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Women Aren't Funny... They're Hilarious

Ed O'Meara | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Ed O'Meara

Some people may dread that women will come on and talk about periods. I don't. I dread that the next 20 something white middle class male will come on and do some inadvisable and ill-conceived material on rape or pedophilia or something being LITERALLY the funniest thing that ever happened, when it LITERALLY is not.

LOOK: 15 Terrible St George's Fancy Dress Costumes

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

St George's Day is traditionally celebrated in the pub, with punters dressed in a plethora of England flags, decked in red wigs or donning chain mail ...

The Perils of the London Bus Commute

Danielle Warren | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Danielle Warren

Getting on a bus in Doncaster was always painful, but that was largely due to the fourteen year olds shouting from the back seat of the bus and scaring me to ever venture past the seats for the elderly or disabled. There are much bigger worries for the London bus traveller...

Club Farting, Street Pooing And Lecture Boredom

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Students across the UK have sunk to new lows in this week's confessions roundup: pooing in the street and watching porn in lectures, with even the dre...

Kathleen Is a Fat-Calfed WHORE

Nicky Clark | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Nicky Clark

Piers my one true love, my Lord of Loveland, my bastion of succour, my dream boat of the Cuddling Line, has been bedazzled and enchanted by the whore of Babylon. His assistant, Kathleen.

Students According To The Gospel Of Google

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Students are annoying, lazy and poor, says the gospel according to Google, while language students are nearing extinction and medical students are arr...

Seen On Campus

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

This week's student confessions round-up is a glorious mash-up of embarrassing texts, hashtag bloopers and salacious sex toy orders. Ranging from p...

PICS: Meet Dave, The Weetabix-Loving Squirrel

The Huffington Post UK | Tahira Mirza | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Comedy

Meet Dave: the Weetabix-loving squirrel who makes a daily visit to pick up some morning wholegrain goodness. Stephen Heath from North London ma...

Wannabe Comedians? If You're Planning to Go to Edinburgh...

Dave Cohen | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Dave Cohen

If you're starting out in comedy as a writer or performer, and you've never been to the Edinburgh Fringe, I have one piece of advice. It's the only piece of advice I can guarantee is absolutely correct, and it's the one piece you'll ignore, which is this: Forget Edinburgh.

I Want to Be an Unpaid Google Spy - They Just Need to Get the Design Right

Michael Spicer | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Michael Spicer

I remember being overwhelmed with jealousy when I discovered Google's Streetview cars were collecting wifi data. I wanted to be in that car. I wanted to be that car, absorbing passwords and social profiles and browser histories like a glorious, four-wheeled, authoritarian digi-sponge.

Milton Keynes Is as Mad as Hell and It's Not Going to Take It Any More

Nick Abbot | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Nick Abbot

The thing about Milton Keynes is that it is not quite enough like Singapore. Literally no-one has thought this before. It is an entirely original sentence. You read it here first. It is, however, not my thought.

Exclusive Interview With Podcaster Extraordinaire John Dredge: 'Make Sure Your Podcast Includes Deer!'

Howard Gorman | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Howard Gorman

With the second series of the show having sadly reached it's climax Mr. Dredge is hard at work in his grotto having already unleashed what he calls his 'bonkers audiobook for kids' and the rumour mill will have it that he's already slaving away with his trusty sidekicks preparing for round 3 of the series.

'I'm So Poor I Shampooed My Hair With Fabric Conditioner'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

The student confessions this week are a little thin on the ground. But never fear, what they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. From sha...

How to Write and Direct a Comedy Sketch for Free in 17 Easy Steps

Keith Ryan | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Keith Ryan

After you do something like writing and directing a sketch, you feel compelled to help others who might want to achieve their own dream of writing and directing a sketch. So you do what comes naturally: explain How You Did It, in 17 easy steps.

Valentine's Day Recipe: Heart-Shaped Horse Pie

Andrew Doyle | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Andrew Doyle

Thanks to our friends at Findus, horsemeat is now more popular than ever. What better way to say "I love you" than to cook this delicious heart-shaped meaty treat for that special someone in your life?

Pancake Day: HuffPost UK Readers Instagram Pictures

Huffington Post UK | Tahira Mirza | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK

Shrove Tuesday otherwise known as Pancake Day is upon us! As we gear up for Lent and vow to give up those guilty fatty cravings, this is the d...

Beer Made From Angel's Wings and Unicorn Tears

Xavier Toby | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Xavier Toby

My need for alcohol is actually starting to affect my powers of perception, and I now seem to be existing in a reality that is part medieval England, part Narnia. Alternatively, I might be seeing things as they are, and Perth is a few years behind the rest of Australia.

Marriage... Who Needs It? I Do... Don't I?

Daley James Francis | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Daley James Francis

We'd been together for nearly eight years at this point and although neither of us ever talked about marriage or was that interested in it, it was becoming expected of us. My sudden turn into the academic arena was unexpected by 99.9% of the people we knew.

You're on the Wagon? What a Stupid Idea

Xavier Toby | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Xavier Toby

My boss discovered I'd stopped drinking, when I knocked back a beer after work on Monday. 'You don't want one? Oh that's right, you're on the wagon. ...

Things A Grump May Not Appreciate!

Sammy Sultan | Posted 14.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Sammy Sultan

There used to be show on television I would have been perfect for, Grumpy Old Men. Unfortunately, or indeed fortunately, I am only 23 years of age. Nevertheless, here is a list of the things I feel people must not do.

Husband-and-Wife Blogging Team Win Top Comedy Award - In Their Sleep

Alistair Coleman | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Alistair Coleman

Recent posts include subconscious musings on the Christmas season, why blue dogs are more expensive than pink dogs, and gems inspired by the news of impending parenthood. And you should go and have a look right now, because it's utterly brilliant. And then come back here, obviously.

British Comedy - More Serious Than Chicken Cottage

Ronnie Joice | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Comedy
Ronnie Joice

Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the British Comedy Awards. Having missed my opportunity to do so two years in a row previously, I was naturally excited to be in a room surrounded by my favourite British comics

Self Publish and Be Damned Confused

Paul Bassett Davies | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Comedy
Paul Bassett Davies

My writing tips were facetious reflections of the kind of 'inspirational' guff that's very hard to avoid on the Internet, and for which I've coined the term Unspirational Quotes.

Halloween Costumes: Done Cheap and Done Well

Sammy Sultan | Posted 01.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Sammy Sultan

Last night, as others around the country dressed up as scary vampires and skeletons, I dressed up as my mum. Had it not been for my facial hair, which I decided to keep now we have entered 'Movember,' I would have been a dead ringer for Tracey, 52.

Moral Kombat: The Obama vs Romney Debate Game

Tomas Rawlings | Posted 19.12.2012 | UK Tech
Tomas Rawlings

Debates are part of the political battle where fortunes can be won and lost on the turn of a sentence. If you've ever taken part in a full-on debate, you'll know it is hard work. In this game we've simulated 1% of the experience. To win each point you need to type-in your sentence before your opponent completes their counter-point.