RITA DI SANTO draws attention to a new film that features Ken Loach and Jeremy Corbyn, and their personal experience of media misrepresentation
2022 comedy highlights with JAMES WALSH
(L to R) Charlie Vero-Martin and Nish Kumar
[(L to R) Elina Kansikas for Index on Censorship/CC charlieveromartin.com]
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
MARJORIE MAYO welcomes an account of family life after Oscar Wilde, a cathartic exercise, written by his grandson
KEN COCKBURN guides us through a survey of Chekov’s early short fiction, and the groundwork it laid for his later masterpieces
ANDY HEDGECOCK revels in a hugely enjoyable but deadly serious examination of the 1930s, that is an indictment of our own era
The bard distills our hellish times into fiery words
YER generic Friday night upstairs at the Goat & Gangrene in Crapton-on-Brine might still be booking eight white blokes complaining about their divorces, but in the urban centres the alternative scene is as exciting, experimental and inclusive as it’s ever been.
Special mention to brilliant nights LolWord, Weapons of Mass Hilarity, and Brown Sauce for bringing alternative comedy to new audiences, and to the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society for continuing to confuse all the right people.
Rosie Jones has had another brilliant year — the foul-mouthed, queer, disabled comedian, who brings an anarchic sense of joy and no-fucks-given attitude to every stage, podcast or TV show she graces. Special word for her particularly brilliant turns on Channel 4’s Last Leg as part of their exemplary Paralympics coverage.
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