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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AM[SHARE]Soho theatre, LondonSloss tries to hide an uncertain stage persona in self-consciously provocative standup, but too often shoots himself in the footDaniel Sloss claims not to know what the t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:58AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 24, 2016
With The Brain Show, Robert Newman provides a welcome counter-argument to the many comedians hymning the virtues of rational inquiryComedy and science have been intimate bedfellows these pas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 21, 2016
Palace theatre, LondonThis erudite-magpie's tour of human history yields vintage Izzard moments of delightful silliness, yet lacks in jeopardy over two-and-a-half hours "I didn't want to bri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:22AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Soho theatre, LondonDissing bad science, capitalists and Brian Cox, Newman's low-octane cabinet of neuroscientific curiosities has nonconformist bite Related: Rob Newman: 'Bill Hicks wanted …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE]Monday, January 18, 2016
The gangly New Zealander trained as a clown and spent 10 years in theatre before his masterclasses in mime set tongues wagging at Edinburgh. Where next for the new king of silent comedy?Come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46PM[SHARE]Friday, January 15, 2016
When we set out to make a show about the baroque horror of the capital's property problem, it quickly became clear that the result would be tragicomicHow do you make theatre out of the housi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:08AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 10, 2016
Assembly RoomsAmerica's indie comedy scene has supplied some great fringe acts recently, including Perrier-winner Demetri Martin and Flight of the Conchords' Kristen Schaal. Kumail Nanjiani …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01AM[SHARE]Monday, December 21, 2015
From newfound political awareness to a resurgence of clowning, 2015's comedy landscape was bumpy but invigoratingIn election year, it was apt that political comedy seemed to be back on the a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 19, 2015
The Capitol, Horsham"I'm not saying I'm perfect," says Sean Hughes, as he mocks all the things the rest of us do wrong. But part of Hughes's charm is that he does claim to be, if n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:56PM[SHARE]Friday, December 18, 2015
Leicester Square theatre, LondonCho gleefully goads the demure with an in-yer-face set that, amid the name-dropping and self-promotion, has some almost fabulous momentsIf you noticed US come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 17, 2015
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonGanesh, Odin and Princess Diana substitute for the three wise men in Pascoe's endearingly silly, variety-pack Christmas playThe bar was set high last year for fe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Bridget Christie was belligerent, Doug Stanhope was savage, and Nish Kumar was reborn a rightwinger. But a touching show about Lance Armstrong wins our critic's best comedy of 2015' More on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:22AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 13, 2015
Soho theatre, LondonThe Edinburgh best newcomer award-winner explores her own teen Westlife obsession and self-harming in this compelling, beautifully constructed setIn the future, maybe eve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:27AM[SHARE]Friday, December 11, 2015
Vaudeville theatre, LondonFrom riffs on Labour's 'experimental' period to a German-language heavy-metal Waterloo, Bailey's ticklish joy in the trivial delights a warm crowdBill Bailey may be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Plus, Joan Rivers defiant on Holocaust 'joke' " and in hot water over Adele weight wisecrackTen years after his final appearance on British TV, Ricky Gervais's best-loved and, let's face it,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:39PM[SHARE]Monday, December 7, 2015
Sara Pascoe, Margaret Cho, Brian Cox and Kevin Bridges are among those promising better laughs than you'll get from your Christmas crackersThe leftfield comedy club Weirdos stages the fourth…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:58AM[SHARE]Monday, November 30, 2015
Soho theatre, LondonPart idiot's guide to the sex app, part confessional standup, this show blends gaudy anecdotes and Valvo's relatable awkwardness into a night of easy humourGrindr " and i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28AM[SHARE]Friday, November 27, 2015
Donald Trump tried to be witty on Saturday Night Live, Barack Obama has honed his own standup style and Boris Johnson continues to play the clown. But are politicos' attempts at humour amusi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:05PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Leicester Square theatre, London The TV regular has constructed a plausible world full of self-absorbed, middle-class misanthropy, with occasional strikes against conformity"I think I have v…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:58AM[SHARE]Monday, November 23, 2015
The lad's comic Daniel O'Reilly killed his on-stage persona after a sexism storm last year. But Dapper Laughs says he's changed. So can he prove he's a feminist " or even funny?Dapper Laughs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 19, 2015
Palace theatre, LondonThe nation's favourite mentalist explores faith healing in a show that leaves sceptics' and believers' minds jitterbuggingDerren Brown doesn't have a good word to say a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AM[SHARE]Friday, November 13, 2015
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are touring their 90s characters around the UK, and trying to update them for the era of #piggate. But can they ever really work when comedy relies on the h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM[SHARE]Vaudeville, LondonFrench draws on memories of her beloved father and her relationship with her body to tackle the biggest subject of all: how do you be a person?Dawn French has been alive 30…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM[SHARE]Monday, November 9, 2015
Banned in 1907, but still sharply topical, a new production of Harley Granville Barker's play Waste is opening at the National Theatre. Its star talks sex, idealism and backstage briefings f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 8, 2015
Museum of Comedy, LondonIn this luridly populated show " her first after becoming a trans woman " Franken gives an intermittently persuasive vision of a culture in meltdownIf you've come exp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:46AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 5, 2015
Soho theatre, LondonBrown gives us a show of two halves, with endearing routines about early fatherhood leading to social commentaryWhat a change in Alfie Brown! Three years ago, he announce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Ellen DeGeneres writer Greg Fitzsimmons is using Cosby's material in his own routines. It's unclear if the aim is to punish the performer or just celebrate good jokes Given the allegations a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31AM[SHARE]Monday, October 26, 2015
Soho theatre, LondonIt's not assured that a standup who is huge on Twitter will translate to the stage. Good to report, then, that US comic Rob Delaney " 619,000 followers and counting " is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18PM[SHARE]Pleasance Above, Edinburgh"This show," runs the warning at the start of Richard Herring's new set, Talking Cock, "may contain knob gags." Oh, just a few. The knob gag is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19PM[SHARE]The US comedian is frustrated at having been labelled, but she should be pleased with the responses to her frank and challenging HBO specialIs Amy Schumer a "sex comic"? That's the debate th…
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