Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The US actor sparks a fresh debate about racial jokes " and isn't the only one. Meanwhile, could Ricky Gervais swing a record deal for David Brent? And Spotify launches a comedy appThis week…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AM[SHARE]Monday, July 29, 2013
Luisa Omielan is aiming to be as big in standup as the inspiration for her show, Beyoncé, is in pop"You're going to think I'm a dick," says Luisa Omielan, "but I've always wanted …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:29PM[SHARE]Luisa Omielan is aiming to be as big in standup as the inspiration for her show, Beyoncé, is in pop Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:29PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The director reveals he is a 'great fan' of the US standup comic. Meanwhile, Geri Halliwell looks set to star in her own TV comedy show and London's Glee Club isn't happyThis week's comedy n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:45AM[SHARE]Monday, July 22, 2013
Assembly Halls, Tunbridge WellsIn fairness to Jason Manford, he told us it'd be trivial. The show is called First World Problems, after the popular Twitter hashtag for things that irk privil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PM[SHARE]Huge crowds for sets by Tim Key, Dylan Moran and others show how popular comedy is at music festivals; no wonder standup was spilling out all over the site this yearAs a symbol of how comedy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Comic hints that a high-profile hunger strike might be on the cards. And if that wasn't confusing enough, Sunday is now a day of atheism and Jo Brand a product of patriarchyThis week's comed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Comedian's response to US anti-abortion law no laughing matter for Republicans. Elsewhere, Stewart Lee blasts elitism in comedy and Lenny Henry's thespian thunder rages onThis week's comedy …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AM[SHARE]Comedian's response to US anti-abortion law no laughing matter for Republicans. Elsewhere, Stewart Lee blasts elitism in comedy and Lenny Henry's thespian thunder rages on Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AM[SHARE]Starring in a new film and two sitcoms, the fourth member of The League of Gentlemen is about to become a lot more visible. Not that he wants toPlenty of comedians take up acting; these days…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AM[SHARE]Starring in a new film and two sitcoms, the fourth member of The League of Gentlemen is about to become a lot more visible. Not that he wants to Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 27, 2013
Soho theatreJake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld are a double act who make sketches for the US website CollegeHumor.com. On the strength of this live outing, one fears for the state of American …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 25, 2013
John Lloyd says system for developing shows is 'a crying shame'. Plus, it's back to the future for Fry and Laurie, and Jimmy Carr defeated by hecklersThis week's comedy newsThe producer of B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:38AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Royal Festival Hall, LondonStandups are easy prey to the accusation that they love the sound of their own voice. But only Reggie Watts loves it enough to sample it, loop it, and sing songs t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Heard the one about the all-male Islamist TV show? Plus: Flight of the Conchords take to the road and Simon Pegg has awkward encounter with a Chinese alienThis week's comedy newsThe debate a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:15AM[SHARE]Monday, June 17, 2013
Hammersmith ApolloDating, marriage and having kids: as long as there's standup, there will be routines by young men fretting about commitment. Most of them will no doubt be making the same p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Controversial comic's new show will dissect the lives of religious figures. Plus: Michael Barrymore talks frankly about losing everything and the rape-in-comedy debate rumbles onThis week's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:52AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 6, 2013
Charing Cross theatre, LondonFalse starts, moments of connection, and moments when you can't think of a thing to say: Rebecca Northan's Canadian hit makes apparent the overlap between i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Soho theatre, LondonJudah Friedlander is the world champion of everything, it would seem " save delivering a good gig when the audience isn't playing ball. Friedlander is a star of the US si…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Plus: Joey Barton the comedian, intelligent US debate on rape jokes and your responses to Lena Dunham's take on porn parodiesThis week's comedy newsBring on standup comedy in which no meanin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AM[SHARE]Plus: Joey Barton the comedian, intelligent US debate on rape jokes and your responses to Lena Dunham's take on porn parodies Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Soho theatre, LondonAustralia is the world's second-best place for high quality of life, according to the news " yet many Aussies do nothing but complain, says their compatriot Wil …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Girls creator hits back at a porn parody of her comedy show, Doug Stanhope wades into the Oklahoma God debate, and Dutch TV is slammed for satirising the Woolwich murderThis week's comed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AM[SHARE]The Girls creator hits back at a porn parody of her comedy show, Doug Stanhope wades into the Oklahoma God debate, and Dutch TV is slammed for satirising the Woolwich murder Continue reading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AM[SHARE]Monday, May 27, 2013
The agency behind some of comedy's most daring acts now has its own venue " and it wants more than laughsWhen I wrote two years ago about the boom in standup comedy, a veteran promoter told …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:14PM[SHARE]Friday, May 24, 2013
Too many in-jokes, too much ephemera, and an overdose of online sterility " it's fair to say YCW hasn't been a huge successReading this on mobile? Click here to watchJudging by your comments…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:21AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 23, 2013
Little Angel, London"I know what you're thinking," says Rob Newman, introducing another riff on genetics, social Darwinism and the high-water mark of free-market capitalism: "Rob, if we'd wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:21PM[SHARE]YCW continues to struggle for belly laughs on day four, with the Gregory Brothers' DJ Play My Song the pick of a tepid bunchReading this on mobile? Click here to viewYou can't accuse YouTube…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 22, 2013
After a muted response to day two of YouTube's comedy-fest, can Doc Brown and Jamie Oliver raise anything more than a smile?Reading this on mobile? Click here to viewYou weren't much taken w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sam Bain lifts the lid on 'painful' decision to turn down HBO series, Three Men in a Boat stars enter choppy waters " and Britain's smelliest-looking celebrityThis week's comedy newsLaughing…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PM[SHARE]Sam Bain lifts the lid on 'painful' decision to turn down HBO series, Three Men in a Boat stars enter choppy waters " and Britain's smelliest-looking celebrity Continue reading...
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