Don't mock the pasties!: Inside Cornwall's standup scene
In the UK’s most southwesterly county a burgeoning standup scene thrives everywhere from remote village halls and old bakeries to the cliffside Minack theatre
'You can tell jokes here you can't tell anywhere else' – inside Leicester's comedy scene
Pun fights in boxing rings, nine-year-old standups and a 19-day joke-a-thon … anything goes in vibrant, diverse Leicester, finds our writer as she continues her comedy tour
Ready for a roasting? Inside Belfast's standup scene
It’s the only place in the world where jokes about local councillors work. But is Belfast’s sharp-tongued comedy circuit becoming less hostile to outsiders?
'It's like the wild west!' – inside Cardiff's heckle-heavy comedy scene
How do you make audiences laugh in a town that hates show-offs and loves to hassle performers? Our writer gets some hot tips as she continues her comedy tour
Howay the laughs! Is there a Geordie sense of humour?
We’re brutal, awkward, daft and surreal, say the rising stars of Tyneside’s booming comedy scene. Our writer braces herself for a gag-heavy night on the toon
