Sunday, October 2, 2016
Comic Jerry Sadowitz denounced Jimmy Savile years before he was exposed. Now, writes Brian Logan, he's asking why the death of his friend Mark Blanco has never been properly investigatedThe …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 29, 2016
Ofcom has censured an old episode of TV Burp, eight years after deeming its skit about a transgender man acceptable. It signals a sea change in how trans issues are treated on the small scre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:27AM[SHARE]Saturday, September 24, 2016
Are the Python's comments damagingly off-message or warming us up for shows that will be more than a cynical nostalgia fest?Were you excited when you heard Monty Python were reuniting for li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Brighton CentreA familiar cast of indelible comic characters and pithy catchphrases imbue the veteran duo's live show with a comforting glowTo open their first live show, commemorating 25 ye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50PM[SHARE]Political correctness used to rule comedy, but now comics routinely offend their audiences. How did things get so nasty?' Richard Herring and Brendon Burns complained about this article; the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:27AM[SHARE]On stage, the absurdist Dutch comedian is all fairytales and silly songs. Off it, he's a deadly serious " and controversial " political campaigner. He talks fun, failure and freedom of speec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:25AM[SHARE]Monday, September 19, 2016
Cambridge JunctionPickling The Three Musketeers in their loopy imaginations, the storytelling double-act delight with a series of ad-libbed sketches "Remove your shoes," Mark Chavez deadpans…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:58PM[SHARE]Friday, September 16, 2016
Soho theatre, LondonThe self-effacing former public schoolboy is painfully honest about his hangups in this lovely, well-written comic set' Ten questions for Ivo GrahamIt's been suggested to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:52PM[SHARE]Fairfield Halls, CroydonThe current Edinburgh's funniest joke incumbent proves his mastery of the obscure pun " but doesn't seem to have much personal stake in his material"I decided to sell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Cambridge Corn ExchangeSome shows date quicker than others. "I've had another shit year," says Rhod Gilbert, introducing this touring version of his 2009 Edinburgh festival show. But " even …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Epsom Playhouse Fury at Britain's political masters has been replaced by mild tales about life's inconveniences in the News Quiz host's latest show, Songs of FreedomUntil his last tour in 20…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 13, 2016
James Acaster has penned a sitcom pilot and Liam Williams has written a play. Both bring echoes of their striking comedy routines but neither is as successfulSitcoms, in the UK at least, are…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:39AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Soho theatre, LondonThe Australian standup's new set, Hussain in the Membrane, works best when it zeroes in on racial and religious sensitivitiesThe most eye-catching feature of Nazeem Hussa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AM[SHARE]Monday, September 5, 2016
There was an outpouring of emotional candour from standups at the Edinburgh festival, but Schumer skilfully keeps her anxieties at a safe distanceDoes Amy Schumer's new tour justify the hype…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]Saturday, September 3, 2016
The Will and Grace star on writing songs about genitals and baring all in a new stage show about the blissful " and highly sexed " state of her union with Parks & Recreation actor Nick O…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 1, 2016
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWehn dials down the Teutonic stereotypes to launch into material other comics might find too weighty " such as the farce of the London housing marketAfter 13 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:14PM[SHARE]Soho Theatre, London"If there's something strange in the neighbourhood/ Who you gonna call? Hans Teeuwen!" It takes bulletproof self-belief to conduct an opening night crowd in a singalong o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM[SHARE]Triple Threat, Lucy McCormick's Nutella'n'snogging take on the New Testament, has graduated seamlessly from the queer scene to mainstream theatre. But it's as much an attack on celebrity cul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10AM[SHARE]Brexit, starting over, a honey-selling scam and karaoke with chickens … these are the concerns of the big names in comedy this autumn'Autumn culture: Film | Art & design | Dance | Cla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 27, 2016
Scottish standup picks up prize for fringe's top comedy show, while Scott Gibson is named best newcomer and marathon reading of Chilcot Report also recognisedRichard Gadd has won this year's…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AM[SHARE]Friday, August 26, 2016
Underbelly Potterrow, EdinburghThere's plenty of cartoonish comedy in Heath McIvor's show about a writer who is given to splenetic outbursts " and made of feltI spent the first 10 minutes of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19PM[SHARE]Gilded Balloon teviot, EdinburghIn recalling his brain haemorrhage, the Glaswegian comic " shortlisted for Edinburgh's best newcomer award " delivers a cheerful-squeamish setI've heard Scott…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIf some of this ex-panto star's flamboyant shtick feels a tad outdated, he still steamrollers the audience and finds killer angles on his materialNot many 23-ye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 25, 2016
Assembly George Square, EdinburghHis leftwing observations are repeatedly undercut for laughs but this is an enjoyable set from a provocative standup is clearly going placesTwenty-six-year-o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:56PM[SHARE]Gilded Balloon, EdinburghFrom tales of Grindr dates gone wrong to the gruff support of his grandad, Agnew opens up about his personal life in an engaging showAt this year's Edinburgh fringe …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Eight comedy shows are in the running for the prestigious prize at the Edinburgh festival, with James Acaster receiving a fifth consecutive nominationA confessional show about sexual assault…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 23, 2016
More big-hitting acts like Daniel Kitson and Bridget Christie aren't launching their new shows in Edinburgh " they're developing them thereNot least among the excellent things about the Edin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:38PM[SHARE]Monday, August 22, 2016
Soho theatre, LondonThis multimedia show is a cartoon misery memoir, not without its pleasures, but mainly two-dimensionalRichard Gadd had a sleeper hit last year with Cheese and Crack Whore…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 21, 2016
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVivacious New Zealander whips up a blizzard of youthful energy in one of the fringe's most memorable comedy debutsThe title of this New Zealander's first fringe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:50AM[SHARE]Friday, August 19, 2016
John Kearns has turned failure into silly, soul-searching comedy. Will scooping Edinburgh's top comedy award spoil the punchline? Brian Logan meets the man hailed as the new Hancock"Can you …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:15PM[SHARE]Where comedians once made the most of minority experiences, Fin Taylor, Brendon Burns and Peter White are three performers on this year's fringe digging into white privilege We're used to st…
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