Hello here is my 19th annual albums of the year list. I reckon the top 14 are all classics. Phenomenal year 🥹

Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

I spent 2025 putting all the best new music into this, my 14th end-of-year playlist. Music is in a fantastic place right now, pop music particularly the best it's been for decades. What a pleasure, what a joy 🥹 open.spotify.com/playlist/0YK...

Can't decide which large-ish London comedy theatre venue to play on your new tour? Why not play them all!

Do we still need instructions for how to make toast

obviously hms for looking but some of the grok-musk sycophancy tweets are absolutely sublime

Well done everybody on listing the bestest most handsomest tube station www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

Amongst feverish Slack chatter this morning, one workmate is stating he's planning to avoid Traitors spoilers until his girlfriend returns from holiday on TUESDAY. The ambitious feats we'll attempt in the name of love 🥹

All in favour of shared spaces that get people out and about and it you’re going to burn money on gambling then yeah, better to do so with a friendly person on hand. But still some incredible “men’s mental health” lobbying against a gambling tax in the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/article/f115...

Did an AI bot trained on Fox News journalism write this

Have reviewed 14 comedy shows in the last three weeks, if that's of interest. Rosie Jones, Nick Mohammed, Suzi Ruffell, Scott Bennett, Jessica Fostekew and Clash of the Comics. Plus particularly AMAZING shows from Simon Amstell, Michelle De Swarte and Helen Bauer www.comedy.co.uk/people/mark_...

A journalist did actually manage to attend the Riyadh comedy festival and the result is probably my article of the year

We're obviously going to get loads of stories about driverless taxis over the next few years and quite apart from anything else it feels like it's going to become extremely boring

The Pleasance is making a loss. Seems likely to make a bigger loss in the next reported financial year. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... The obvious question being: if not even they can turn a profit, who can? Just the university, the council, Monkey Barrel and landlords?

If I was looking to reassure fans about Doctor Who's future I'm not sure I'd use phrases like "Doctor Who is going nowhere" and "The Tardis is going nowhere"

Brilliant investigation, this 👏. The comedy PR company that decided to start their own publication, a publication that ensures virtually all their acts get reviewed, and which therefore provides quotes and star ratings that then get used in their publicity 🤔🤔🤔

I didn't know Doechii had cancelled her All Points East appearance, but on reflection there were signs

The headline set by Cleo Sol, SAULT and Chronixx at All Points East this weekend is FOUR HOURS long.

WHAT a lineup on tonight's Gigs and Tours newsletter

Just been invited to my first wedding where the invite specifies that Taylor Swift's music is banned all day

Did Liam really shout "yes beautiful England" whilst playing in Wales and barely anybody has even noticed 🙈

My review of GLASTONBURY. Featuring substantial 1975 criticisms; 21 acts ranked best to worst; criticism of the late night areas; Olivia Rodrigo & Neil Young; why the best set of the festival was so damn good; 'first ever' Taskmaster Live; 2027 headliner predictions louderthanwar.com/glastonbury-...

PHENOMENAL timing to give an interviewer this quote, Rod. #glastonbury

I admire twitter user Marc Faulkner for sorting Glastonbury bar prices by cost per unit

Great review in general but let's all particularly take some time to enjoy the opening two paragraphs

Why are the British media erasing the existence of Judi Dench? What happened to her is a tragedy 😢😢

@jim.londoncentric.media biggest media mention yet? Money Saving Expert's newsletter!

I reckon I can largely claim 'called it' here

Brockwell Park: - It doesn't take up THAT much of the park? - Must we act like the grass they damaged is a critical London asset? We have a really high amount of green space for a city this size - Nice if older generations made some sacrifices for the young due to their sacrifices made during Covid

"You've no idea how close we were to being pulled off this gig" - Kneecap headlining Wide Awake festival

Hello I'm on holiday. Would anybody like to guess what the code is to get into my accommodation

There could've been a Chicken Shop Date with JOE BIDEN, but Amelia turned it down

Two big exclusives here: reports from new tours by Greg Davies and Dara O Briain. One of them I loved, one of them really annoyed me 😶 www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...

Agree with lots of Osman's points, surprised they made their lead story an impassioned defence of Sky's commission without even caveating that their lucrative sponsorship partner is... Sky. Which I suppose you're allowed to do on an unregulated medium, eh.

Every month in his mailing list Stewart Lee credits this (excellent) review of his last tour, stating that its "better than most pro critics". Yeah but the Youtuber says he's watched it *three* times. We'd all be phenomenal reviewers if we watched shows that many times mate youtu.be/kdOYgqCzJ4s?...

I went to see three comedy shows about cancer last week. Because it was possible to do so. Learnt lots and actually enjoyed it. Further thoughts: shr.pn/YLzya

Both published at EXACTLY the same time

My dad has recommended I listen to an episode of In Our Time that discusses Oliver Goldsmith, adding"I thought there were many comparisons between you and him". Anyway I'm 3 minutes into the episode and they keep referring to how ugly he was

Has the Telegraph's music team entered their troll era? 1. I was at this gig. It was superb, but best live band in the world? Ridiculous 2. Calling Ally Pally the best venue in London is like calling Derby County the best football team in the world

It's truuuue what great news this is for COMEDY

What a vastly untrue and annoying headline

Been fantastic having Ashley on our panel for this, and what a nominee list she's helped pull together! 👏

Hello Bluesky here are my top 50 comedy shows of 2024, alongside my continued theory that live comedy has *never* been better than it is right here, right now www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature...

Hey Bluesky, you won't know about this tradition but here's my 18th annual albums of the year list x

I tested 12 Carex 'Fun Edition' hand soaps and now I'm actually going to rank them from worst to best 🧵