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The making of ‘Quacks’

How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?

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In celebration of LGBTQ+ comedy

At school, homophobic jokes made Ella Braidwood feel uncomfortable and ashamed. Fast-forward to today’s inclusive comedy scene, and her very different feelings of hope and happiness.

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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats

Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.

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Going viral in the online anti-vaccine wars

‘Anti-vaxxers’ are taking their message online using powerful images as well as words. But is the pro campaigners’ response any better?

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  • Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers performing together. Etching by J. Callot.
  • Two performing street entertainers carrying bells and performing on the street. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • Street entertainers in Nottingham: James Burne, called Shelford Tommy, a ventriloquist (left) and Charley, a man playing a shawm (right). Etching with aquatint, 1797.
  • Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers using a clyster as part of their performance. Etching by J. Callot.
  • Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers using a clyster as part of their performance. Etching after J. Callot.
  • Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers using a clyster as part of their performance. Etching by J. Callot.
  • Old Harry, a street entertainer. Line engraving by R. Graves.
  • A street entertainer with his performing bear. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A street entertainer performing a puppet show. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A street entertainer with his performing monkeys and goat. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
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