The video below is a visual record of what happened when Rich Fulcher happened to be sitting next to me. The whole journey only lasts two minutes, which is surprisingly short for a transatlantic flight.
What follows are not New Year's resolutions, they are a writer's determinations which happen to be made at this time of year.
Cute, funny or heartbreaking, animals have helped provide some light relief throughout the mad news year of 2011. One deft monkey took self portrai...
Two toddlers take their positions, the tiny martial arts students marshalling strength as they stare into the determined face of their opponent. Pa...
A company has launched a new app to help iPhone users that struggle with the Birmingham accent: the iBrummie. After the success of its iWiganese ap...
The classic Five Stages of Loss, also known as the Five Stages of Dying, are: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Boredom, and Acceptance. Wait, that's six. Where does Boredom come into the picture? Answer: after about thirty minutes, if the picture in question is 50/50, the new 'Cancer Comedy.'
The Vaudeville-era gag of swapping out an animal's head for your own is nothing new, but this recent clip of a dog called "Bizzle" eating a snack with...
An angry snake charmer caused chaos at a government office when he released a bag of serpents at land revenue officials in India. Deadly cobras we...
Some of the finest pictures of urban decay in the capital have been recognised by tongue-in-cheek photo competition Shit London. A grimy view of u...
Dawn raids smoked out criminals all over London on Thursday as thousands of officers seized drugs and lethal weapons during Operation Hawk, the Metrop...
Prepare for beehives, Bolly and bubbles as new episodes of BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous catapult degenerate duo Eddie and Patsy onto TV screens once...
The lure of the Guinness World Records and its opportunity to be part of cultural history is still very much a strong one. Performing their indivi...
Sniffling and snorting inside a Hoth Wampa outfit, this clueless pug clattering around on confused claws is a viral video waiting to happen. Hoth ...
Shuttur is a new free image and hosting sharing that launched a week ago. Shuttur allows the community to upload images and then vote upon those image...
Amid claims that Michael Gove and his closest advisers have been using private emails to discuss government business, first revealed by The Huffington...
Now just to clarify I know that there are some funny women on TV but not many, no where near as many as the menfolk. Now firstly I am not saying tha...
One of the more unusual venues at this year's Fringe is The Fudge Kitchen, a shop along Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile close to the house of 16th-centu...
This week singer Adele said that the way to her heart was to make her laugh. Her love CV, according to the tabloids, shows that she's not interested in looks. Instead she needs a man to be both funny and passionate.
Go to any amateur comedy night next month and you’ll almost certainly hear the following phrase: “When I was in Edinburgh recently…” W...
Every new mum has an experience or idiosyncrasy that makes them think yes, this must be because I've had a child. Here are ten of mine, I'd love to hear about yours...
The Mayoralty is up for re-election next year and there's a chance that Boris may not get to open his beloved Olympics, instead forced to hand ye flamin' torch over to arch rival Ken. I have a feeling it won't happen, that he'll stay in. Because there's a little bit about his innate comedy that infects, and that's what people want more of right now, amidst all the gloom.
