Standup Archives - The Mancunion

Standup Articles

Staying optimistic with Josie Long

Features

Features Editor Felix Hanif-Banks talks to comedian Josie Long about staying optimistic in a troubled society

Interview: Andy Zaltzman

Features

The Satirist for Hire took a break from his nationwide tour to talk to The Mancunion’s Liam Kelly

Interview: Jim Jefferies

Features

Aussie comic Jim Jefferies talks about settling down, his TV show getting cancelled and getting punched at the Comedy Store

Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against a...

University round-up: Redundancies, Student Publicatio...

Who’s standing in Manchester’s Mayoral El...

Manchester’s continuing problem with inaccessib...

From Our Correspondent: Uncovering Berlin’s les...

Thread Therapy: In conversation with UoM’s Fash...

If Labour wants to regain trust, they must stick to t...

Main Library Musings – Rant column #2

My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and...

Why are you laughing: The science of humour

In conversation with The Lion King’s Head of Ma...

AI learns its first words (and helps explain how huma...

Fallowfield’s 18.35%: Why are students not voting?

“They decided they didn’t want a Nightline any longer...

Spot checks on international students attendance set ...

Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher

The new generation of F1 drivers: Wasted potential?

Tyrants cruise to playoff victory against Stirling Cl...

Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against academic suspension

Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home

Why is everybody obsessed with minimalism?

How to have a routine when you have so few contact hours

Giving ‘Too Good To Go’ a go!

Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget

TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food

Springleaf Podcast: James Acaster’s new audio adventure

My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation

Getting involved: Volunteering at the Booth Centre

What the Croc? Pringles x Crocs and other crazy collabs

3D nails: Achieving new heights in beauty

Zendaya and the art of theme dressing

Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home

DIIV live in Manchester: Shoegaze stars promise enlig...

Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all th...

Declan McKenna live in Manchester: Seamlessly mixing ...

Spotify vs Audible: The battle for audiobook dominance

Why I don’t regret buying a Kindle

Boy Swallows Universe: Does reality make the best fic...

Review: Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work by David H...

Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden

Four women who make the art world a better place

Hedda review: A misguided imitation of Ibsen’s ...

My Beautiful Laundrette review: Nationalism, racial t...

Come From Away press launch: A community show for Chr...

Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall

SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, program...

Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM...

An evening with UoM Film Society and Chungking Express

Taskmaster: Why it’s so good and where to begin

The fourth season curse: Why do TV shows get worse af...

Drive to Survive season 6: Get strapped in for more F...

So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?

Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games

Are we finally in the age of the video game ‘au...

SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, programming and being a first-time filmmaker: “There has to be room in the film world for all tastes”

Standup Articles

Staying optimistic with Josie Long

Interview: Andy Zaltzman

Interview: Jim Jefferies