Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The chummy everyman seemed to let his facade slip as he brutally ejected two hecklers from a recent gig " a misstep that showed he's out of touch with the current cut-and-thrust of standup
P…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]Friday, February 7, 2025
Oxford PlayhouseMorphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style
'Sick of comedy, sick of me, sick of my own thoughts…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 2, 2025
Soho theatre, LondonThe Yorkshireman's half-banal half-profound ruminations on the subject of sight won me over
A career that might be more successful if only he could describe to people wha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Wyndham's theatre, LondonThe double act transfer their TV hit to the stage in an ingenious edge-of-your-seat, one-step-ahead show which is in love with old theatres and their ghosts
'We fina…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48PM[SHARE]Monday, January 27, 2025
The Good Place writer didn't know there were prizes at the Edinburgh fringe until his acrobatic debut show earned him a nomination. Now he hopes to spring similar surprises
If you wanted a c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 22, 2025
He has notched up tours, albums, books and a sitcom. Why is he tortured by feelings of under-achievement? As Fellows hits the road, he pops an aniseed ball and discusses his new song " about…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Apollo theatre, LondonConti is in supreme command of her comedy chaos, devising voices, ad hoc songs and daft scenarios
The early phase of Nina Conti's career was marked by restless boundary…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM[SHARE]Monday, January 20, 2025
Waterside theatre, AylesburyThe TV star's tour covers childhood delinquency, celebrity encounters and a rectal examination " without ever getting especially personal
'Twenty one years of har…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 19, 2025
Soho theatre, LondonThe Funny Women award-winner's debut tour combines the personal and the political with varying success " but always with enthusiasm and charm
Should Kate Cheka be saving …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 15, 2025
He was a wonderful team player in Whose Line Is It Anyway? and affection for him grew when he disclosed the severe pain and distress he was trying to keep at bay' Comedian Tony Slattery dies…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 14, 2025
It's had hit runs in Edinburgh and Soho " and was the Guardian's funniest show of 2024. Now it's blazing into the West End. Comedy duo Flo & Joan (who were both in Joseph at school) reve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Gary Oldman's tackling Beckett, Strictly winner Chris McCausland is on a huge standup tour " and mods can rev their scooters to a dance Quadrophenia Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 22, 2024
Soho theatre, London Impersonating chart-topping singing duo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, the comics trade trills and gags as showbiz egos clash and simmering tension comes to the boil
"The m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM[SHARE]Friday, December 20, 2024
CoLab theatre, LondonHands Grubby takes over Nakablowme Tower in a slapdash camp parody of Die Hard
The status of Die Hard as a Christmas movie is contested. The quality of this live adaptat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Sarah Snook put Succession behind her, Hofesh Shechter found horror in Albion and Rhod Gilbert was ecstatic to be alive, in our critics' picks of the best stage shows of the year
' More on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Reflecting on the stroke he had in 2023, the standup and actor delivers a mix of religion, repentance, wisecracks and tears in his Netflix special
It's quite the document, this new Jamie Fox…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]With A Very Sheeps Christmas, featuring songs such as Hoo Hoo Daddy X, the comic trio and guests including Rose Matafeo pastiche all manner of festive tunes
Are any two forms of artistic exp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Yard theatre, London The drag queen's ho-hum 'anti-Christmas' show is delivered with delinquent charm and a lot of third-hand double entendres
The festive season can be isolating " so here c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]Monday, December 9, 2024
Seven Dials Playhouse, LondonTom Clarkson and Owen Visser's anarchic evening has some bright ideas but may be more fun for those taking part than onlookers
'A festive TV show live onstage," …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM[SHARE]Hackney Empire, London It won't win prizes for originality, but the joyful ensemble spirit of Clive Rowe's show will keep the kids happy
One day, a panto may come along in which the story is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM[SHARE]Two Edinburgh fringe favourites have teamed up to play mainstream entertainment titans Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in this festive season's most unlikely stage show
Alone, they are acclaimed …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AM[SHARE]Saturday, November 2, 2024
The Glaswegian comedian who grew up in poverty and married a gangster put her life experience at the heart of her work
Nobody did comedy quite like Janey Godley. This wasn't just a matter of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Soho theatre, LondonPoking fun at Indian politicians present and past, and delighting in the UK's decline, the low-key comic delivers some bulletproof material
Anirban Dasgupta has been a st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Monday, October 21, 2024
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWhile her assessment of her life so far may feel a little insubstantial, there is no doubting the standup's likability and skill with an audience
Crowd work a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Soho theatre, LondonInspired by joint therapy sessions with her father, the standup's joyful show has vivid portraits of her 'borderline-delusional' parents
How would you describe my vibe, S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Playing gimcrack games and being teased by Greg Davies' digital avatar in a facsimile of the Taskmaster house will delight fans of the TV show " once the kinks are ironed out
What's the key …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM[SHARE]Monday, September 30, 2024
Soho theatre, LondonThe Drag Race UK winner draws inspiration from a human cannonball in an unsubtle hour of daredevil feats and jokes about flatulence
Some shows win new fans; some just ple…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Four years after accusations of a toxic workplace culture torpedoed her talkshow, the star once dubbed 'the most hated woman in America' is attempting a comeback via Netflix. If you want hum…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM[SHARE]Monday, September 23, 2024
Underbelly Boulevard, LondonThe magician delivers some jaw-dropping moments without quite answering his own question of whether you can deceive people honestly
He wants to be incredible; he …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PM[SHARE]Monday, September 16, 2024
Milton Keynes theatreThe indefatigable comic eschews the cliches of most middle-aged standups and skewers modern life with fairness and charm
A central section of Ben Elton's new show addres…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 8, 2024
Hackney Empire, LondonThe pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time rants as much as ever, but with added introspection
What's the point of making comedy that reminds everyone how a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM[SHARE] 
