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In the 7th podcast from the Queens School of English, we take a look at British humour. What makes a joke and how does it work?

British Jokes

She's back! Global cabaret sensation and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is taking time off her busy touring schedule to put the world to rights in her new show. With the help of her backing dancers Hessell and Tine, the ghost of Winston Churchill, and some very special guests, Maggie presents a mix of topical chat, music and comedy in the most fabulous podcast of them all! Created by Jon Brittain and Matt Tedford.

Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Podcasts - Intro

Maggie's back! The Lady IS for returning. And in the second instalment of her fabulous new podcast the former Prime Minister and Global Cabaret Superstar torpedoes the week's news even though it's retreating. This week she's joined by comedians Tom Allen and Camille Ucan to discuss the cash for access scandal, Ed Ball's sex life and a certain dress that rather like the Iron Lady herself is blue through and through but also undeniably gold!

www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/margaret_thatcher_queen_of_podcasts/

Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Podcasts - Episode 2

Stone Clearing Chapter 182 - Fane January Hare. It's 9.20am on January 30th 2025 and Rich and Wolife had returned to their old manor to clear stones or bring them back on the field, depending on which one you're talking about. The Stocean has a moft unufual fifh fwimming in it and there are warnings about licking stones, but otherwise this one is mainly a waste of your valuable time. Unlike the other chapters. Plus Rich wrongly thinks the recording has stopped and you get some nice free traffic noise.
To donate to the No Solero February fund head here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/nolero

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/stone_clearing_with_richard_herring/

Stone Clearing with Richard Herring

Stone Clearing with Richard Herring - Chapter 182

Episode 99e - Have You See A Fruit Fan? Twitch of Fun is back but it's just a quick one this week, so not worthy of being Episode 100. But Rich and friends are going full out to be placed in the dustbin of Light Entertainment. Egg Wallace has a new ovoid pal and Marvin the Monkey tries out for main presenter. The team cover Israel/Palestine, Soleros, double bananas (Cocky Carrot fails to comment), whether AI could ever replace this show and some of the more racist songs from US film history. All that and Birthday Donkey, an attempt to find the right size for Richard's huge face and Sybil is back with more terrifying predictions. Sponsor Rich in his attempt to eat no Soleros here: http://justgiving.com/page/nolero

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/ally_and_herring/

Richard Herring: Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun

Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun - Episode 99e

Chapter 183, Banana Ftone: It's around about 10am on 12th February and a Soleroless Richard Herring feels he is going mad. Can you see which stone in the picture he thinks resembles a banana? I bet you get it wrong. Anyway it's a quick jaunt round the Stocean, made even quicker by the removal of a 5 minute conversation with a member of the Stone Stasi, who fell for Richard's non-dog walking lies. But there's still loads of great content in this brief podcast, but whatever it is I can't remember what it is, writing this as I am about 29 hours later. To sponsor Richard head to http://justgiving.com/page/nolero

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/stone_clearing_with_richard_herring/

Stone Clearing with Richard Herring - Chapter 183

Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

Get all six episodes now at www.patreon.com/manbuycow

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/

The Worst Writer in the World

Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 5

TOF #99f Gargara and Cuggy Groccoli - Rich is back with a brand new, seductive co-host and a lot of talk about licking things that you really don't want to be licking. Ally is back to talk about whether he will be the new James Bond, if a woman can be Jesus, whether Neighbours will ever end and the imminent collision between our galaxy and another galaxy. Plus could Birthday Donkey get replaced by the puppet that inspired his segment? Might be the last one for a bit as Rich is off on tour. Come and see him on tour: http://richardherring.com/ballback/tour Or sponsor him for not eating Soleros: http://justgiving.com/page/nolero

Thanks as ever to Richard Ison for his amazing works.

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/ally_and_herring/

Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun - Episode 99f

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into politics - the bitch is back for an extra concise one-off election special! All your favourites are here - Ed, David, Nick, Orville - and they're going to help you make up your mind about which box to tick on May 7th. Who are you going to feel guilty about voting for in 5 years time after all the terrible things they've done in power? And most importantly of all, what do you think of the royal baby's name?!

Previous episodes:
http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/margaret_thatcher_queen_of_podcasts/

Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Podcasts - Episode 3 (Election Special)

Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/

Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 6

Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 7

Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP! For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/

Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 8

Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!

For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

More episodes:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/

Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 9

Rufus & Howard retell the entire plot of David Cronenberg's The Fly, starring Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis - in which an innocent fly gets absorbed by a mad scientist and then blamed for everything that goes wrong. For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycow

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Worst Writer - The Fly (1986), Part 1

Colossal statue of the god Hapy. Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt, 4th century BC. Maritime Museum, Alexandria. Photo: Christoph Gerigk. © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation.

Sunken Cities - Hapy

British Comedy Guide is a website all about UK comedy. We publish a number of different comedy podcast series.

Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Podcasts - Intro

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