So the inevitable’s happened: the war machine’s taken 6 (beautiful, beloved) white/Western lives, and they’re mourned as 32,000 (beautiful, beloved) Palestinian lives were not. If you have any power at all - media role, a platform - and you’ve been silent till now, ask yrself why

“I’m not attacking you, I’m just asking a simple question.”

Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks an Israeli spokesman whether the government will apologise to the families of seven people killed in a World Central Kitchen aid convoy, amid reports of repeated strikes on aid agencies.

3 years since The Guardian wrote an article about something called ‘leftover chocolate’. Yeah sure, all that ‘leftover chocolate’…

Dionne Warwick, upset with misogyny in rap lyrics, once set up a meeting with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight at her home, where she demanded that they call her a “bitch” to her face.

Snoop Dogg later said, “I believe we got out-gangstered that day.”

Hi Jacob Rees-Mogg just checking you’re going to tweet a crucifixion verse tomorrow amplifying the sacrifice of Christ that is in binary opposition to Sahara wide swathes of your party policy. Thanks ninight.

I’ve shaken hands with Helen Mirren over 400 times.

And right at the bottom of the list.. don’t mind me, just over here breathing into a fucking bag!

This week, my wife and I are celebrating our anniversary. My parents ordered us a very practical, thoughtful gift on Amazon: a crockpot and a crockpot cookbook.

We're thrilled. There's just one minor issue: I'm pretty sure the cookbook was written by an AI... 🧵

Hey IMDb
Spot the difference- screenshots taken 2 weeks apart.
Did the extremely successful Callum Scott Howells suddenly become famous enough to get a free profile pic?
Or did he spend £140 like the rest of us? Probably not. What should Mali Harries do to get a pic?

if you see a zonked ostrich, you think we should build more housing

The Polonia Wax Museum in Krakov is a thing of beauty. The best £12.50 ever spent. A thread.

Michael Sheen as Nye Bevan is a call to arms at the NHS’s moment of maximum peril | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Recent script sketch.

Come and see #LondonTide @nationaltheatre
Adaptation of Dickens’ masterpiece Our Mutual Friend with 9 original songs by PJ Harvey.
Tickets on sale here events.nationaltheatre.org.uk/events/88508

13 years ago, Charlie Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men. This interview aired a week before he lost his job and title as highest-paid actor on TV.

Lee I’m so sorry you have been libelled in this way. My nephew drew a picture of me the other day where I looked like I was a stick?! I am slim but not a stick. He knows this. I’m also getting legal advice. Everyone knows I’m not a stick and knows you are slim with a small nose❤️

Martin Daubney, 'What would you say to people like Lee Anderson when they say: I want my country back'

Peter Tatchell, 'Of course no one has taken our country away from us.. The campaign for Brexit promised when Brexit is done we would have control.. All of the problems they…

My entire record collection is coming up for auction in a few weeks. 8,000 records plus. It includes every single album that featured in those 'Good Evening' pics.
Something for everyone!

Albert Finney had such a good time making Miller’s Crossing that he turned up on his day off to appear in drag when Gabriel Byrne bursts into the ladies room

Nye National Theatre is STUNNING. It’s not even sold out yet! Get a ticket. michael sheen 💙 just staggeringly good as the man who founded the NHS. The bravest, best and kindest step that any nation could ever take. Make healthcare free. It’s just a wonderful show. National Theatre

BOOK BOOK BOOK!

If we can explain music to each other - and musos are happy to name notes, chords, tempos - we can explain comedy. They’re not so different….

Finally, a Play In A Day book for jokes. Learn how Louie Louie works, but for fart gags and custard pies…