Margherita Concina reviews Contact and Young Identity’s One Mic Stand

In this week’s ‘Is it Art?’, David N. Rose asks whether stand-up comedy is art

Sam James reviews and interviews comedy legend, and University of Manchester alumnus, Ben Elton

Writer Sam James remembers Les Dawson; the firm family favourite who needs to be remembered by all

“Laughter is life’s lube”: Camila Florencia Rusailh chats to Russell Howard ahead of his Manchester show

Stand-up comic Liza Treyger is coming to Manchester as part of her European tour

Sex, STDs, and Primark tops, Chloe Hatton reviews Annabelle Devey’s latest stand up.

Eleanor Forrest finds out what it means for comedian Tez Ilyas to ’Teztify’ against modern day assumptions of himself as a Northern, Working-class, British Muslim.

Daniel Sloss’s dark humour takes centre stage in his new tour, posing the question – am I a sociopath?

Paul Foot’s stand up makes for an uncomfortable watch with a few good moments

Features Editor Joe Evans speaks to Paul Foot and fails to get any real answers to any questions about anything at all

Jessica Chow-Lau examines the effect of political correctness and public backlash can have on the censorship of raw and cutting comedy

The Irish comedian, best known as the misanthropic bookshop owner Bernard Black, is currently on tour with his new show Off the Hook