Let’s all have a giggle

Lee Mack is Britain’s wittiest man and creator of the longest-running sitcom currently on TV. But is the secret of his success down to comedy genes, the hyperfocus of ADHD – or meditation and sobriety?

The comedian has been thinking about death — and howling with Sue Perkins

Fascinated to know whether she could stand on a stage and make strangers snigger like she does her friends and family, Gaby Huddart enrolled on a stand-up comedy course

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Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz