identity cards are part of everyday living. What’s the problem, Britain?

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