The former PM’s one-off onstage chat with standup Matt Forde belied his dour image. If only he’d shown more of this side of himself to the electorate Where is the comedy, Matt Forde, in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PMAssembly Rooms, EdinburghWith Lap of Shame, the comic delivers a set of breathtakingly rude jokes and thought-provoking ghastliness A friend of Frankie Boyle’s, he tells us, stopped watchi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Childhood friends and LOL Word affiliates Rachel WD and Ruby Clyde leave no assumption unturned with their deft wit and breezy musical interplay A venerable tr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMStand Comedy Club, EdinburghThe standup delivers a compelling show that reflects on his Strictly Come Dancing notoriety and harsh childhood experiences Many may struggle to sympathise – f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghSikisa Bostwick-Barnes’s ebullience carries her through a debut solo show that’s punctuated with dance breaks You can see why Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes themed …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMUnderbelly Bristo Square, EdinburghMilo McCabe’s matinee-idol character initially feels at odds with his material, but it’s hard not to be won over by his enthusiasm Milo McCabe performe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghReich’s flouncing, self-obsessed comedy is a brittle skewering of irony and anxiety – and a must-see One of countless acts this fringe whose Covid-delayed d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PMIn his Edinburgh fringe show Flying High the impressionist wants to convey the warmth and affection of the comic and Blankety Blank host Who knew, growing up in the 70s and 80s, that we were…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AMCanal Cafe theatre, LondonThis high-energy hour of songs and sketches includes a Conservative leadership medley from The Greatest Showman and Boris Johnson’s Jailhouse Rock In the 43 years…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMUnderbelly festival, LondonThe acrobatic feats of Jarred Dewey go some way to redeem a show that’s way too high on cliches and exposed buttocks Enough buttock already! It’s not a sentime…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSoho theatre, LondonArmed with cherry tomatoes, paper boats and a leaf-blower, Julia Masli, Viggo Venn and Sami Abu Wardeh brought the London clown festival to an uproarious close ‘I hate …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMOxford PlayhouseThere are some low-wattage anecdotes in this set but the standup delivers gags about farting and haemorrhoids with an undeniable vitality There are seven signs of ageing, acc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMPhil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival’s comedy, theatre and dance 20 great Ed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:37AMSoho theatre, LondonAt a crisis point for his country, Kielty’s ‘module on borders’ is warm and engaging, though his even-handedness dims some of the laughter “A comedian shouldn’t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMStandup Joe Lycett has revealed that he was reported to police for one of his routines. From Sacha Baron Cohen to Jo Brand, our writer looks at what happens when laughter and the law collide…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMConway Hall, LondonMcGlade pours his heart and soul into the show but his picture of a golden age of working-class racial harmony is a stretch When Soho theatre declined to re-book Chris McG…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMSoho theatre, LondonThe comedian’s troubled relationship with his ‘alpha dad’ is under scrutiny in this enjoyable show of (mostly) new material There’s a choice joke, midway through…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMLeicester Square theatre, LondonEngaging, blokey, old-school standup about domesticity, parenthood and the frustrations of modern life is mixed with material specific to the scouse joker’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSoho theatre, LondonMalign males on the dating scene are the focus of this heartfelt set, with keep-fit fans, activists and men who claim to be feminists also under the microscope Hot on the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48PMSoho theatre, LondonA delightfully silly but sneakily serious take on hook-up culture and its collateral damage, with bonus standup sets Comedy show or treatment programme? Mary Beth Barone�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMBarbican, LondonThe veteran film-maker is on fine form in this motor-mouthed show, which mixes slick anecdotes with gleeful transgression Common as it now is for well-loved figures to bring …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AMIn the first of our festival previews, we round up some of the best offerings we’ve already reviewed – including Tim Key, Liz Kingsman, La Clique and Hungry This searing, sweaty disco is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMA series that promises to expose the offstage antics of comics including Seann Walsh and Jimmy Carr gets off to a slick and intriguing start Is there anything connected to comedians that TV …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMSoho theatre, LondonThe comedian’s latest show is quarried from the darker subsoil of a disturbed soul, delivered by a man whose warmest smile still stirs a tincture of unease It’s quite…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMMuch of the leftover material from Burnham’s twisted Netflix special sparkles as brightly as the original A year after the release of his Netflix special Inside – by any measure, one of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMSaddam gets a Groucho Marx makeover, Gordon Brown sings about macroeconomics – and Cherie is part Lily Savage, part Lili Marleen. The big-collared comic reveals all about Tony! It’s a Tu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMThe revered comic, who died last year, recorded his last Netflix set at home in 2020. It has the feel of a wake, as fans including David Letterman pay tribute After two years of closed venue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33PMAmazon Prime VideoThe comedian plays it safe with his subject matter, but delivers his show with affable warmth and animation “Why can’t I just be normal?” laments the comic and voice …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMSoho theatre, LondonThe SNL cast member has some impressive off-the-cuff riffs with the audience but never crafts an answer to his own question If you saw Saturday Night Live cast member Chr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AMCambridge Corn Exchange From his parody Sue Gray report to his Twitter spat with Alan Sugar, the new stage show by the loveably impudent joker collects and comments on his most successful co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PMSoho theatre, LondonThe daughter of an aspirational mum and an overqualified dad, Kugblenu ruminates on privilege, parenthood and Nigella recipes It’s 25 years since New Labour told us: �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
