Monday, January 15, 2018
Soho theatre, London Pop legends in their own minds, this swaggering five-piece retool Whitney and Beyoncé songs into sharp-clawed attacks on Trump and IslamThe conceit of drag girlband Den…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 12, 2018
Manchester ArenaWhat was billed as a more confessional, reflective show actually finds Rock on familiar ground, as he surveys contemporary America and finds it wanting In the US and elsewher…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:28AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 11, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonThe drudgery of bureaucracy is sent up with great expressivity, loose-limbed flair and a heightened sense of the ridiculousAbsurdist takes on the office environment are a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonAn infinite number of monkeys, Pavlov's dogs and Cartesian thought are gleefully debunked in a jaunty and refreshingly intelligent showAt the start of his comedy career, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Her childhood in care, her mother's heroin addiction, her days as a sex worker … Bolton comedian Sophie Willan is turning the details of her life into dazzling standupIt's great to have So…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:21PM[SHARE]Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe convivial comic serves up a hotchpotch of creaking jokes, funny accents and satire " but not all his fans can stomach it'I've been heckled, I've been phys…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:14AM[SHARE]Monday, January 8, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonThe award-winning Aussie duo flout standup's conventions to mine laughs from misery and nihilism. It's certainly bold " but can you get too much of a bad thing?The list o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:26AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 4, 2018
In his Netflix shows the comic defends his right to provoke, but protests against his gags about misconduct allegations and transgender people are justifiedDave Chappelle's first Netflix spe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 2, 2018
G Live, GuildfordIn his touring show The Old Man, Richardson's peevish, mouse-that-roared routines range from loading the dishwasher to massaging his pregnant wife'Let's get ready to grumble…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, January 1, 2018
One of the world's biggest standups does his first tour in a decade, Bridget Christie looks beyond Brexit and Maria Bamford makes a rare UK appearance"Often more philosophical than scientifi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM[SHARE]Soho theatre, London The troupe return with gags about Tindr, Trump and kidnapping. But can you still sell puerile shock-comedy when you're middle-aged?The best thing about this Late Night G…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:23AM[SHARE]Friday, December 29, 2017
Pleasance, EdinburghI like comedy with ambition, and saving the world is as ambitious as it gets. Such is the goal that John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman have teamed up to achieve. If the news p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Soho theatre, London Gluttony is hilarious, right? If you agree, Jeff Garlin's standup is for you. If not, the Curb Your Enthusiasm star " he plays Larry David's "fat fuck" manager Jeff Gree…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AM[SHARE]Larry David's accomplice makes up for the fitfulness of a half-assembled show with infectious off-the-cuff comedy about bras, body lotions and creepy old men'I'm aware it's not been the best…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 17, 2017
A virgin dominatrix whipped Edinburgh, Tim Key looked for love and Hannah Gadsby quit then won two awards. But only the snide, brutal brilliance of Frankie Boyle could triumph over the year'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 14, 2017
Having explored her depression and anxiety, the Danish comic is tackling childhood trauma. How do standups amuse an audience if even they don't find their subject funny?Her first show, Bubbl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 13, 2017
O2 Arena, LondonTo start his show, Peter Kay turns a camera on his audience, gifting one or two their moment on the giant upstage screen. At the end, he karaokes Queen and the Proclaimers to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM[SHARE]Nation's pratfaller-in-chief gambles on shift from eponymous sitcom and Call the Midwife to live show in UK's largest arenasIt was announced over a year ago; she has being giving interviews …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Hollywood super-producer's attempts at self-deprecation don't combine well with boasts about schmoozing the presidentWe have Amy Schumer to thank for the filmmaker Judd Apatow's return to st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Monday, December 11, 2017
Mixing circus skills with finely honed comedy and bum jokes, these juggling, beatboxing man-toddlers are joyous " and more than a little menacingMy three-year-old son, Gregor, thinks farting…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Battersea Arts Centre, London The winningly weird comic tasks his audience with solving an animal massacre mystery in an evening that spins a good story from endless fun nonsenseThere's been…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 2, 2017
Bridget Christie promises a night of hope and despair, Daniel Kitson serves up a heartwarmer and Lucy McCormick delivers a trash take on the New Testament. Here are the funniest festive gigs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Comedy Box, Bristol After spending a year in rehab, Cho returns to the mic and tackles Weinstein and Trump, leaving prudery and inhibition in her wakeSince her last UK visit, Korean-American…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonBrigstocke's confessional standup gives this show its edge: he should lose the standard comedy shtick that surrounds itThis show, says Marcus Brigstocke, is about "stupid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM[SHARE]Saturday, November 25, 2017
The Girls creator hits back at a porn parody of her comedy show, Doug Stanhope wades into the Oklahoma God debate, and Dutch TV is slammed for satirising the Woolwich murderIn a week when Je…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup and International Student sitcom star delivers jaunty routines about US life but the show suffers when he reacts to a heckler"I have a tone problem," reckons …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 19, 2017
TV writer Brian Lowry in hot water, Reginald Hunter says being called misogynist is 'rude' and Omid Djalili tries to crack America " againAn august organ makes a fool of itself this week, as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04PM[SHARE]Friday, November 17, 2017
Bloomsbury Theatre, LondonA man being teased about his small penis. Jokes about the disabled. A song asking what it's like to be a Jew. And this is just the first scene of last night's gig b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]Hammersmith Apollo, LondonIn an exuberant new show, Davies scrutinises his own ridiculousness and goes from outre stories about his mum to a musical tribute to his dadGreg Davies has got a t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 16, 2017
Hammersmith Apollo, London"I'm very, very famous in America," Sarah Silverman tells us. With this debut UK gig, alongside her Friday-night turn on Jonathan Ross and the DVD release of her fi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 14, 2017
In Sam Raimi's horror classic, a man is tormented by demons and his own severed hand. All the story needed was a few tunes by the king of rock'n'roll, says Rob KempBy day, he was a mild-mann…
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