Saturday, August 7, 2021
The comedian, presenter and magician lifts the lid on the things that make him laugh the most
In person? Tim Vine. It was so relentlessly funny, I ached afterwards from laughing so hard. Con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMFriday, August 21, 2020
The standup and TV personality on the things that make him laugh the most
The sheer quality of the sketches by Irish comedy troupe Foil Arms & Hog make it hard to single one out. Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMSaturday, August 1, 2020
From Flo & Joan to Stephen K Amos, standups share the material they would have taken to the fringe this year
A joyful, sweaty jamboree: why the 2020 Edinburgh fringe will be missed
Remo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMThursday, June 11, 2020
The comedian, comedy writer and TV producer on the things that make her laugh the most
Maria Bamford. I saw her in Edinburgh about 10 years ago and I don’t think it gets better than that. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMFriday, March 27, 2020
The award-winning comedian, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the most
The first time I saw Zoe Lyons’ bit about her wife buying her a present, I think I actually shrieked…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMFriday, March 20, 2020
The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the most
Julia Davis. We make each other roar while recording our podcast Dear Joan and Jericha. Then we have to edit it all …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMSaturday, August 18, 2018
Celeste Dring and Freya Parker’s comedy duo on the things that make them laugh the mostCeleste Dring: John Kearns testing out his sweet shop routine in a back room in Croydon. A real feat …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AMFriday, December 1, 2017
Celebrated the wild-haired director by taking in this triple bill, then get the skinny on the best Scottish art from the early 20th centuryHauntedPresented by broadcaster and journalist Dann…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AMFriday, November 24, 2017
The 83-year-old artist gets her first major London exhibition, while James Franco’s semi-biopic of director Tommy Wiseau opensRose Wylie: Quack QuackIt feels as if the art world has been p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMFriday, November 10, 2017
An epic tale of wartime race relations in the Deep South opens in cinemas, while the Smiths frontman delivers his latest albumBritish Wildlife Photography awardsIn light of flashier, worldwi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33AMFriday, November 3, 2017
Sean Baker’s much-anticipated film features incredible child-star performances, while the queen of pop unleashes her sixth albumThe Florida ProjectHitting cinemas in the UK this week is Se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMFriday, October 27, 2017
The 80s-inspired sci-fi series is back for a second season, while the first official showcase of the Purple One’s paraphernalia opens at the O2 in LondonA Bad Moms ChristmasThis sequel to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMFriday, September 29, 2017
The star-studded sequel to the cult sci-fi film hits cinemas, while Simon Stephens’s two-hander transfers from BroadwayPhoenixNow 20 years into their career, erudite French indie pop quart…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMFriday, September 15, 2017
The Barbican hosts the first major UK exhibition for the legendary artist, while the biennial celebrating film, art and digital culture returns to the Peak DistrictRoy LichtensteinDrawing fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33AMFriday, August 11, 2017
Ben Whishaw stars in a post-truth play at the Almeida in London, the Scottish literary event celebrates 70 years and the US rockers unveil a new albumAgainstPart of the post-truth theatre se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMFriday, July 28, 2017
This Oxfordshire arts festival’s welcomes Grace Jones and Ottolenghi, while Merseyside hosts LGBT art and Atomic KittenMrs OrwellThis new, 1940s-set play is about Sonia Brownell, the young…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMFriday, July 21, 2017
JME and Willow Smith play the black punk festival, Walker Art Gallery highlights queer stories and Billie Piper stars in Lorca’s tale of desireMerchant City festivalIf you like street art,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMFriday, July 7, 2017
Frank Ocean tops the bill at the east London festival, while Abbot Hall in Cumbria celebrates Blake, Hockney, Boty and moreDog-friendly screeningDog lovers and fans of stop-motion animation …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMFriday, June 23, 2017
The jazz festival returns, Jon Brittain’s Olivier-winning play transfers to the Arts theatre and a porcine eco-fable lands on NetflixCommittee … (A New Musical)This play at London’s Do…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMFriday, June 16, 2017
Ralf Hütter’s electronic titans bring their spectacular 3D show to the UK, while Paddy Considine stars in an IRA-themed thriller directed by Sam MendesA Museum of Modern NatureHowever ino…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMFriday, June 9, 2017
It’s the last two weeks to catch John Boyega’s on the stage as a soldier in 80s Berlin, while Rachel Weisz stars in a seductive, gothic thrillerMy Cousin RachelIt’s summer! So no bette…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMFriday, June 2, 2017
Aphex Twin brings skittish electro par excellence to the UK festival, while the artist unveils a new, cheekily titled exhibitionField Day and Mighty HooplaTwo festivals, one weekend, same lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMFriday, May 26, 2017
The role of the hairdresser in African culture is the subject of a new play, while the best new independent cinema is screened in LondonSaloméThe RSC’s new, contemporary take on Oscar Wil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMFriday, May 19, 2017
Miranda Hart plays a spiteful orphanage owner, literature’s finest minds meet in Wales and the Royal Court parses out an apocalyptic futureAnnie the MusicalIn a break from her usual bumbli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:05AMFriday, May 12, 2017
Brighton’s new-music festival returns for the 12th year, while Les Dennis and Samantha Janus star in a musical take on the oddball aristocratsThe Great EscapeA one-stop shop for bleeding-e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMFriday, April 28, 2017
The controversial US comic starts his UK tour, while the annual music marathon returns: your at-a-glance guide to the best in cultureReginald D HunterThe controversial US comic is back on to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMFriday, April 21, 2017
Britain’s best standups hit the Welsh town, the Venezuelan producer plays London and Julian Barratt stars as a washed-up former TV copFrom Cradle to StageMum’s the word! Literally, actua…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMFriday, April 14, 2017
The actor finally returns to the Barbican stage and the precocious Tavi Gevinson interviews her pal Lorde, while elsewhere Stormzy’s cousin plays liveCambridge literary festivalAlthough ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:02AMFriday, April 7, 2017
The R&B up-and-comer performs with the Internet, the erstwhile king of British comedy reclaims his throne and radical writer James Baldwin is rememberedPure ComedyFather John Misty’s n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMFriday, February 24, 2017
La La Land, Moonlight and co fight it out for best picture on Sunday night, while Philip Ridley’s dark tale of abandoned children returns to LondonTwo Man ShowAn Edinburgh fringe favourite…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMFriday, February 17, 2017
Tamsin Greig stars in the National Theatre’s ‘gender fluid’ Shakespearean comedy and the pop legends return to BritainJosie LongUnlike some of the other comics capitalising on the curr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:31AM 
