Thursday, April 2, 2015
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 07:34AMTuesday, March 31, 2015
Comedy Central has axed Lee’s programme and will broadcast a new one by Howard – leading critics and comedians to debate standup’s future on the tellyThe state of standup on the telly …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31AMTuesday, March 24, 2015
Corden’s US TV debut is a success, but the mutual back-slappery of such chatshows is almost unwatchable – all the more so when the hosts are comediansDid you ever watch Simon Amstell on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:23PMSunday, March 22, 2015
Prince of Wales, LondonA rose-tinted reminiscence of a life distilled into two hours isn’t among Brooks’s iconoclastic best but engenders a warm glow Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:39PMWednesday, March 18, 2015
Sara Pascoe, Bridget Christie and Luisa Omielan all have books in the pipeline. Which standups rule the page as well as the stage?This week, it was announced that comedian Luisa Omielan has …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThursday, March 12, 2015
Comedian Tom Parry and indie theatre-maker Hester Chillingworth are exploring what would happen if performance art and standup swapped audiences Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AMChurchill theatre, BromleyMel Brooks’s comedy about a Nazi-themed musical is revived in a charming, gleefully disrespectful steamroller of a production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57AMWednesday, March 11, 2015
Wyvern, SwindonWith his provincial patter dragging and his songs light on laughs, it feels like Graham Fellows’ long-running comic persona needs a rest“I can’t do John Shuttleworth for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57AMFriday, March 6, 2015
St James theatre, LondonIs it a showbiz tale or a workshop for the audience? It’s hard to tell but the comic’s interactive stage show does feel therapeuticI’ve seen a lot in comedy, bu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMWednesday, March 4, 2015
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWehn dials down the Teutonic stereotypes to launch into material other comics might find too weighty – such as the farce of the London housing market Contin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMTuesday, March 3, 2015
The BBC’s new sitcom, like Mr Bean before it, has been called cynical and childish – but family entertainment shouldn’t be dismissed as unsophisticatedOuch. There’ve been some stinki…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AMMonday, March 2, 2015
The Hawth, CrawleyThe shock-haired master of wordplay unearths some terrific one-liners in a comedy quest to revive his archaeology career Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:29AMThursday, February 26, 2015
Soho theatre, LondonKendall’s engaging yarn about her gawky adolescence draws in secrets, misunderstandings and abuse, but keeps the audience laughing along Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AMTuesday, February 24, 2015
Some people are angry that Channel 4 is developing Hungry, a comedy set in one of Ireland’s darkest times. But don’t judge a script before it’s written Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMWednesday, February 11, 2015
Who knew 10 years ago that Steve Delaney’s tragicomic portrait of a delusional old man would be vying with Miranda for primetime TV celebrity? He may have morphed into a lovable old duffer…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AMThursday, February 5, 2015
Soho theatre, LondonThe Glasgow comic’s magpie set is best when she plays a woman on the edge• Susan Calman on the worst 55 minutes of her standup career Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:59AMTuesday, February 3, 2015
The ‘nick-nick’ comedian, who suffers from vertigo ‘a bit’, refuses to perform from an elevated height, while Ross Noble improvises gags from a similar positionHe styles himself “t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMBeing uncool hasn’t stopped Nick Mohammed’s alter ego Mr Swallow from storming Edinburgh and winning hipster acclaim. Now he’s taking his creation mainstream in a spoof vampire musical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMMonday, February 2, 2015
Brighton DomeIf nothing of consequence comes of Ross Noble’s flights of fancy, it’s impressive to watch his streams of nonsense“If you see me in the street in a week’s time,” says …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMFriday, January 30, 2015
Vault festival, LondonThe neat comic ideas in this high-concept show are too often bulldozed by showy writing and madcap performances Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AMThursday, January 29, 2015
Anvil, BasingstokeThe Mock the Week comedian puts inner torment to one side with perky routines and riffs on our culture of sentimentalityIt’s a daft cliche that comedians are tortured sou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44AMMonday, January 26, 2015
On the eve of his new show You’re Not Alone, the performer talks about recording his neighbours’ sex life, defecating in a church and giving out his ex-girlfriend’s number. Is there mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:01PMMonday, January 19, 2015
I’ve probably listened to more Bill Hicks than I’ve ever watched. Might the British comedy album (as per the title of Derek and Clive’s opus) Come Again?Notice anything about the nomin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMWednesday, January 14, 2015
With his comic creation Murray seemingly went from satirising Little England to celebrating it. But his bid for South Thanet promises to be funny, weird and combative – it might even do th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:51PMStables, Milton KeynesExploring his own neuroses, Watson’s show is both funny and edgy – and the closer we get to his demons the more compelling it becomes Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMStables, Milton KeynesExploring his own neuroses, Watson’s show is both funny and edgy – and the closer we get to his demons the more compelling it becomesThere’s anxiety as an onstage…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMTuesday, January 13, 2015
Pleasance, LondonThis lovably stupid group breathe fresh air into traditional material – even the throwaway jokes are hilarious Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:27AMMonday, January 12, 2015
At the age of 26, Rebecca Humphries realised all she liked was Disney, Taylor Swift and One Direction. So she turned them into a hit comedy show called Dizney Rascal Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PMSunday, January 11, 2015
An epiphany in Las Vegas moved the comedian’s act on to a whole new plane – and his influence lives on with the likes of Chris Rock, Doug Stanhope and Russell Brand• Richard Pryor: mel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PMTuesday, January 6, 2015
The BBC show’s New Year’s Eve edition had a parade of dick jokes. They’re a mainstay of comedy – but isn’t this supposed to be a satirical swipe at the news?At the risk of revealin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:59AMSunday, January 4, 2015
Soho Theatre, LondonIt takes the real-life tale of a dearly departed dog to make Tony Law’s pop-eyed hepcat shtick seem like more than flailing randomness Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:59AM 
