Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe nerdy comic takes his standup in a new direction with this partly participatory show but it doesn't exploit his strengths
He may be making his 10th Edinburg…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghA clown by trade, Masli here sets about tackling the audience's problems. Her leftfield efforts to ease them are one of this fringe's true tonics
At any given …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:43PM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel @ the Tron, EdinburghAsh's audacious conceit dares to find the funny side of tragic events, and partly succeeds, until this rawly emotional show slips comedy's moorings
If you …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AM[SHARE]After the pain of the Covid years, the festival has returned with a roar. It can make a new standup's career " if they are willing to sleep in a nuclear bunker and expose their own trauma
So…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55AM[SHARE]Monday, August 14, 2023
Theatre Royal, GlasgowDelivering his own 'origin story', with interruptions encouraged, Acaster skilfully pieces together big-yield routines from inauspicious beginnings
We all learned some…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 13, 2023
Assembly George Square, EdinburghSeventies spy novels, sexually frustrated poultry, an April Fools' Day breakup … it's all here in the sophomore show from Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Brown…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49PM[SHARE]Assembly Roxy, EdinburghThe US writer, comedian and actor's cabaret show includes potent songs about sexuality, identity and police violence
Triple-threat doesn't begin to describe the abili…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAudiences will fall for upbeat stooge Magliano, who delivers a fun, well-wrought follow-up to last year's sellout show " and ends on a perspective-shifting twis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 12, 2023
Assembly George Square, EdinburghGrace stars as the Black Widow actor to poke fun at cross-racial casting, in an intricate takedown of fixed identity that will leave your mind buzzing
'An ac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AM[SHARE]Friday, August 11, 2023
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghUnpicking relationships with swagger and a dash of Hannah Gadsby-esque introspection, the standup seems ready for the big league
Olga Koch has turned 30, and " per t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:43PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThough she emerged as 00s comedy royalty, Allen's show about kicking back against dull domesticity only raises a few smiles
How to calibrate your expectations o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghMoving beyond the gag about Rishi Sunak which dragged her into a media storm, Navabi's first fringe show introduces us to a comic of promise
Leila Navabi underw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:19AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 10, 2023
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghPlumbing the realms of the unexpected, O'Neill plays both parts of a clowning double act, masterfully testing the limits of freak-out comedy
'One banana, two ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Summerhall, EdinburghThe comic relives being a carer for a lovably eccentric adopted uncle in a heartfelt show that demonstrates caring's reciprocal flow
The "dead dad show" is a fringe come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:07PM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel at the Tron, EdinburghThis part-improvised, largely mimed and entirely chaotic comic play about guinea pigs and bank robbery is ramshackle fun
Edinburgh comedy award-nominated …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe polarising comic overthinks relationships and family ties before leading his audience into territory where he's not after laughs
Drew Michael's first televised s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37PM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghNational stereotypes aside, the cordial TikTok star delivers lively cross-Channel observations and adds a soupçon of substance
Social media rewards high con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis relentlessly upbeat call to relish life's little boons was an awardwinner at Melbourne's comedy festival and is a fun hour
Misery loves comedy, they say. B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Monday, August 7, 2023
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe comedian rebrands as angry for her second show, but it's her likable comic persona that proves irresistible
Not the least achievement of Chloe Petts' debut …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AM[SHARE]Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghUS comedians Anne Gregory and Rebekka Johnson front a satire of girl bossing, with guest acts including the British pop star
It's a bit of one thing and a bit of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AM[SHARE]Assembly Hall, EdinburghIs the fringe veteran stretching himself? No, but his laconic style is deceptive: he's never less than beadily alert
Might knob gags be defended on the basis of cultu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:37AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 6, 2023
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAfter moving to Glasgow, the Yorkshire standup dreams of reinventing himself as a Scotsman " but will faking an accent and ordering vegan haggis be enough?
The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 1, 2023
The Norwegian clown, whose hi-vis strip show won BGT and took over TikTok, is bringing his silliness to a yurt in Edinburgh. 'Something bigger than me is happening,' he says. 'It's out of my…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 20, 2023
Soho theatre, LondonThe Irish standup's new show swerves from the problems with getting older to 80s nostalgia, and just about pulls it off
"I'm ageing by the minute," says Deirdre O'Kane. B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 13, 2023
Soho theatre, LondonAn AI comedian cracks jokes tailored to the audience's internet search history in this spoof corporate presentation
Streaming platforms increasingly tailor content to our…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PM[SHARE]Soho theatre, LondonAnything goes in this oddball show that sees the two American TV comics veer from deliberately duff jokes to tricksy absurdity
'Most comedians do one type of comedy. We d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM[SHARE]Friday, July 7, 2023
Preston Park, BrightonMatafeo offers up heartbreak hilarity and Wang brings his dad jacket to the charming outdoor event with the nastiest hecklers on the south coast
It is, says host Suzie …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AM[SHARE]At a late hour, the former Perrier has found new sponsors. Some winners have mixed feelings about it but the prize brings attention to an art form that doesn't get enough appreciation
The co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:43AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Soho theatre, LondonNewman's boffin-ish routines reach for huge ideas about humankind and its ancestors via Gary Numan and DH Lawrence
The closing song of Rob Newman's new show hymns homo er…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AM[SHARE]Cracking comedy, an eclectic mix of theatre " and aerial dance in an ice rink. Our critics share their picks for the August arts extravaganza
Rhod Gilbert: Work in Progress Gilded Balloon Te…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Theatre Royal, Drury LaneParks and Recreation actor is his own modest self in a show that has rugged charm in spades, from his rocking-chair-on-the-stoop delivery of stories to entertaining …
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