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Where we see vulnerability, Frankie Boyle sees a target
By Nicky Clark - 08 June 12:55

Frankie Boyle passes off his jokes about rape and "retards" as satire, but it is just vile with a smile, says Nicky Clark.

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Jon Stewart mocks the Jubilee pageant
Jon Stewart mocks the Jubilee pomp
By Helen Lewis - 05 June 12:18

Would a British comedian have been allowed to do this?

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David Baddiel at the premiere of The Infidel
David Baddiel: What it's like to be the world's sixth sexiest Jew
By David Baddiel - 23 May 17:51

Jewishness is in my bones, but I don’t want to make that much of a fuss about my ethnicity.

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New Statesman
Ricky Gervais's 'Derek': the reality of a life of otherness
By Nicky Clark - 16 May 10:21

Previously sceptical of his work, a disability rights campaigner speaks with the comedian about cont

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New Statesman
The NS interview: Russell Kane, comedian
By Samira Shackle - 09 May 10:53

On the "smashing" of grammar schools.

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The NS Interview — P J O’Rourke
By Samira Shackle - 09 January 1:00

The great gonzo satirist and former writer for National Lampoon and Rolling Stone

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Comedy and offence: a reader
By Helen Lewis - 19 October 13:01

From Anne Frank's drum kit to PC gone mad, the best articles on this knotty cultural debate.

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Sorry Ricky, that joke isn't funny any more
By Steven Baxter - 19 October 11:29

"Mong face" is just a punchline desperately in search of a set-up.

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Why aren't women funny on TV?
By Helen Lewis - 11 October 14:05

All-male panel show line-ups are making me lose my sense of humour.

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No, satire isn't destroying politics
By Helen Lewis - 26 August 14:36

Don't blame Ian Hislop for the lack of respect we show politicians.

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