Friday, September 7, 2018
Hammersmith Apollo, London The 31-year-old breathes new life into well-worn observational comedy in a masterful show that scorns pretensionKevin Bridges is in his 30s now, a time when fear o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM[SHARE]Monday, August 27, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh In a spirited Edinburgh debut, the daughter of a former deputy PM of Russia tells her father's fascinating storyPlenty of comics get good material from their p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe LGBTQ+ standup twists gender into new shapes in a fringe debut that feels like a great intro to a fresh comic personalityShould we be disowning words like "…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 26, 2018
Sunderland Empire Exhilarating new material joins favourite vintage sketches as Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton bring their chilling creations to life again on tourTV tie-i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 25, 2018
The Kiwi standup thoroughly deserves her success with an uproarious, emotionally intimate and feminist show With the triumph of Rose Matafeo in this year's Edinburgh Comedy awards, a sub-par…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM[SHARE]Assembly Checkpoint, EdinburghDean is a standup with the popular touch and an easy swing to his style. Just don't go expecting anything high-conceptWednesday was a day of ups and downs for s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Friday, August 24, 2018
Assembly George Square, EdinburghThe star revisits his success as a singer and soap-star to find out whether he is older and wiser, or just olderWhat an odd confection this touring show by J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04PM[SHARE]Just the Tonic @ The Tron, EdinburghSupposedly the story of his attempt to go on a mission to Mars, Moore's set is actually a string of high-quality jokes Comedy is not just about jokes, as …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 23, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghFrom gags about vintage frocks to her toilet roll-hoarding mother-in-law, Ward is endearing, if under-poweredNot every Edinburgh comedy set needs a theme, story…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Britain's exit from the EU is quicksand for artists as well as politicians. This year, it's inspired polemical cabaret and a drama that goes nowhere fastThe Edinburgh fringe's best response …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Assembly George Square, EdinburghSketch duo Celeste Dring and Freya Parker are unstoppable in an outrageous and irreverent hour for 'ladies and predators''Good afternoon, ladies and predator…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]Felicity Ward, Alex Edelman, Glenn Moore, Larry Dean and Kieran Hodgson also among standups in the running for £10,000 main prize " but the list has some striking omissions The shortlist …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 21, 2018
He's been derided by Daniel Kitson, shamed by Stewart Lee " and now our comedy critic has been depicted having his brains blown out by Sam Campbell. Just as well he can take a jokeI can see …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PM[SHARE]Assembly George Square, EdinburghA parade of daft characters and killer gags illustrate Roberts' credo that absurdism reflects the chaos of being aliveLeft-field standup John-Luke Roberts ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM[SHARE]Assembly, George Square, EdinburghIn a set called Produced by John Cleese, the Python's daughter shares the bill with political standup Steve HofstetterHaving eschewed nepotism in the past t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Monday, August 20, 2018
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghThe Aussie standup ditches blithe character-comedy for a brave show that is often more sad than funnyNo one who's seen the Aussie act Steen Raskopoulos would ass…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith its chummy chat and Strictly gossip, this fringe show is like being force-fed pages of OK! magazineHis show is called Confessions and promises "candid chat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 19, 2018
Just the Tonic at the Mash House, EdinburghArtistry and geekery combine in a set that shows off Ewins' clever video editing and pranksterish sense of funBrexit. #MeToo. Editing a newspaper o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Stand Comedy Club, EdinburghIn his new show Dr Cosmos, Moran ranges across religion, politics, cat personalities and TV ads for shampooElsewhere on the fringe, twentysomething tyros will hur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AM[SHARE]Friday, August 17, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn Just for Us, the smooth-talking and apparently fearless Bostonian standup recounts gatecrashing a white supremacist gathering in New YorkA young Jewish guy g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 16, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghTerrific skits and inventive gags mean the laughs come thick and fast in a delightful new hour from the sketch duoCleverness comes as standard from sketch duo t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe standup's compelling personality and powerful voice add up to emphatic entertainment in this musical showThe audience are on their feet by the end of The Di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghMok's routines about sexuality, dolls and her mum's disciplinary habits are promising but underpowered By the end, Evelyn Mok is blaming tiredness and asking he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghNick Mohammed doesn't quite conjure the powers of previous extravaganzas but this entertaining set has some impressive feats of memoryNick Mohammed's comedy, ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Monday, August 13, 2018
The Stand, EdinburghThe comic's tangled personal life is the subject of bracingly raw scrutiny in this dazzling display of soul-searching comedyThere's intimate standup comedy, and then ther…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PM[SHARE]Laughing Horse @ the Counting House, EdinburghThe comic discusses race, mental health and mortality in a set that's packed with difficult materialAhir Shah made his name " and secured a 2017…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel, EdinburghSense and subtlety are in short supply in this hour-long dive into the award-winning comic's 'wackadoo' psycheInspired lunacy or meaningless drivel? In nonsense comed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 12, 2018
Assembly George Square, EdinburghThis pin-sharp satire on self-love doesn't aspire to comedy so much as 'connect' with its audience, yet positively gleams with surprises and smart impro'I'm …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 11, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCharacter comedy doesn't come less cutting-edge, but despite his cheesy cliches and nonsense machismo, Dowd has his way with the crowdImagine Zorro struggling w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Friday, August 10, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Matafeo's neurosis, intelligence and flamboyant sense of her own ridiculousness make her a near-perfect comedianLast year, Rose Matafeo cast herself as the per…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe comedy trio return in stunning style, weaving rage, hurt and absurdity into one gleefully funny sketch showSix years ago in the Queen Dome venue " one of Edinbur…
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