Sunday, June 26, 2022
Conway 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 01:42PMThursday, June 23, 2022
Soho 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 12:12PMMonday, June 20, 2022
Leicester 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 10:24AMFriday, June 17, 2022
Soho 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 05:48PMThursday, June 16, 2022
Soho 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 03:48PMSunday, June 12, 2022
Barbican, 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 09:37AMWednesday, June 8, 2022
In 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 03:48AMTuesday, June 7, 2022
A 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 12:42PMWednesday, June 1, 2022
Soho 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 06:48AMTuesday, May 31, 2022
Much 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 04:24AMMonday, May 30, 2022
The 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 06:33PMFriday, May 27, 2022
Amazon 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 09:37AMSunday, May 22, 2022
Cambridge 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 12:37PMFriday, May 20, 2022
Soho 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 08:06AMThursday, May 19, 2022
Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Joan Rivers and Robin Williams are given their dues in The Hall but the event is oddly sanctimonious
How should we celebrate great comedians? Netflix’s latest…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMThursday, May 12, 2022
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe standup returns to the stage on fine form, though one might wish The Slap was addressed, not glossed
“I’m OK, if you’re wondering …” Of course, Chris R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24PMWednesday, May 11, 2022
As his hotly anticipated tour arrives in the UK, audiences are wondering whether Rock will share some freshly minted material on the Oscars bust-up
Might “the slap” – when Will Smith w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMThursday, May 5, 2022
Soho theatre, LondonThe South African storyteller’s expressive presence and assured comedy chops ensure easy laughs
With its back-to-basics account of who he is and where he comes from, S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37PMSoho theatre, LondonSkilful standup’s debut, Transience, takes the heat out of fraught conversations about gender and is well worth the wait
Was ever a debut show longer awaited? Chloe Pet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37PMThursday, April 28, 2022
Soho theatre, LondonAs he tells the story of a one-night stand from 30 years ago, the comic explores youthful dreams and midlife disappointment
A bittersweet love letter to the Edinburgh fri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMWednesday, April 27, 2022
Edinburgh PlayhouseIn a joyful return to the stage, Steve Coogan’s deathless alter ego delivers a motivational lecture he keeps on derailing
The last time Alan Partridge graced the nation�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMTuesday, April 26, 2022
Richmond theatre, LondonWhile an impish spirit remains, the comic behind Dame Edna Everage follows the well-worn template of celebs recounting their life stories
At 88, with almost seven dec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMTuesday, April 12, 2022
As the hapless Frank Spencer, Michael Crawford brought a light touch to the classic 70s sitcom but the stage version with a game Joe Pasquale feels creakier
Think Peckham market traders duck…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMSunday, April 3, 2022
London PalladiumMissus – an account of her unexpected marriage to her childhood sweetheart and their surprisingly traditional new life together – is quite a departure from Ryan’s showy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMThursday, March 31, 2022
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup ruthlessly dismantles the machismo around the act of fellatio while telling her own cocksure journey through oral sex
‘Do I overreach?”, asks Jacqueline N…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMWednesday, March 30, 2022
The showrunner of Call My Agent! is back with a winning series about France’s young comics and how their onstage routines and real lives intersect
Is there a gap in the market for an ensem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMBack by popular demand, Ed MacArthur and Kiell Smith-Bynoe are reworking their anarchic show about the rivalry between a toff and a TikToK rapper on the kids’ party scene
This doesn’t u…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMFriday, March 25, 2022
Soho theatre, LondonThe Coming 2 America star’s UK debut is genial and enjoyable – but should probably feel more finessed than it does
Tonight, says Jermaine Fowler, “I’m just preppi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PMThursday, March 24, 2022
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe standup rallies from backstage illness to deliver a show about love, fear and roller skating
‘I’ve just been sick behind the curtain.” It’s an ina…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM 
