Wong’s work has always been distinguished by her fearlessness and her drive to talk about mundane realities that other people hesitate to disclose. Her jokes are not a self-deprecating list of flaws; ...

A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...

With ticket sales tripling in the last decade, stand-up comedy is booming. But not all comics are feeling a tailwind. New comics are under pressure to adapt their work to social media. And those who ...

Inspired by The One Show Challenge Squad, our very own cook Briony May Williams has challenged herself for Children in Need, having one week to prepare a stand-up comedy routine. After some advice ...