Thursday, April 13, 2023
Leicester 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 06:48AMMonday, April 3, 2023
Meet 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 07:48AMSunday, April 2, 2023
Cambridge 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 08:06AMThursday, March 30, 2023
Pleasance 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 07:36AMTuesday, March 28, 2023
In 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 10:48AMFriday, March 17, 2023
Not 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 09:17AMFriday, March 10, 2023
Soho 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 03:00AMTuesday, March 7, 2023
After 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 07:22AMMonday, March 6, 2023
A 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 05:24AMFriday, March 3, 2023
EartH 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 06:31AMFriday, February 24, 2023
Henry 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 05:37AMWednesday, February 8, 2023
Komedia, 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 07:38AMTuesday, January 31, 2023
Soho 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 06:06AMThursday, January 26, 2023
Hammersmith 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 08:07AMWednesday, January 25, 2023
Soho 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 10:48AMThursday, January 19, 2023
Soho 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,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PMTuesday, January 17, 2023
The disabled Mexican-American scooped best newcomer at Edinburgh with her scathing send-up of identity politics. But can she really wring some laughs out of the end of the world?
It would be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMSunday, January 15, 2023
Bloomsbury Theatre, LondonNo one rages against life and the world better than Brister, but the comic is too good to be confined by her furious persona
Her touring show is called The Optimist…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:21AMMonday, January 9, 2023
Soho theatre, London The sparkling Aussie brings their award-winning Melbourne comedy festival show to the UK
When Frankie McNair started taking comedy seriously, they tell us, it got boring…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMWednesday, January 4, 2023
Hampstead theatre, LondonAlexis Michalik’s time-hopping French hit about the history of stage magic is a diverting jeu d’esprit but there isn’t much to see once you look past the misdi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PMMonday, January 2, 2023
The Welsh standup used to direct his fury at service stations, baked potatoes and the tog-rating of duvets. Now he’s tackling anxiety, infertility – and his own battle with the cancer th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:08AMFriday, December 30, 2022
The US comedy sensation is making up for lost time after Covid with a new show – still self-obsessed, but ‘a bit darker’ – and an opportunity for us to observe a quintessentially mil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMMonday, December 26, 2022
Danny Boyle’s Matrix-inspired spectacular opens in Manchester, Succession star Brian Cox returns to the stage and standups Maisie Adam, Guz Khan and Catherine Cohen are on tour
More from t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AMSaturday, December 17, 2022
From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching standup and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters
• More on the best cult…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMFriday, December 16, 2022
Apollo theatre, LondonThe veteran illusionist outdoes himself with an evening of bewildering trickery that holds a mirror to our deepest feelings
Having followed his stage work for years, I …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMThursday, December 15, 2022
London PalladiumDawn French, Julian Clary and Alexandra Burke join an animatronic giant with a vast beanstalk in an innuendo-heavy, story-light show
Pantos are usually cheap and cheerful, so…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMTuesday, December 13, 2022
Soho theatre, LondonWith his Scandi-nowhere accent and cool-dude aspirations, Archie Henderson’s comic character is improbable, clever and very funny
‘I’m in control,” sings Jazz Emu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMMonday, December 12, 2022
Matthew Holness’s fictional horror author is on the road reading from his novel – prepare to be terrified at the tills while we dream of his full return to the stage
When is a show not a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMFriday, December 9, 2022
Once an under-the-radar live comedy jewel, Mohammed’s alter-ego impresario is hogging the spotlight in two new stage shows. Is the character destined for TV?
Any assessment of the best cha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PMWednesday, December 7, 2022
Apollo, ManchesterThere’s ample room in comedy to tease at woke over-earnestness but this weak and boorish set fails to engage
Ricky Gervais gives us a little lecture after curtain call to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMFriday, December 2, 2022
Manchester ArenaAfter 12 years away from the stage, the slimmed-down entertainer is more unapologetically nostalgic than ever
No hotcake ever sold in greater quantity than tickets for Peter…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PM 
