Narrated by the author, this story of a Victorian author and his housekeeper cousin, who is obsessed by the Tichborne claimant, explores the lies people tell themselves

Some lied. Some hid it. And a few even mined it for jokes. Becoming a mum used to be near-fatal to a comedian’s career. But now, in a Mother’s Day special, we meet the new wave taking on taboos

The pompous, sherry-sipping, opera-loving Freudian will soon return. But with Niles out, Seattle abandoned and the star an avowed Trumpist, how can the beloved show recapture its magic? We asked the sitcom’s superfans

A scene that started as a counter to straight standup at the end of the 1970s is still hard to peg – but it’s much more than just weird stuff that doesn’t work on telly

Donahoe tells the story of his partner, Josie Long’s pregnancy, and how approaching parenthood revived memories of abuse

Seven comedians, including Priya Hall and Chloe Petts, marked the reopening of theatres with some slick live sets

The Sherlock star joined Robin Ince and Josie Long’s daily online broadcast to self-isolated comedy fans – and the results were rallying

As a new exhibition on comic’s prints and portraits opens, Harry Hill, Vic Reeves, Lolly Adefope and more talk us through their masterworks

The comedian on the history that inspired her new podcast and her favourite new music and theatre

The standup tenderly hymns the joys of new parenthood in this delightful, tightly focused show

There’s a Belle and Sebastian play, a show in a hair salon, Frances Barber performing Pet Shop Boys songs and top comics including Josie Long and Stephen Fry. Here’s our guide to the world’s biggest arts festival

Long wrote and stars in this likable genre experiment about mates whose lives take a very weird turn