Soho theatre, LondonReminiscing about her Irish upbringing, and later being wallflowered at children’s parties, Doran is an assured if reticent performer ‘One of the hottest young stars …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMSoho theatre, LondonThe Irish drag queen and activist, AKA Rory O’Neill, feelingly recounts her journey in a country long hostile to difference What am I for any more? That’s the questio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMIn the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye – but here’s a selection of those we’ve already reviewed Richard Marsh has clearly see…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMKomedia, BrightonThe standup delivers the finest set of his career – touching on fatherhood, bin bags and Van Gogh Lego You could watch John Kearns’ act for a long time before thinking o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMRoyal Festival Hall, LondonIn a quietly confident show with gags from the sophisticated to the stupid, the comic is consistently enjoyable There’s something for everyone in a Phil Wang sho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMThe standup has successfully used laughter as a balm, creating a safe space for himself and the audience to engage with this most difficult of subjects The death of a loved one. It’s the l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMCriterion theatre, LondonCaroline Leslie’s production sends up the less problematic Victorian foibles with a terrifically spirited barrage of juicy one-liners, blunt anachronisms and pleas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42PMArts Depot, LondonHe’s a celebrity and he got out of there, as we learn during this lively standup set with a reality TV slant – Matt Hancock gossip included Babatunde Aléshé flunked h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMHackney Empire, London You’d expect bawdy lines delivered with deadpan frankness from the rising TV comedian, but injections of knockabout physicality raise her stage showpiece to higher j…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMSoho theatre, London Torn between wifely duty and her dream to become the Jewish Barbra Streisand, this would-be star finds an in-between world of outrageous comedy A teenage winner of Boreh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMBrace, who has died aged 43, was a hugely talented playwright, dramaturg and director who worked on a string of hits including One-Woman Show and Age Is a Feeling “The most high-profile di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMThe controversial standup brings big cartoonish energy to his first tour since 2018, delivering a set of self-mockery and dismay at bizarre behaviour Kevin Hart is back in the UK on his firs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMDespite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les Patterson Barry Humphries, Australian …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThe Hawth, CrawleyThe standup’s new show takes a while to get going, but squares up to hitting 50 with material finely balanced between the thoughtful and the uproarious Given how often co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMThe Stables, Milton KeynesThe man who shamed Trump and Blatter turns his gaze inward for an evening of self-reflective standup “Anonymous prankster” is what the media calls Simon Brodkin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targets On one day in 2021 two major life events – one te…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMMeet the Richardsons sees the married standups play fictional versions of themselves – but that doesn’t mean reality doesn’t creep in from time to time “We don’t stay in posh hotel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMCambridge JunctionThe Londoner is argumentative, entertaining and full of bracing good sense as he catalogues his personal experiences of racism “What’s your favourite racism?” With th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMPleasance theatre, LondonA doctor himself, the standup delivers breezy tales along with on-the-nose points on how black medics are viewed All standups operating in the space between medicine…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMIn the standup’s first solo set since the huge success of their queer romcom Feel Good, we are taken on an emotional rollercoaster with confidence and charm It’s always interesting to se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMNot Dead Yet addresses the return of Godley’s ovarian cancer. But mostly it is a celebratory farewell from a performer who has welcomed the crowd into her remarkable life Not Dead Yet is J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:17AMSoho theatre, LondonAustralian comic delivers a compelling but messy exploration of grief – but where’s the bear? The “dead dad” show has become a standup genre unto itself in recent…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMAfter several years away, the cheeky cockney comic is doubling down on his good-old-days brand – but despite his geezerish nostalgia he’s no anti-woke crusader Micky Flanagan was worried…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:22AMA new sibling to Montreal’s big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about You’ve heard of Just for Laughs Montreal: it’s one o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMEartH Hackney, LondonADHD, Tory supremacy and the limited appeal of ‘Sir Keir’ combine in another unrestrained report from the standup’s struggles to hang on to optimism Some comics al…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMHenry Naylor travelled to Afghanistan in 2003 to research his fringe farce Finding Bin Laden. His sobering new show takes stock of the country’s fate since Was Henry Naylor’s agent right…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37AMKomedia, BrightonOutrageous comedy, self-glamorising songs and self-ironic ridiculousness in abundance from a comic with a sharp sense of her own daftness You mellow with age, they say. So w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:38AMSoho theatre, LondonThe Ohio comic takes us on her narcissistic ‘therapy journey’ including ridiculous songs, played with a wickedly straight bat Patti Harrison’s last London show, sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMHammersmith Apollo, LondonThe standup comedian may have lost some of the gloss on his reputation after nearly destroying himself with drugs, but his good cheer remains in place ‘If you’v…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMSoho theatre, LondonThe Irish-Italian comic, nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh fringe, delivers his show with a light touch and ample self-irony It is exciting to encounter a youn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMSoho theatre, LondonThe sketch trio throw a lot into their screwball adventure, from pagan festivals to alien apocalypse, but every gag pays off With the Delightful Sausage’s recent show,…
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