Wednesday, April 30, 2014
They wear prosthetic penises as noses and turn Banksy into a suburban dullard. Brian Logan meets Cardinal Burns, the comedy duo bringing cinema values to the TV sketch showLittle and large. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 19, 2014
We've had Kenneth Williams, Kenny Everett, Frankie Howerd and Steptoe and Son now Tommy Cooper is getting the tears-of-a-clown dramatic treatmentDoes it sometimes seem to you that televisio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThere's no denying Howard's technical mastery, but his show relies on funny voices rather than contentAt one point in this show, Russell Howard in one of his many c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:07PM[SHARE]Monday, April 14, 2014
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonA company of actors aged 12 to 16 has trouble bringing psychological depth to John Marston's murderous dramaWritten for boy actors' troupe the Children of the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 13, 2014
Fairfield Halls, CroydonCleaving far too much to conventional 90s laddish standup, Davies is best when he goes further back in time"It's marvellous being a standup comedian," says …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 12, 2014
A surprise run at the Assembly Rooms this August is a chance for Davidson to fall in with more progressive comedy trends. But will he take it?It sometimes seems as though anyone can be rehab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Leicester Square theatreHer misanthropic nymphomaniac shtick may be purposefully provocative, but Pam Ann's lewd talk, Asian accents and airline industry stereotypes make for deadening humou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM[SHARE]Friday, April 4, 2014
Few comedians go as deep as Louis CK, who uses a chatshow to expose the sad hollowness of technology and existenceThe best comedy doesn't just make you laugh in the moment, it depth-charges…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 24, 2014
Ex-Red Dwarfer Lovett's personality is attractive, but this show needs an editorIn a basement under Leicester Square, 67-year-old Norman Lovett is putting a dog-poo bag on his head. And why …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PM[SHARE]Friday, March 21, 2014
Miranda Hart uses some of her conspiratorial TV sitcom moves in her arena show, but the best comics can make big venues seem intimate without resorting to screen tricksMiranda Hart likes thr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Soho Theatre, LondonIt's debatable whether this challenges or reinforces stereotypes about age, but the carpe diem message is undeniably appealingWe're used to standups complaining about fee…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AM[SHARE]Friday, March 14, 2014
After their YouTube video went viral, the comedy duo are expanding their Stop Ukip tour. But do they have anything new to say about Nigel Farage's party?' Stewart Lee: a vision of life under…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:16PM[SHARE]Arcola Tent, LondonKey combines theatrics and whimsy to hilarious effect " but at times style triumphs over substanceAfter a sell-out Soho theatre run, Tim Key has taken up residence in a b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Hart's My What I Call Stand Up tour is cause for celebration, but some of her material is so old it needs carbon-dating"This isn't just a show," Miranda Hart tells her 16,000-strong crowd. "…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57PM[SHARE]Monday, March 10, 2014
North Wall, OxfordEven if you don't like the Beatles, Mitch Benn's jaunty lecture on the Fab Four makes for an engaging eveningMany people have been credited as "the fifth Beatle" over the y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:44AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 6, 2014
In Whitehall's routines, poshness is a depoliticised quirk, like being tall. You can only laugh at his jokes if you think disadvantage isn't worth getting upset about' Jack Whitehall intervi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:56AM[SHARE]Friday, February 28, 2014
Nation's pratfaller-in-chief gambles on shift from eponymous sitcom and Call the Midwife to live show in UK's largest arenasIt was announced over a year ago; she has being giving interviews …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 21, 2014
Stables, Milton KeynesRamsey's boisterous storytelling establishes a strong rapport with his audience " but his material too often lacks insightComedians are the canaries in the mine of mode…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:38AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 20, 2014
After a rare stage appearance at Stewart Lee's recent standup gig, the Brass Eye comedian is returning to TV. Now, more than ever, we need a satirist with his fearlessnessBrendon Burns wrote…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Ambassadors, London His suitcase gags are cute, but this show goes from strength to strength as Jupp finds subjects worthy of his moral outrageIt's a keen pleasure to see a comedian bust out…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:17AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The gender imbalance is a problem " but the smugness, scripted improv and stale formats are beyond satireEnchanting comments below the line on my review of Sarah Millican the other day. "No…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:53AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 9, 2014
Corn Exchange, CambridgeBritain's favourite funny woman is a deft comic, but her frankness about vibrators, pubic grooming and anal bleaching trades on shock that quickly wears offSarah Mill…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:26AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 6, 2014
Soho theatre, LondonMoving from underground phenomenon to recognisable comedy stars hasn't dulled the masked duo's dissent in songs on abortion, misbehaviour and dust-ups in churchThe tissue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:57AM[SHARE]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 09:38AM[SHARE]Monday, 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 01:14PM[SHARE]In 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 10:19AM[SHARE]Polka 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 07:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 08:07AM[SHARE]Monday, 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 08:33AM[SHARE]Friday, 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 10:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, 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 08:11AM[SHARE] 
