Friday, January 17, 2014
We’re probably past the point at which it is still socially acceptable to say ‘happy new year’, and looks ahead to 2014 are so last week. However, the comedy world doesn…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:47AMTuesday, January 14, 2014
I often bang on about how comedians make good ambassadors, last week the case both for and against this assertion was vividly made. The most recent case for the defence: Jerry Sadowitz. The …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMFriday, January 3, 2014
So, David Blunkett thinks that Have I Got News For You should be considered as a current affairs show – not a comedy show – so that it gets more rigorously scrutinised. I canR…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:16AMMonday, December 23, 2013
Johnny Vegas’ rant at the British Comedy Awards this month caught the imagination of many observers. It was the outburst people seemed to want from the event – a defining moment …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:29AMFriday, December 13, 2013
I recently reviewed Sarah Millican’s latest show and noted that her life experience before comedy added value to her observational shtick. It begged the question of whether we should d…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMMonday, December 9, 2013
Following the success of its inaugural outing at the Comedy Cafe last month the International Comedy Club reprised the francophone stand up night on Tuesday mixing French comedians with Engl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:10AMTuesday, November 19, 2013
Soho Theatre, London: Six years have already passed since Frank Skinner's last return to stand up (a 69-date UK tour that followed an Edinburgh run).
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:11AMFriday, November 8, 2013
Leicester Square Theatre, London: It's curious thing that Stewart Lee's annual press outing has, in recent years, come when he starts carving his shows into three half hour segment…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:15AMFriday, November 1, 2013
Soho Theatre, London: Halloween is a particularly apt night to see Andrew Maxwell, the former ringmaster of the cult late-night revelry that was FullMooners, once a Comedy Store residency.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMFriday, October 18, 2013
Soho, London: The Pajama Men are a dream team of narrative sketch artists from New Mexico who mix cartoon clowning with clever quips.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMTuesday, October 8, 2013
Symphony Hall, Birmingham: Kicking off the UK leg of his world tour in Birmingham, Russell Brand confesses to feeling a little disoriented after having spent so much time away from his home …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:43AMWednesday, September 25, 2013
Cadogan Hall, London: Jeremy Lee Associates' annual comedy jamboree started with a minor hitch with host Russell Kane's mic suffering from a case of the gremlins. However, it wasn&…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AMMonday, September 23, 2013
Apollo, London: "You're not late, I'm early," Adam Hills says to an audience member searching for their seat. This role reversal occurs because two different times have b…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AMFriday, August 16, 2013
Cabaret Voltaire, Gilded Balloon, Assembly Roxy, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Dome: At this point in the Fringe people will probably already be thinking of their arrangements for next year…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:44AMTuesday, August 13, 2013
August 2-26: Even before it starts the Edinburgh Fringe fizzes with what has become the annual bunfight between the big four (aka the self-styled Edinburgh Comedy Festival) and the accusatio…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:49PMFriday, August 2, 2013
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: With no competition from any major sporting events this year, the Edinburgh Fringe takes its rightful place as the best thing that you can do in August, barring a …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AMWith no competition from any major sporting events this year, the Edinburgh Fringe takes its rightful place as the best thing that you can do in August, barring a month-long exotic holiday. …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMFriday, July 5, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London: Seventeen years since his last live appearances, author Alexei Sayle's return to stand-up is gathering momentum.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMMonday, June 17, 2013
Hammersmith Apollo, London: Fans of Aziz Ansari's character in the cult US show Parks and Recreation, Tom Haverford, who have not seen Ansari live might not be too surprised to find tha…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AMMonday, April 22, 2013
Blackheath Halls, London: Not long before he came out on stage, Rich Hall was being crowned, in absentia, the Barry Award winner at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. According to …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMTuesday, April 9, 2013
Leicester Square Theatre, London: Kudos to the amiable Gary Delaney for trying to deconstruct the often deadpan world of one-liners. It's a risky gamble to break up salvos of quality li…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AMMonday, April 8, 2013
Soho Theatre, London: The comedy year wouldn't be complete without an overseas visitor to get excited about. It's only April, and we've had three: cheeky girl Sarah Silverman,…
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Soho, London: Nominated for a Foster's Edinburgh Comedy award, three-piece sketch group Pappy's (once also nominated as a four-strong troupe) delivered one of the feel good shows o…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMThursday, March 21, 2013
02 Arena, London: A jazz trumpet solo is one of the more unusual support acts I have seen, but then Louis CK is one the more sophisticated comedians I have seen.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMWednesday, February 20, 2013
Soho Theatre, London: Though one might quickly feel at ease with the nerdy 30-year-old Brooklynite, Jamie Kilstein, it does take the whole hour to truly appreciate him.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMMonday, February 18, 2013
Hammersmith Apollo, London: The Hammersmith Apollo tonight is alive with a genteel hubbub generated by a clientele of a certain age. It is a good natured vibe, and it is one that is seemingl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:22AMWednesday, February 13, 2013
Soho, London: Though his attire tonight is a two-tone shirt, Josh Widdicombe proves that he is a three-dimensional proposition who has more than a couple of gears to show off.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:28AMThursday, December 20, 2012
The Duchess, London: Red balloons festoon the stage of The Duchess Theatre at the end of Sam Wills' show, a celebration of 75 minutes of frivolity led by his playful mime persona. It�…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:22AMFriday, November 23, 2012
Leicester Square Theatre, London: The good news is that the efforts of The Black Sheep, Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Roberts, will make you forget the lingering "eau de latrine" odour…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AMThursday, October 25, 2012
02 Arena, London: John Bishop's press release describes him as 'an irresistibly charismatic performer'. Well it would say that. But, on this occasion, the hype is right. There…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AMMonday, October 15, 2012
Hexagon Theatre, Reading: Greg Davies was a drama teacher for 13 years before starting out in comedy. Some of his former pupils from Sandhurst School are in the audience tonight, and it is e…
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