Friday, August 17, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn Just for Us, the smooth-talking and apparently fearless Bostonian standup recounts gatecrashing a white supremacist gathering in New YorkA young Jewish guy g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMThursday, August 16, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghTerrific skits and inventive gags mean the laughs come thick and fast in a delightful new hour from the sketch duoCleverness comes as standard from sketch duo t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe standup’s compelling personality and powerful voice add up to emphatic entertainment in this musical showThe audience are on their feet by the end of The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMTuesday, August 14, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghMok’s routines about sexuality, dolls and her mum’s disciplinary habits are promising but underpowered By the end, Evelyn Mok is blaming tiredness and askin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghNick Mohammed doesn’t quite conjure the powers of previous extravaganzas but this entertaining set has some impressive feats of memoryNick Mohammed’s comedy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMMonday, August 13, 2018
The Stand, EdinburghThe comic’s tangled personal life is the subject of bracingly raw scrutiny in this dazzling display of soul-searching comedyThere’s intimate standup comedy, and then …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMLaughing Horse @ the Counting House, EdinburghThe comic discusses race, mental health and mortality in a set that’s packed with difficult materialAhir Shah made his name – and secured a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMMonkey Barrel, EdinburghSense and subtlety are in short supply in this hour-long dive into the award-winning comic’s ‘wackadoo’ psycheInspired lunacy or meaningless drivel? In nonsense…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMSunday, August 12, 2018
Assembly George Square, EdinburghThis pin-sharp satire on self-love doesn’t aspire to comedy so much as ‘connect’ with its audience, yet positively gleams with surprises and smart impr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMSaturday, August 11, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCharacter comedy doesn’t come less cutting-edge, but despite his cheesy cliches and nonsense machismo, Dowd has his way with the crowdImagine Zorro struggling…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMFriday, August 10, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Matafeo’s neurosis, intelligence and flamboyant sense of her own ridiculousness make her a near-perfect comedianLast year, Rose Matafeo cast herself as the p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMPleasance Dome, EdinburghThe comedy trio return in stunning style, weaving rage, hurt and absurdity into one gleefully funny sketch showSix years ago in the Queen Dome venue – one of Edinb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMThursday, August 9, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Sam Wills’ mime and prop-act is a big draw, but his new show ramps up expectations with too little comedy payoff A new show, with all-new routines, from the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Amid the garish sex comedy, the standup provocateur makes a striking effort to embrace the complexity of gender politicsThose who shoot from the hip can easily…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMWednesday, August 8, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Palamides’ goofy interactive comedy about a macho ‘douchebag’ has a confrontational sting in its taleYou could piece together Natalie Palamides’ remark…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMTuesday, August 7, 2018
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghBritain’s Got Talent winner Lee Ridley combines the political and personal with razor-sharp observations about disability‘If you expect me to be that sweet and i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AMUnderbelly Cowgate, EdinburghDamien Warren-Smith’s alter ego delivers a drama masterclass, leading us from clownish chaos to feats of comic genius‘Theatre is dying. Garry is our only hop…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMMonday, August 6, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe self-proclaimed ‘riskiest comic in the biz’ is playing with our heads again, and this time the stakes are higher and the thrills greater‘I’m the ris…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PMAssembly George Square Theatre, EdinburghThe actor and comedian’s lucky dip of a show offers sketches, songs – and a controversial take on #MeToo‘Old-fashioned,” Maureen Lipman calls…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMJust the Tonic at the Mash House, EdinburghSo long as you can avoid making the inevitable Concords comparison, this peppy musical duo delivers some pleasantly diverting songsJoke that you’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMSaturday, August 4, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghTed Heath and Harold Wilson feature in a terrific caricature comedy that traces Britain’s EU troubles back to the 70sArguments about Europe, sovereignty, Brit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMMonday, July 23, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonHis shtick is tubby underdog with the heart of a poet – but the New Orleans comic was a bit too hit and missSean Patton is a New Orleans native who made waves at last y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMSunday, July 22, 2018
Doctor Brown's shows are anarchic affairs – with a fair amount of nudity, too. But it's all about freedom, he says'Hey, dude." I've just arrived for our interview, and Doctor Brown ap…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMThe LA comic, who won best newcomer at last year’s Edinburgh fringe, has tested her electric new material on American audiences. But how will Nate – her ‘douchebag’ male alter ego �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMTuesday, July 17, 2018
Park theatre, LondonThe politics of comedy is examined through the prism of faltering father and son comedians played by Les Dennis and Blake Harrison‘I realised why I never liked jokes,�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMSunday, July 15, 2018
O2 Arena, LondonThe anarchic comedy crew’s first ever UK date offers warmth, wit and mischief in an irresistible cavalcade of songs, skits and incongruous celebsThe Muppets long since conq…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMFriday, July 13, 2018
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWith his expert delivery, the US standup can lead even unpromising and overfamiliar material to giddy heights of comic dismayJim Gaffigan is touring the world…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMMonday, July 9, 2018
Our roundup of the week's comedy sees scrappy statements from Sarah Millican and Stewart Lee, while Peter Kay has mooted a possible return of Phoenix NightsThe week's comedy news divides nea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PMMonday, July 2, 2018
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe standup’s new show, ostensibly about class in Britain, is often amusing, very likable but stubbornly middle-of-the-roadThere is so much to say about class in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMFriday, June 29, 2018
Orchard, DartfordMoran shows off his highly quotable brand of crackpot lyricism in routines about midlife travails, hipster scorn and feeling like a ‘jelly baby with money’Most standups …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMSuperstar standups, daring dance, Brexit cabaret and a Bon Jovi musical … Dive into our guide to some of the shows at the world’s biggest arts festivalGilded Balloon Continue reading...
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