The festival is in full swing with audiences crammed into comedy clubs. But is our global pandemic the elephant in the room? Comedian Sam Nicoresti starts his show with an elaborate sanitising ritual. Alex MacKeith kicks off with a number about lockdown with his dad: "One whole year," he sings, appalled, "with one whole man." Jacob Hawley apologises in advance for his in-yer-face opening gambit: "How many of you puss…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM on August 16, 2022