Friday, May 19, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonLuisa Omielan secured a best newcomer nomination at last year's Edinburgh comedy awards for a show on the Free Fringe, far from the festival's main stages. I doubt she'll…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 16, 2017
In tune with our sceptical times, magicians debunk the supernatural. But are they really as rationalist as they claim?Richard Dawkins may or may not approve, but I was reading my daughter a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48PM[SHARE]Monday, May 15, 2017
As Radio 4 seems unable to find enough comics to offset its left-wing output, Comic Relief says sorry for offence caused by Frankie Boyle at Russell Brand's Give It Up eventChristmas comes e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AM[SHARE]He's a likable performer capitalising on the idea that most of his fellow comedians are lefties. So is Norcott's show Conswervative more wind-up than battle cry?"Have I got any Tories in?" G…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 11, 2017
Soho theatre, London Ludicrous tights, crude puppetry and dialogues with a chattering toilet brush make Jones's alter ego The Herbert irresistibly daft We should probably forgive Spencer Jon…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:05AM[SHARE]Monday, May 8, 2017
Orchard, DartfordThe standup considers kinky sex, politics and Angela Merkel's alter ego but his new touring show is seldom strikingYou might have heard I'm controversial, Reginald D Hunter …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM[SHARE]Friday, April 28, 2017
Fed up with heckles, hostility and predatory promoters, Kiri Pritchard-McLean set out to detail the industry's misogyny in a raucous, revelatory performanceAre women funny? At a time when so…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Polka, London The dotty TV duo and their friend Scarf Lady become puppets in a touring stage show that should satisfy ardent fans aged three to sixSome swoon at the gentle dottiness of CBeeb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Soho theatre, LondonFlashes of tenacious positivity illuminate a gleeful set that ranges over Willan's troubled early years in care, from teenage delinquency to a run-in with SantaRebellious…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM[SHARE]Friday, April 21, 2017
Richmond theatreHunter's mercurial logic takes him into territory other comics don't occupy … but sometimes leads him astrayReginald D Hunter begins with an apology to audiences who know h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 20, 2017
South Hill Park, BracknellSkype sex and confetti cannons are harnessed to full effect by a likable performer who breathes new life into a time-honoured persona'Who here saw me on I'm a Celeb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Soho theatre, London The Chicago pair show they are masters of their art with an off-the-cuff performance that is as poignant and sharply observed as any scripted showMost writers and comics…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonAs well as diagnosing the entertaining eccentricities of patients, musical comic Kay issues an electrifying clarion call on behalf of NHS staffMusical comic Adam Kay is a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Pleasance, LondonThis lovably stupid group breathe fresh air into traditional material " even the throwaway jokes are hilariousI'm all for the shock of the new " but sometimes the old, done …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]Monday, April 3, 2017
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonChappelle kicks off with gleeful, scorching indelicacy, but his cock-of-the-walk comedy doesn't always match his considerable charisma You'd think it was a rock sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PM[SHARE]The onstage returns of Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle have both brought criticism of their jokes about trans people. Can their approach of tackling taboos with a sledgehammer ever work or …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PM[SHARE]Friday, March 31, 2017
Leicester Square theatre, LondonIn his upbeat new show, Westphalia Is Not an Option, the playful standup tackles the EU referendum resultIn the age of Brexit, is self-styled German comedy am…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AM[SHARE]Monday, March 27, 2017
Nuffield, SouthamptonParsons' cynicism about comedy's transformative potential doesn't stop him impaling his political targets with some smart barbsSatire has minimal effect, Andy Parsons te…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 23, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonLight-hearted but trenchant, Ilyas's show Made in Britain keeps the audience on their toes as he focuses on what unites, rather than divides usAfter the EU referendum res…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonThe US standup takes a bull-in-a-china-shop approach to social anthropology " and riffs on the horrors of sleeping with someone born in the 90sAmerican comedian and theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 18, 2017
The US actor sparks a fresh debate about racial jokes " and isn't the only one. Meanwhile, could Ricky Gervais swing a record deal for David Brent? And Spotify launches a comedy appComedian …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 16, 2017
With his vicious puppet and heavy drinking, Jeremy Lion is no ordinary clown. His creator talks to Brian LoganBy day, he is Justin Edwards: a modest and mild-mannered comic, one third of ske…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PM[SHARE]Soho theatre, LondonThe standup's letter to her teenage self prompts some fine routines about maturity, parenthood and suburban livingThere are only three types of standup show, jokes Lucy P…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The comic has been accused of transphobia after riffing about Caitlyn Jenner in his standup show. So does giving him a favourable review endorse those gags?Ricky Gervais sometimes gets peopl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PM[SHARE]Monday, March 6, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonThe Austentatious comedian divides the audience into competing teams in this frivolous, sometimes surreal and very likable showThe improv group Austentatious has become q…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 2, 2017
Lyttelton, LondonKate Fleetwood plays an American soldier returning home from a tour of duty in a striking, hi-tech production directed by Indhu RubasinghamWe know virtual reality is changin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]The comic who presented a TV series on the rise of the far right is back with a show that combines goofballery with cultural commentaryDid you see Hate Thy Neighbor on Viceland TV? A sizeabl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 26, 2017
Theatre Royal, Brighton Walsh wears his comic curmudgeonliness well as he rebels against sober maturity, clean eating, Tinder, vapes and smartphonesProfessional curmudgeon is a familiar stan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]Friday, February 24, 2017
Also this week, Ronnie Corbett couldn't make it in comedy now, Billy Connolly smoked the Bible and Marmite man Judd ApatowIn the week we lost Richard Briers, one of the all-time TV comedy gr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM[SHARE]Colston Hall, BristolGervais's new set, Humanity, is pumped with scorn and provocation but the inclusion of more personal material gives a rare glimpse of a gentler man In his new standup sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 23, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonLike a British Doug Stanhope, the provocative comic oozes scorn, cynicism and sardonic spleenThere's a gap in the market for a British Doug Stanhope, although Alfie Brown…
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