Mark Thomas
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England & Son review – Mark Thomas’s funny and ferocious telling of a lost childhood
Playwright Ed Edwards frames the story of a juvenile offender through the lens of colonialism
How we made
‘I phoned the president of Ghana onstage in a pub’: how we made The Mark Thomas Comedy Product‘It was a steep learning curve, from shouting abuse at a Tory MEP to chasing international arms dealers’
Mark Thomas: Seriously Annoying review – heartfelt angry protest against proposed new law
Comedian draws on his Clapham childhood and violent dad as he rails against the dangers of the government’s police, crime, sentencing and courts bill
Lockdown culture
From standup to the Sistine chapel: the best online culture for self-isolationThe coronavirus crisis has closed galleries and concert halls – but inspired an explosion of creativity to enjoy at home. Here’s some of the best
Neon lightshows, a glorious Godot and the NHS at 70: Edinburgh festival 2018 – in pictures
Mark Thomas takes the pulse of the welfare state, while User Not Found explores our digital lives after death and the immortal musical comedy Midsummer returns as the Edinburgh festival gets under way – with Murdo MacLeod there to capture it all
Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline review – clowning for Palestine
The West Bank’s nightly curfews, checkpoints and pipe bombs make for gallows humour in this defiant comedy that gives a voice to the voiceless
‘Nothing was off-limits’: Mark Thomas on his West Bank comedy club
When the activist-standup put on a comedy show in a refugee camp in Jenin, the jokes he heard were angry, funny – and radical
From scissor attacks to diabetes improv: comedians' weirdest gigs
Mark Thomas review – comic gambles on his audience in a lively show
'Bit daunting, really': the Edinburgh standups reading Chilcot in full – video
'If I get laughs, I will have failed': Chilcot report recital begins in Edinburgh
The Red Shed at Edinburgh festival review – Mark Thomas's love letter to his Labour club
'Booed off in 17 seconds' – comedians recall their first gigs
Summer arts preview 2016
Fun factory: the finest comedy of summer 2016David Baddiel airs his own family’s failings, Bridget Christie grapples with a Motörhead vibrator, there’s a raft of improv – and Mr Swallow recreates Houdini’s finest escape
Autumn arts preview 2015
Comedy: the best standup gigs and tours in autumn 2015Get ready for comedy on a grand scale: Kevin Bridges is doing a mammoth Glasgow run, two huge double acts (Harry and Paul, Vic and Bob) return, and Sara Pascoe is reinventing Christmas
Mark Thomas at Edinburgh festival review – a bulletin from the frontline of dissent
Tell me another… comedy gems that inspired today’s standup stars
With a host of comedic talent set to appear at the Edinburgh festival fringe early next month, we asked some top names to identify the joke or moment that first tickled their funny bone…
Mark Thomas webchat – as it happened
The politically astute comedian, who is currently on tour with his arms trade exposé Cuckooed, was here to answer your questions – from his views on the Ukraine to Russell Brand and Nigel Farage. Read his answers in full below.
Undercover, with Rob Evans and Paul Lewis
Doreen Lawrence to speak at conference on police spying, corruption and racismGrieving familes and women will tell their stories of how undercover police spied on them and deceived them
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