Nigel Farage thinks Britain isn't productive because nobody goes into the office anymore. Which will come as a blow to one particular MP ... called Nigel Farage.

Bill’s on BBC Three again right now and I sometimes think it is the only thing that can help. 🪶

Wowee, this is so nice, as a longtime admirer of Ben’s writing.

"Are you saying the survivors are being identified and the potential abusers are being protected?" "That is exactly my point." Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files. #Newsnight

NEIL GAIMAN STATEMENT LATEST. (I might have written my version of what I THINK he meant in that instagram post yesterday.) Final slide in post below.

I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions

Sunday is a day for limerence. #DontMakeMeLaugh

I guess "white wealthy British and American grooming gangs" doesn't have the same ring to it

Lies about stand up: - It’s about honesty - It’s the only form of comedy - It’s about jokes - It’s dangerous - Nothing is off limits - If you have rules and limits, you’d have to ban all comedy No art form attracts more obfuscatory bullshit from its practitioners (except maybe fine art.)

@jnraeside.bsky.social pointed out that something as simple as the Traitors all going home with their handbags over their shoulders, like they’re leaving work, makes it feel much more normal. You realise how epically dressed and coiffed the Claudia series is.

Yes, Irish Traitors is tremendous. And charming. First four on iPlayer now.

He is a fascist. They are fascists. He is a sex attacker. Those who voted for this regime were warned.

I already LOVE Paudie. #TraitorsIreland On iPlayer in its entirety if you can’t wait for BBC TX.

back in the 70s there was huge controversy at a music festival when the bands Cream and The Jam were playing and they had to decide who went on first

OK, I have done SOME words on Oedipus Becks (TM Sophie Heawood).

If you’d like to back Shadow Rabbits by @gralefrit.bsky.social and @benwillbond.bsky.social you can do that here.

we’ve got andy hamilton, for god’s sake. we’ve got @ianmartin.bsky.social. we’ve got @theguiltyfeminist.bsky.social @eddierobson.bsky.social @larryandpaul.bsky.social and @aglasgowgirl.bsky.social. we’ve got @gralefrit.bsky.social & ben willbond and mark evans and @alicefraser.bsky.social.

A load of new comedy stuff you can sign up to be part of, including a new sitcom from Joel and Ben. 📻

Thanks to everyone who is supporting making the new series of Broken Veil… Cheers. We wouldn’t be able to do any of this without you. www.patreon.com/brokenveil

David Walliams played a gig last night at the Circle & Star pub theatre, north London. A ‘family event’. I was amazed it went ahead til I heard who runs the theatre. His former Little Britain pal, Steve Furst. 🙄

And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.

Hijack season 2 with Idris Elba is out on Apple TV today and it’s a better. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You win a Golden Globe and Wanda Sykes calls you out while accepting it for you and dedicates your award to the trans community. I love Wanda Sykes.

This is me. I said this.

Brilliant piece by @athenakugblenu.bsky.social on unconscious racial bias and how it's reflected in reality TV formats. #Traitors

You can follow the tradition of leaving it up till Candlemas in February 😀🎄 www.english-heritage.org.uk/christmas/le...

Before we adopted the Gregorian Calendar, today would’ve been Christmas Day.

Taking the tree down in the midst of icy January is obviously stupid. The Pagan lighting up of the dark is the whole point of winter festivals. Trees are Victorian, not an ancient tradition but what they represent is ancient. My internal debate continues. The tree may still be up at day’s end.

@alicatterall.bsky.social did you see?! 😍📽️🎞️

Joel’s doing a short podcasting course online. 🎧 🎙️

Did NO ONE else hear Ellie say “secret Traitor” in her last interview? They say “Traitor”. The faithfuls don’t know there’s a “secret” one and they wouldn’t use that phrase because it’s superfluous. Traitors are secret. Ellie is the secret Traitor. #Traitors

I’ve had the most amazing debut publication year. Now working on book two but please add #DontMakeMeLaugh to your TBR pile if you’re interested in the many trials/investigations of comedians guaranteed to be in the news a lot again this year. #MeToo #BookSky Out now in paperback.

It’s weird that the far right could get completely unsuitable people elected by generating hysteria around an imaginary elite child trafficking ring, but a real one (involving that same guy) or a billionaire who’s running an AI child porn generating site is probably not worth making a fuss about.

If you are feeling blue, watch any of the BBC GHOSTS Christmas specials on the iPlayer. Absolutely perfect, every one. 😍

Thanks to all the good’uns who supported the book this year. I have loved 2025 a lot. #DontMakeMeLaugh #BookSky

They’ve got the number wrong. The number is WRONG.

Reviewed last night’s festive ep of The Good Ship Murder. When you consider the state of tv commissioning at the moment, I struggle to understand money being spent on something this actually terrible.

Happy Christmas to everyone who listened to or supported any of our podcasts this year. Lots more to come in the New Year. Now, to deal with the excess of unwanted Quality Street flavours by starting a set of colour coded local amnesty bins.

BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS: Anyone going to the Feast of Stephen this evening should be aware that the Snowlay Roundabout has been closed.

Last-minute shopping for that friend or relative who always dates charismatic arseholes? Buy them this. #CreepActually

A happy winter solstice to all.

If you’re in a Box of Delights frame of mind, listen to this 2-parter I recorded with the brilliant Sophie Harris about the classic children’s series. 🎄 shows.acast.com/boxofdelight...

Trying to explain to my wife why the name Tond is now terrifying to me and you must not mock Tond

Thanks to whoever told me about this. Cock-a-hoop.

Breaking: Autistic community preemptively rejects David Walliams

If you’re going on a Christmas walk today, plug in and take this with you. Zooming back to the top of the charts.

David Walliams AND the Epstein files? Truly it is a festive double issue bonanza take out the trash Christmas travel chaos Friday