Tuesday, 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 12:34PMMonday, October 14, 2013
Bloomsbury Theatre, LondonI defy you to love The Office and not experience a shiver of pleasure to see its anti-hero swagger onstage in this showHe's been invited to play Wembley Arena, if y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53PMLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe standup was on excellent form dismantling the half-truths we tell to keep oblivion at bayWe're All Going to Die! Richard Herring tells us in the title of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:14PMTuesday, October 8, 2013
Birmingham Symphony Hall Comic gets the balance right between imparting hippie-leftie wisdom and sending himself upThe show begins, and Russell Brand comes among us, pressing flesh all the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00PMThe US comedian slams Two and a Half Men's Chuck Lorre for nabbing her gags, Jennifer Saunders slags off the BBC and Johnny Vegas interviews himselfThis week's comedy newsIt's a powderkeg is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMTuesday, October 1, 2013
The Daily Express blasts Lee Mack for his views on female comedians, a bunch of comedians take part in skirmishes, and Hello Ladies gets lacklustre reviewsThis week's comedy newsYou know you…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:20PMMonday, September 30, 2013
Their wrestling show put Edinburgh in a chokehold, their latest play hits London soon – and they've only been at the comedy game a few monthsIn spring this year, Max Olesker and Ivan Gonza…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PMTuesday, September 24, 2013
While Nan gets a TV show of her own, Jason Manford protests high booking fees, and comedy writers clash over Radio 4This week's comedy newsAfter last week's news of Mitchell and Webb's sketc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:34PMMonday, September 23, 2013
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe host of Channel 4's The Last Leg offers jolly but rudimentary standup that keeps the crowd in raptures"It's just about putting joy into a room," says Adam Hills…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PMSunday, September 22, 2013
Brighton DomeStewart Lee has set the bar so high, he can hardly be criticised for not always vaulting it. At his best, he takes comedy out on new limbs: the pleasure of laught…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:05AMFriday, September 20, 2013
Swan, High WycombeThere's plenty of straight standup tonight, but the best of Bailey's material comes back, as ever, to sound"A pox on lol!" Bill Bailey wants laughter, not acronyms for laug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:30AMTuesday, September 17, 2013
The comedy duo head back to the airwaves – just as Charlie Higson bemoans the lack of British sketch shows on TV and Adrian Edmondson loses interest in comedy altogetherThis week's comedy …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMUnion Chapel, LondonBuxton's latest show shines a light on internet comment threads, but his own material never quite hits the same bizarre heightsHumanity in all its banality and pettiness …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:50AMWednesday, September 11, 2013
Soho theatre, LondonAndy Zaltzman decries the state of modern political comedy. So why is his stage act so noncommittal?In an interview last week, Andy Zaltzman lamented the state of politi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMTuesday, September 10, 2013
Luisa Omielan and Gina Yashere on board as show numbers swell to more than 100. Plus, what Lenny Henry should have left unsaid and the latest on the Edmondson-Davidson spatThis week's comedy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:49AMTuesday, September 3, 2013
Ricky Gervais's Office character will strut his stuff on stage with the big boys, Lee Evans just wants to sit and paint, and we enjoy some scientific one-liners from our readersThis week's c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AMThursday, August 29, 2013
Soho theatre, LondonOkine's adept autobiographical show about a trip to Ghana makes for a nuanced exploration of privilege and povertyYou don't get many debut comedy hours about the leg…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08PMWednesday, August 28, 2013
Soho Theatre, LondonNothing here feels blazingly new, but Chieng ensures – mostly – that it's funnyThey may be taking over the world, but the Chinese are not, as yet, taking over standup…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMTuesday, August 27, 2013
The Jonathan Creek star remembers how Thatcher's £40 per week saved him in the 1980s, while Aziz Ansari signs a giant book deal and John Cleese flogs face cream across the worldThis week's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:58AMSaturday, August 24, 2013
Bridget Christie takes Foster's standup prize – the UK's most prestigious – with 'beautifully written, delightfully delivered' workIt was a stand-out moment for female standups. The femi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:46PMFriday, August 23, 2013
The StandWozniak has found himself a compelling alter ego: a would-be light entertainer at the mercy of his domestic and social angstOnce a standup staple, mother-in-law jokes went out with …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AMComedians under starter's orders for the Foster's awards, as the 2013 So You Think You're Funny gongs are handed out. Plus: John Lloyd brings a Rotary Club vibe to the fringeScream if you wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08AMThursday, August 22, 2013
Pleasance CourtyardWhen Walsh lays off his throwback booze humour, he's good. Otherwise, his conservative material chokes his talentNominated for the Edinburgh comedy award this week, Seann …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:40AMChicago Sun-Times shocked at 'deep-dyed socialism' and anti-American nature of the fringe; Humza Arshad makes his Edinburgh debut; and were last year's comedy award-winners not funny enough?…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMWednesday, August 21, 2013
Gilded BalloonFrequently as maddening as she is funny, the American comic is an expert and intriguing talent"This is something that's top secret and nobody's heard about," says US comic Tig …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46PMTig Notaro's games hold up crowd anxious not to miss next show; Gareth Ellis gives himself a black eye and wins awardClocked off on the Edinburgh FringeIn theatre circles, it's often said th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:15PMLet Guardian reviewer Logan talk you through the shortlist of the biggest prize in UK comedy, act by actBrian Logan
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59AMTuesday, August 20, 2013
Underbelly, CowgateJohn Robertson's interactive comedy based on primitive computer games is ridiculous, illogical and weirdly addictive"You awake to find yourself in a dark room …" Austral…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:15PMSteve Coogan announces he's be back in town, on a unique special mission – and the intriguingly odd John KearnsKnowing me, knowing the winner of the Foster's Edinburgh comedy awardA coup f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:43PMThe top jokes of the Edinburgh festival fringe have just been announced, but there is no sign of the women who have provided the funniest and most creative shows this yearThe winner of the f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMMonday, August 19, 2013
Heroes @ Bob's BookshopThe moral high ground isn't so much taken as seduced in this show, which wins the rape-joke argument the way it should be won – with comedy"Anyone here been raped? A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM 
