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Kathy Lette and Arabella Weir

Barrel of Laughs: Never Let a Penis Come Between Us

Hay Festival 2026, 

Prepare for a barrage of rapid-fire wit and satirical humour as friends Kathy Lette and Arabella Weir ask some of the big questions of our day: is satire dead in the Trump era? Is the sisterhood still powerful? Do women give up sex when they get old, or get old when they give up sex?

The pair also discuss Lette’s hilarious new novel. In The Sisterhood Rules, twin sisters Isabel and Verity have been blown apart by a major betrayal. But when their mother goes missing, the sisters have to join forces to find her before she makes a dreadful mistake.

A roller-coaster ride through comedy, female friendship and writing. The message for women? Never let a penis come between us.