She said: "I was at the Last One Laughing watch party and the stand-ups were talking about favourite rooms and worst rooms.

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These comics have to navigate culture clashes and social stereotypes. The key, they say, is to make fun of your own nationality first. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Berlin and Amsterdam It was Friday ...

A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...

Scotland and humour go together like chips and curry sauce so there’s never any dearth of new stand-up comedians to fill the shoes (or ...