As Schalk Bezuidenhout takes the stage across the UK, we caught up with the award-winning South African comedian on what to expect from his energising shows.

No Pay? No Way!, a contemporary retelling of Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, is having its UK premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre

Lyra’s concert in Canvas was a reminder of the power of live music to bring people together and to create unforgettable moments

As far as bad endings go, How I Met Your Mother’s was doomed since its inception. But why? And what could have saved the show?

New TV series So Help Me Todd skilfully blends situational comedy with procedural drama

Death Drop is back with a brand-new story and a killer cast, including Jujubee, Cheryl Hole, Victoria Scone, Kitty Scott-Claus, and LoUis CYfer

Drag Race UK’s Ginny Lemon and Sister Sister had us hanging on for dear life at Contact

The Mancunion has five of the best LGBTQIA+ television shows that you can binge this LGBTQIA+ History Month!

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of), a fun, feminist retelling of Jane Austen’s seminal novel, is welcoming in the new year at The Lowry

Who’s Holiday, a sequel to and parody of The Grinch, has its European Premiere at HOME – starring Miz Cracker

Cocktails and Cinquains returned for a second event at Contact, following its debut at Keisha Thompson’s welcome party

Head Music Editor Sarah Taylor chats to Daniel Howell about his (anti-)YouTube career and his first ever solo stand-up tour, We’re All Doomed!

Film Editor Benjy Klauber-Griffiths reviews Stratagem with Alan Patridge at AO Arena

Head of Culture Michal Wasileswki reviews Electric Rosary at the Royal Exchange Theatre

Stratagem, starring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge, plays at Manchester’s AO Arena as part of its UK tour

Hannah Wellock reviews Sheila’s Island at the Lowry

Is there more to #FreeBritney than meets the eye? Saving Britney follows a fan’s love affair with the star, who secretly saves her.

Anna Nixon hilariously tells all on red and green flags when it comes to conversations about comedy in the current dating scene.

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Noël Coward’s Private Lives at the Lowry, starring Patricia Hodge OBE and Nigel Havers

Full of black humour and intentional heavy-handedness, Don’t Look Up is a hilarious satire for our times and a wake-up call for humanity.