Wednesday, February 5, 2014
The east Midlands' foremost festival of funniness is 21 this year, and with a mouthwatering array of big names and one-off events it seems to have come of ageWhat would you guess to be the l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:38AMMonday, February 3, 2014
Is Stephen K Amos what primetime TV is waiting for? He certainly thinks so. Brian Logan meets the standup and sitcom writer as he goes on tourSaturday-night telly: it's not a golden age, is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14PMIn the latest in our series on our favourite shows, Brian Logan applauds a jukebox musical that situates the songs of the Proclaimers in real 21st-century BritainLook, I know jukebox musical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMPolka theatre, LondonHarried dads and daughters warm to the charming, onstage monkey businessHow can the theatre rival this? My three-year-old, Cora, and her friend Alice are in the back of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04AMWednesday, January 29, 2014
Soho theatre, LondonThese lively tales of mortifying inadequacy are skilfully delivered by the dorky US comicThis is the first time that London has encountered the US comic Kurt Braunohler's…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMMonday, January 27, 2014
Bloomsbury theatre, LondonThe 15 finalists in this prestigious comedy competition display infinite variety if not much spleen or insurrectionist spiritTo watch tonight's show, says compere A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMFriday, January 24, 2014
'After 30 hours without sleep, the performers become too tired to censor themselves' … Plus, Robert Newman's evolution, New Act of the Year and more news on live comedyAny plans for the we…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:53AMThursday, January 23, 2014
Soho theatre, LondonTiernan's sermon paints a reactionary picture of Ireland, but his comic timing and affection for the country wields a hypnotic force"If I was a play, I'd be set in Irelan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:11AMFriday, January 17, 2014
The Brummie comic fails to see the funny side of the Channel 4 TV series. Plus, Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David go for theatrical gold and a planned Richard Pryor biopic moves a step closerOn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMThursday, January 16, 2014
Soho theatreKearns's comic armoury of distracted pauses, eccentric antics and daydreamer philosophy starts brilliantly before tailing off"Imagine I couldn't do this," ruminates John Kearns a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:41AMWednesday, January 8, 2014
Comic Jerry Sadowitz denounced Jimmy Savile years before he was exposed. Now, writes Brian Logan, he's asking why the death of his friend Mark Blanco has never been properly investigatedThe …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMTuesday, January 7, 2014
Colchester Arts Centre With his laid-back, charming delivery, Noah's unique take on apartheid makes for 24-carat comedyA few comedians have recently been cracking self-conscious jokes inspir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PMBrian Logan: Vic Reeves's sparring partner asks why certain comics still hog the TV schedules. Plus Jim Davidson, Jerry Lewis and moreBrian Logan
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:46AMMonday, January 6, 2014
Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe cabaret trio are at their best when they deviate from their genteel-does-crude shtickI'm a sucker for a tortuous rhyme, so I'll cut the songwriters who pair "p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:44AMTuesday, December 17, 2013
ITV gets worried about offensive terminology, BBC goes for gender-balanced panel shows and Panorama takes on Comic Relief. Plus: Prince to act on a sitcom … as himselfThis week's comedy ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:31AMSunday, December 8, 2013
In live comedy, it seems that no one feels any further need to apologise for using material about Operation Yewtree. But should they?How soon is too soon to joke about the crimes of Jimmy Sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PMTuesday, December 3, 2013
Red-top brands comedian a hypocrite, Jack Dee criticises Crewe and Jimmy Carr tells Ross Noble not to knock Mock the WeekThis week's comedy newsThe gloves are off in Brand versus the Sun. On…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17AMMonday, December 2, 2013
Leicester Square theatre, LondonDonnelly's easygoing pub banter is low-horizoned stuff that rarely reaches for anything more challenging – or more satisfyingCarl Donnelly was nominated for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:14PMWednesday, November 27, 2013
Soho theatre, LondonTruth, falsehood and the autobiographies of Andre Agassi, Michael Caine and Cherie Blair in a high-concept show whose cleverness only slightly outshines its jokesDoes it …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:27AMTuesday, November 26, 2013
TV writer Brian Lowry in hot water, Reginald Hunter says being called misogynist is 'rude' and Omid Djalili tries to crack America – againThis week's comedy newsAn august organ makes a foo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:21AMTuesday, November 19, 2013
Cleese and crew in 'secret talks', with a press conference imminent. Plus: is legendary comic Andy Kaufman really dead?• Monty Python: five favourite sketches – videoThis week's comedy n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31AMTuesday, November 12, 2013
There's Much A-Stew about Lee as critic walks out. Meanwhile, Judi Dench fights film censorship and Ricky Gervais joins an animal activist campaignThis week's comedy newsAccusations and coun…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AMLeicester Square theatre, LondonBaker's voyage through the first 13 bestselling singles of the 21st century makes for a light and tight showIt starts with Bob the Builder, so at first you fe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMWednesday, November 6, 2013
Hunter's followers retaliate with death threats. Plus: Russell Brand is 'double double against genocide', Jon Stewart lashes out at media and John Cleese hates today's comedyThis week's come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:50AMTuesday, November 5, 2013
Beck theatre, HayesThe Pub Landlord doesn't serve up radical new comedy, but Murray is a quick wit who turns his tactlessness on himselfThere are two comedians preaching revolution at the mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:50AMThursday, October 31, 2013
Watch a brand-new Channel 4 online comedy series, the Alernative Comedy Memorial Society, starring Isy Suttie, Thom Tuck, Josie Long and a firmament of other comedy starsReading on mobile? C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:09AMTuesday, October 29, 2013
Stand-up comedian says the show is 'terrible'. Plus: Jo Brand cracks a Prince Harry cocaine joke, Russell Brand edits the New Statesman and moreThis week's comedy news Panel shows are, not f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:29PMMonday, October 28, 2013
Firestation, WindsorConaty's loveable loser makes for charming company, but she's in need of a few more winning linesWould you prefer charm or craft from your standup? Roisin Conaty has heap…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:28PMMonday, October 21, 2013
Arts theatre, LondonThe American comic duo adds a few more oddball characters to its pantheon in this spry fantasy epicThey're not household names and they have no TV profile yet, but here t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMSunday, October 20, 2013
O2 Arena, LondonIf you've got a taste for straight-up 1970s nostalgia comedy, you'll take a lot away from comedy stalwart Micky Flanagan's latest setYou may have seen Micky Flanagan on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMTuesday, October 15, 2013
The Britain's Got Talent judge says she was attacked by an unnamed comic, 21st-century comics grapple with homosexuality, and David Brent realises his rock-god dreamsNot much to laugh about …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:34PM 
