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Why do comedians keep siding with the establishment?
From the Farage banking row to the London mayor's war on banter, comics are batting for the wrong team says Simon Evans.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 31st July 2023Simon Evans to tour stand-up show about memory
Following a run at the Edinburgh Festival, Simon Evans will tour his memory-themed stand-up show Have We Met? between September and December.
British Comedy Guide, 28th June 2023The neutering of Monty Python
Trans activists are even more censorious than fundamentalist Christians, writes Simon Evans.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 24th May 2023The glorious transgressions of Barry Humphries
The late comedic giant didn't care if he was punching up, down or sideways, writes Simon Evans.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 24th April 2023How dare they rewrite PG Wodehouse?
Sensitivity readers have no right to meddle with his pristine and perfect prose, says Simon Evans.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 17th April 2023Assembly announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Assembly Festival has announced over 100 shows for its 2023 programme.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2023The cleansing of comedy must be resisted
In 2023, comedians have got to fight for their right to be offensive, rude and wrong, writes Simon Evans.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 25th December 2022Radio 4 orders free speech comedy show Unsafe Space, despite protests
Radio 4 has commissioned Unsafe Space, a "provocative" comedy and debate show championing free speech and broader class representation, despite protesters allegedly threatening to shut it down by blowing airhorns during the recording.
British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2022No, Joe Lycett was not 'speaking truth to power'
Comedian Joe Lycett was invited on to the first episode of Laura Kuenssberg's new BBC political chat show this Sunday. His tweet ahead of the show - 'Really excited to be on this new version of Would I Lie To You' - might perhaps have given the producers a clue what they were in for.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 5th September 2022They finally came for Jerry Sadowitz
Comedians dismiss cancel culture at their peril.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 16th August 2022