Nazis ban comedians shock.. NYT, 4 Feb 1939

In London, hate will never win.

This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence. www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...

In 2022 I received the wholesome DM in the image on the left on the Other Site, tonight I received the one on the right 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Sorry to sound like DFS but this offer ends tomorrow night!! (And unlike DFS there won’t be another starting immediately afterwards)

My forthcoming book is currently on a pre-order special off at @waterstones.bsky.social !! Get 25% off the normal price if you order now, then it’ll get delivered to you on publication on Nov 6th!! Code is SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/introdu...

Look! My brilliant wife wrote an entire book. It is excellent and if you are able to order a copy BEFORE release date she would be very happy* *which will be well deserved because she worked her ass off to create this story.

Looking forward to reading this. Rachel P is so talented.

Some exciting news…! Introducing Mrs Collins is out in November but available to pre-order now! #PrideandPrejudice #newfiction #JaneAusten

If you’re looking for something good to listen to, highly recommend the audible version of The Examiner by Janice Hallett. Really intriguing, complex mystery, voiced by full cast. So good!

Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x

Went to see The Ballad of Wallis Island yesterday and it is a truly beautiful film. So very funny and so very moving. Cannot recommend enough.

James Acaster has mastered chat shows like nobody else in comedy. This is a tour de force 15 minutes, Seth Meyers is fighting for his life 🤣 youtu.be/pTbALzICA6c?...

There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today

@csittenfeld.bsky.social hello! Could I possibly send you a message about a novel? x

Wow! 😮 youtu.be/iO24SGs4B_k?...

Thanks @marcusbrig.bsky.social and @rachelparris.bsky.social for yet another great pod episode. However, I did not have either of you down as double-dippers! You've become George. Shocking! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOy...

A must-see.

Some of y'all can't handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows

Read this right now. And be chilled to the bone.

‘How was it for you?’ with @rachelparris.bsky.social and now with special GUEST STAR @5teviem.bsky.social ! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

We now have GUEST episodes on our podcast #HowWasItForYou and our first is the superlative @5teviem.bsky.social !! Check her ep out now wherever you get your pods. Content warning: Strong opinions on Flowers and Pigeons

a few of my ~800 followers haven't bought my album... Still got copies on CD if you want one Link below 💿 armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/osprey Go on it's really good (I've been told). #newmusic #bandcamp #MusicSky #electronicmusic #CD

Read our open letter here 👇 4/4 www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-signs-open-letter-to-uk-government-on-planned-welfare-cuts/

There's still time for the UK government to reconsider its benefit cuts. To reframe the question and ask itself how it can lift disabled people out of poverty. 1/4

Just in time for the May Bank Holiday! Roll out the bunting… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Times VITRUVIAN MANGO “the comedian is transportingly funny, and his set is studded with bright ideas”

So what can we actually do about Adriana Smith, who is brain dead, but whose body is being kept alive on a machine against her family’s wishes, until she gives birth in three months to a (almost certainly tragically unwell) baby? This is in the US. What can we actually do?

Pet peeve that I have witnessed twice in the last week in a film/tv show; someone googling a persons name, and google returning 0 results. None. Not unrelated results, spurious, unhelpful results; results of other people with that name, but a shot of a screen actually saying “0 results”.

Pure, nonsensical cruelty from the DWP. For 6 years, without telling her, they let this mother unknowingly earn 83p-£1.92p per week too much as a dinner lady while juggling caring for her son with severe autism. Then they slammed her with a bill for £10k. Vile. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

As it's #BandcampFriday I've put the first 5 tracks up to listen through. Thank you to everyone who has supported and shared so far! #bandcamp #CDFriday #musicsky #musiciansky #DanceAnthems #DavePearce #buymusic armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/osprey

“AI, everyone! AI.” *applauds while giving a nod of respect*

This is oddly fascinating. A subject I know nothing about and yet I was gripped.

Tactical voting doesn’t just mean voting for Labour everywhere, that could actually split the vote in many places and let in Reform where you are Libdems, Greens, or Independents are best to keep out Reform in many places, check using the website by entering your postcode StopReformUK.vote /2

The algorithm knows I’ve recently been to the Peak District and that I’m a Jane Austen fan but if it knew me that little bit better it’d know that I don’t need a guide to this subject!

Thanks to the Sunday Times for the lovely write-up on the Always Be Comedy podcast. And thanks to ABCer Helen for the heads up. Perfectly in time for a very special guest tomorrow... Clue: it's Tom Allen. 🩷💛

RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is

My thoughts are with trans people today. Feel like this country is going backwards.

Absolutely cracking evening watching @marcusbrig.bsky.social in Oxford (Vitruvian Mango show). Very heartfelt and thought-provoking - and absolutely hilarious throughout! I thoroughly recommend going to see it.

This was a brilliant show @marcusbrig.bsky.social Warm, thought provoking & very very funny. www.oxfordplayhouse.com/events/marcu...

uk comedian portraits 11/50 harry hill #harryhill #harryhillstvburp #ukcomedy #standup #comedy #portrait #oilpainting dm for purchase inquiries

Facebook marketplace isn’t like it used to be.

Lovely bit of business from @marcusbrig.bsky.social on @alwaysbecomedy.bsky.social podcast. pca.st/episode/8297... Part of the ABC crew that got us through lockdown, and then stole the show at Latitude as the devil. A true Comedy legend!

uk comedian portraits 4/50 nish kumar @mrnishkumar.bsky.social @thebugle.bsky.social #taskmaster #nishkumar #podsavetheuk #themashreport #ukcomedy

1. Stop assuming people announce all their activism on social media. 2. Stop demanding people announce all their activism on social media. 3. Stop deriding people for not announcing all their activism on social media. 4. Dunking on people on social media isn't activism and isn't praxis.

Finding it very difficult writing a book during the peri-menopause. My brain will not supply the words I’m searching for. It offers me only fragments of the word or another word that rhymes with it. Will I get the capacity back in a few years or is this me for life? I used to be so fast with words…

Me in the National Security Team Group Chat

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6