Rose Matafeo: ‘I feel a massive sense of guilt for making a romcom’

With her smash hit Starstruck exploring fairytale romance and what happens next, the comedian breathed new life into the sitcom. But, as the series returns for a third run, she’s now wondering whether it’s done more harm than good“Aloof, mysterious and…

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Strategic Love Play review – witty ins and outs of the dating game

Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghIn Miriam Battye’s comedic tour de force, Her and Him go through the motions of getting to know each otherGiven the survival of the species depends on it, the mating game is surprisingly hard. After so many millennia w…

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Yours Unfaithfully review – three’s a crowd in 1930s polyamory play

Jermyn Street theatre, LondonLaughs give way to an interrogation of monogamy and jealousy as a couple open up their marriage in Miles Malleson’s playMiles Malleson’s 1933 drama is a reminder that polyamory existed long before it became a trendy term fo…

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the “Dear Cheaters” podcast launches on The Laugh Button Podcasts

It’s Valentine’s Day, so it seems completely appropriate to an announce the launch of our next great podcast, Dear Cheaters.… MORE
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the “Dear Cheaters” podcast launches on The La…

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From first love to unfollowing – culture that sums up romance in 2020

A book redefining marriage, a riotous show about dating, the secret meanings of breakup songs and a sex show to put your back out … ahead of Valentine’s Day, our critics pick works that sum up passion in our turbulent timesFrom Adam and Eve in the book…

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What gets you hot? The sweaty, brutally honest show about bodies

They were a couple doing a performance about women, sex and bodily fluids. Then they broke up – and made it more explicit. Meet the duo behind HotterThe pants arrived today. They’re bright pink with the word HOTTER emblazoned on them in red letters. “W…

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What gets you hot? The sweaty, brutally honest show about bodies

They were a couple doing a performance about women, sex and bodily fluids. Then they broke up – and made it more explicit. Meet the duo behind HotterThe pants arrived today. They’re bright pink with the word HOTTER emblazoned on them in red letters. “W…

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Pete Davidson is dating an older woman – why is the world shocked?| Arwa Mahdawi

Misogyny is behind the criticism of the Saturday Night Live comedian’s relationship with Kate BeckinsaleQuiz time! Put your calculators away, please, I have a maths problem designed to test every inch of your natural intelligence. Ready? Here we go: Pe…

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My funny valentine: standups on their most disastrous dates

A night in a cemetery, a trip to a strip club, five hours in A&E … comics relive their woeful romantic rendezvousIvo Graham: Motion Sickness is on a UK tour.Ken Cheng: Best Dad Ever is on a UK tour.Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap/Happy Fat is on a UK tour….

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Hands off my anecdote! The couple who mine their love-life for laughs

When you and your partner are both standups, jokes are a competitive business. But are there any limits? Sarah Keyworth and Catherine Bohart reveal all“When something funny happens to us,” says standup Sarah Keyworth, “it’s almost a race to see who can…

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