Thursday, May 12, 2016
The rape allegations against Cosby didn't stick until Hannibal Buress made the accusation on stage. Sometimes comedians are able to say what others can'tJudging by the story of the National …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Beck theatre, HayesThe standup's PC's World seldom strays from xenophobia in a show full of poor jokes and weak puns' Never mind the broadcasts: TV doesn't make or break a standupPaul Chowdh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:11PM[SHARE]When it comes to Britishness, comedy doesn't tend to get further than Michael McIntyre's benign observations. As the EU referendum approaches, comedians should be digging deeperIn 2000, Chri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AM[SHARE]Friday, May 6, 2016
When it comes to Britishness, comedy doesn't tend to get further than Michael McIntyre's benign observations. As the EU referendum approaches, comedians should be digging deeperIn 2000, Chri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Bridget Christie grapples with a Motörhead vibrator, David Baddiel tackles dementia, Todd Barry busts boredom " and Mr Swallow re-creates Houdini's daftest escapeSummer culture: Theatre | M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:26AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Dominion Theatre, LondonThe much trumpeted Queen musical has arrived, and it would be hard to imagine a less appropriate vehicle for the band's music - far less for the anti-corporate mes sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:05AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 21, 2016
Italian company TIDA have made one of the shows of the year with Quintetto. It's not billed as comedy: has that made it more humorous?I went to see the Best of BE festival showcase at the Ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:26AM[SHARE]Friday, April 15, 2016
Udderbelly, LondonThe British ventriloquist and America's Got Talent winner is a virtuosic voice-thrower but his material isn't up to the same standardVentriloquist Paul Zerdin was a modestl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 14, 2016
The star of The Office has turned plenty of people off with his boorish public image, and even more with his non-PC standup. But his best-loved character still has much to offerSo Ricky Gerv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Orange Tree, RichmondInspired by a promise about climate change to a four-year-old girl, Jonny & the Baptists add some moral ballast to their usual gags and gigglesome wordplayA previous…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 31, 2016
Accusations of tax avoidance, the most influential people in comedy, Russells, and Alastair and Armando square upThe 8 Out of 10 Cats host, Jimmy Carr, finds himself strewn across the newspa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30PM[SHARE]Marlowe theatre, CanterburyThe Essex comic's new dad routine wins no prizes for originality, but there is still more material in two hours than many fit into a decadeFour years ago, a broody…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 30, 2016
David Walliams has been cast in Stephen Poliakoff's new drama - but can comedians ever play it totally straight? By Brian Logan"They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian," runs t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:45PM[SHARE]One-time Blackadder buffoon Hugh Laurie was on devilish form in The Night Manager but it's a rare comedian who plays a convincing screen villainThe BBC's adaptation of John le Carré's The N…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 24, 2016
Elsewhere in comedy this week: John Cleese targets BBC comedy chiefs, Tina Fey resurrects her Sarah Palin impression and Peter Kay's new sitcom gears up for an iPlayer premiereReading this o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:40AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Politics is fertile ground for comics, but there are pitfalls to jumping on particular bandwagons " not least when it questions their loyalty to the punchlineNot that long ago, Donald Trump …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:14AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 20, 2016
Dane Baptiste packed in his dead-end job to change the world. Britain's answer to Chris Rock talks about his new sitcom Sunny D " and laughing at his own jokesSpeak to some black standups an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50AM[SHARE]Friday, March 11, 2016
The token opening of a comedy set " even in its postmodern guise " is becoming tired and uninspired. All hail the trad crowd-work of masters like Al MurrayIt's an odd artform, standup " not …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:58AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Brighton DomeThe chipper comedian deftly juggles jokes, anecdotes and harsh facts in a fund-raising tour for her new political partyIt's been running for one year, 70 local branches have spr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM[SHARE]Friday, March 4, 2016
Lee's peevish reaction to being pipped to a Bafta unravels into a rant about James Corden in another set of brilliant routines that force us to puzzle out whether this self-pitying schtick i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 2, 2016
G Live, GuildfordThe 'nicest man in comedy' is soft-hearted to a fault, in a set of optimistic but entirely safe and familiar routines Adam Hills is "widely referred to as 'the nicest man in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:58AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Criterion, LondonThe comedian chucks out the art form's creepiness for a thrilling interactive set in which her most essential prop barely features"Most ventriloquists …" says Nina Conti, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:39AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 25, 2016
Haymarket, BasingstokeOn his third solo tour, the standup retains his cynicism but there's now light amid the shade and warmth underlying the weariness Related: Romesh Ranganathan and Seann …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:22AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Soho theatre, LondonThe 24-year-old comedian is charming and verbally virtuosic sending up his own white privilege, but can't bring himself to be profound"Nothing bad has ever happened to me…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:27AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 11, 2016
Vault festival, LondonDesiree Burch invites the audience to rebut racist cliches and face up to centuries of injustice in a show that loses some impact due to its scattershot approachThe US …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 9, 2016
There were plenty of laughs at the quick-fire punning contest hosted by Lee Nelson, but the maligned art of wordplay deserves more of a rap-battle format"Some comedians don't take puns serio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:56AM[SHARE]Monday, February 8, 2016
The director reveals he is a 'great fan' of the US standup comic. Meanwhile, Geri Halliwell looks set to star in her own TV comedy show and London's Glee Club isn't happyWoody Allen has been…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20PM[SHARE]Leicester Square theatre, LondonOutlandish non sequiturs stack up as the wild-eyed, broad-grinned Law works the myth of his own zaninessIt's Tony Law's ambition, he tells us, to make a solid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51AM[SHARE]Friday, February 5, 2016
Cambridge JunctionThe ex-Peep Show star co-opts Roy the papier-mache penguin and her Slovenian flatmate Anya in a warm and wise show about her quest for loveWe're not in unfamiliar territory…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Soho theatre, LondonThe US comedian's anecdotes are unstructured, overlong and underpowered, but he has ragged charm and there's delight to be had in his throwaway asidesYou expect comedians…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 28, 2016
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe chronicler of society's oddest habits leads an endearing book reading-plus-debate about social media shaming " with a bonus appearance from Bridget Christ…
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