Friday, August 10, 2018
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…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 9, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Sam Wills' mime and prop-act is a big draw, but his new show ramps up expectations with too little comedy payoff A new show, with all-new routines, from the er…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Amid the garish sex comedy, the standup provocateur makes a striking effort to embrace the complexity of gender politicsThose who shoot from the hip can easily…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Palamides' goofy interactive comedy about a macho 'douchebag' has a confrontational sting in its taleYou could piece together Natalie Palamides' remarkable new…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghBritain's Got Talent winner Lee Ridley combines the political and personal with razor-sharp observations about disability'If you expect me to be that sweet and innoc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AM[SHARE]Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghDamien Warren-Smith's alter ego delivers a drama masterclass, leading us from clownish chaos to feats of comic genius'Theatre is dying. Garry is our only hope," …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE]Monday, August 6, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe self-proclaimed 'riskiest comic in the biz' is playing with our heads again, and this time the stakes are higher and the thrills greater'I'm the riskiest co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PM[SHARE]Assembly George Square Theatre, EdinburghThe actor and comedian's lucky dip of a show offers sketches, songs " and a controversial take on #MeToo'Old-fashioned," Maureen Lipman calls herself…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Just the Tonic at the Mash House, EdinburghSo long as you can avoid making the inevitable Concords comparison, this peppy musical duo delivers some pleasantly diverting songsJoke that you're…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 4, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghTed Heath and Harold Wilson feature in a terrific caricature comedy that traces Britain's EU troubles back to the 70sArguments about Europe, sovereignty, Britai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM[SHARE]Monday, July 23, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonHis shtick is tubby underdog with the heart of a poet " but the New Orleans comic was a bit too hit and missSean Patton is a New Orleans native who made waves at last yea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 22, 2018
Doctor Brown's shows are anarchic affairs " with a fair amount of nudity, too. But it's all about freedom, he says'Hey, dude." I've just arrived for our interview, and Doctor Brown appr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]The LA comic, who won best newcomer at last year's Edinburgh fringe, has tested her electric new material on American audiences. But how will Nate " her 'douchebag' male alter ego " go down …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Park theatre, LondonThe politics of comedy is examined through the prism of faltering father and son comedians played by Les Dennis and Blake Harrison'I realised why I never liked jokes," sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 15, 2018
O2 Arena, LondonThe anarchic comedy crew's first ever UK date offers warmth, wit and mischief in an irresistible cavalcade of songs, skits and incongruous celebsThe Muppets long since conque…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM[SHARE]Friday, July 13, 2018
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWith his expert delivery, the US standup can lead even unpromising and overfamiliar material to giddy heights of comic dismayJim Gaffigan is touring the world…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM[SHARE]Monday, July 9, 2018
Our roundup of the week's comedy sees scrappy statements from Sarah Millican and Stewart Lee, while Peter Kay has mooted a possible return of Phoenix NightsThe week's comedy news divides nea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PM[SHARE]Monday, July 2, 2018
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe standup's new show, ostensibly about class in Britain, is often amusing, very likable but stubbornly middle-of-the-roadThere is so much to say about class in Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM[SHARE]Friday, June 29, 2018
Orchard, DartfordMoran shows off his highly quotable brand of crackpot lyricism in routines about midlife travails, hipster scorn and feeling like a 'jelly baby with money'Most standups ease…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]Superstar standups, daring dance, Brexit cabaret and a Bon Jovi musical … Dive into our guide to some of the shows at the world's biggest arts festivalGilded Balloon Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM[SHARE]Monday, June 25, 2018
The whip-smart comic talks about mocking Piers Morgan and Donald Trump, mixing scorn with good cheer and moving from songs to satire'Determined cheerfulness is something I happen to do very …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 24, 2018
Underbelly, South Bank, LondonThe Londoner turned US Daily Show star shows herself more clown than commentator as she unpicks British race relations and Anglo-Nigerian manners Last month, UK…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Friday, June 22, 2018
Leicester Square theatre, LondonRoseanne Barr's London gig starts with a video of her in her closet, choosing a frock. The set that follows suggests that, comedically speaking, she no longer…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AM[SHARE]Friday, June 8, 2018
Tron, EdinburghAway from the big three venues, the wildest comedian in Edinburgh is playing for just six days. Doug Stanhope is performing his first European gigs as part of the Tron's Velve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM[SHARE]Leicester Square theatre, LondonTonight sees bilious US comic Doug Stanhope at his best and worst. When his scorn and loathing is intelligently applied, he tears away the veil of socialised …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM[SHARE]Brixton Academy, LondonOne of the sharpest minds and loosest cannons in comedy is back with material about rape, race and #MeToo"Is it wrong to use racism to try and stop gang rape?" America…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonUys delivers an engaging memoir about his life, from 1940s Cape Town to a regime-mocking drag actPart memoir, part nostalgia trip for white South Africans, Pieter-Dirk Uy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 30, 2018
The US comedian slams Two and a Half Men's Chuck Lorre for nabbing her gags, Jennifer Saunders slags off the BBC and Johnny Vegas interviews himselfIt's a powderkeg issue in the world of com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 20, 2018
Apparently US comedy is so powerful and pervasive that people all over the world want to, and can, fit its template. I have some problems with thatIs the US a shining city upon a hill for co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AM[SHARE]O2 Arena, LondonThe royal couple get a cheerful ribbing from the Daily Show host in a set that's a delight " even to huffy republicansWhat a gift to Trevor Noah that his one-off UK date coin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Brighton DomeAward-winning standup serves up ruthless self-mockery in a show that is playful and pugnacious in equal measureLying, says Bridget Christie, has been tainted by association with…
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