Monday, March 22, 2021
In the second of our two-parter, rock stars, roadies, actors, dancers, composers and comics describe how their lives have been transformed without live shows – and imagine what now lies ah…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMAvailable onlineJust the Tonic’s three-hour standup sprawl comes close to the comedy club experience, featuring Matt Forde’s Boris tribute and Jason Byrne’s toilet trumpet alongside Ve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMSunday, March 21, 2021
Available onlineRussell Kane saves the day with energetic Covid gags as technical issues and uninspired material blight the first edition of a new standup series
LIVENow has streamed “a st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMMonday, March 8, 2021
BBC2, live and on catchupThis chance to see new comedy faces, including Judi Love, Michael Stranney and Toussaint Douglass, reaps easygoing rewards
Victoria Wood, Harry Hill and Eddie Izzard…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMSunday, March 7, 2021
Available onlineSilverman shifts away from shock-peddling and scripted jokes in a Q&A that comes alive when she reflects on comedy itself
“I hope this was interesting in some way,” s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMTuesday, March 2, 2021
His routines about race, identity and a black Winston Churchill clocked 3,000 complaints. As he looks forward to touring again, the standup explains why he won’t be toning things down
Wat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMWednesday, February 24, 2021
Pippa Evans, star of improvised musical Showstopper!, has written a self-help book based on her stage experiences. ‘Yes … and?’ asks our comedy critic
Did you ever think: I wish my lif…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMMonday, February 15, 2021
OnlineCho’s live-streamed Valentine’s Day sex advice workshop encompassed BDSM, bestiality and the fun that can be had with ‘pervertible’ household objects
Valentine’s Day is a cel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMSunday, February 14, 2021
OnlineRachel Fairburn’s showcase aroused funny bones, if not G-spots, with Shappi Khorsandi, Lou Sanders and Will Duggan
If ever there was a time for comedians to diversify their skills, i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMThursday, February 4, 2021
Available onlineFelicity Ward and Tony Law star in the event’s opening cabaret, First Night Funnies, with false starts and flat-out laughs
“Thank you all so much for coming out,” is ho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMMonday, February 1, 2021
Angel Comedy onlineKey and sidekick Edward Easton deliver a delightful housebound hour of shtick, backchat and verse
Take a supercilious comedian, let him deliver live comedy without leaving…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03PMSunday, January 31, 2021
Podcast The comic actor’s exuberant 10-part history unpicks the nuts-and-bolts of what makes sketches funny, from overlooked past acts to SNL, and British favourites including the Two Ronn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMFriday, January 29, 2021
Available onlineBanter and live laughter help NextUp’s show – featuring a grumpy Jen Brister, a lovable Sarah Keyworth and more – replicate in-person comedy
“What is this? What are w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06PMMonday, January 25, 2021
Available onlineSofa-bound audiences help the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong to create spontaneous and funny stories on screen
They cornered the West End comedy market. They made it on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMThe idea that the artform skews left is widespread, but the prevalence of comedians punching down suggests otherwise
“Three-quarters of BBC comedians are liberals,” scream the headlines;…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMThursday, January 21, 2021
When venues were closed by the pandemic, James Acaster, Maria Bamford and other top comics got to work on a web series to rescue The Bill Murray in London
It sounds like the premise for a si…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMTuesday, January 19, 2021
The BBC’s new comedy series brings together half-hour sets from Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Imran Yusuf and Joz Norris
Netflix, Amazon Prime … Radio 4? It’s not just global content platfor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PMMonday, January 18, 2021
Southbank Centre onlineThis Zoom gig of eyecatching diversity closed the Unlimited festival and felt like a family gathering with its affectionate mutual mockery
‘‘Disabled entertainment…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMWednesday, January 13, 2021
Netflix The standup is back with an extended version of his 2018 special Tamborine that better captures the spirit of a live gig
What persistent itch, I wonder, persuaded Chris Rock to revis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMMonday, January 11, 2021
Available onlineOn top of running a marathon – while doubling as a chatshow host – every day this month, the comedian is reprising old favourites
Eddie Izzard’s last comedy gigs were h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AMTuesday, January 5, 2021
Familiar faces Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt and Jim Gaffigan feature on this year’s shortlist – an award dominated by Netflix specials with nary an indie voice in sight
What do we expec…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMSaturday, January 2, 2021
Modern masterpiece Jerusalem storms back and Trevor Nunn goes underground with Beckett, while Bob Marley gets a musical and Frankenstein becomes a ballet Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMWednesday, December 23, 2020
The X-rated stories still provoke a titter but this recorded performance is a limp substitute for her rousing original
London Hughes was acting like a superstar when she was performing in a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMTuesday, December 22, 2020
Available online This online stream of a 2016 Soho theatre show whips through the young comic’s angst and uncertainty
There’s a moment in Rhys James’s 2016 show Forgives when the 25-ye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMTwo years on, the Kettering comic’s show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 remains personal, painful and electrifying. What will he do next?
In the drear of a socially isolated Christmas, it w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMMonday, December 21, 2020
There wasn’t a lot to laugh about as venues closed and gigs were cancelled. But standups still delivered silly, edgy and heartfelt gags. Our critic picks his favourite new material
More be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMWednesday, December 16, 2020
Noël Coward theatre, LondonDescribed as ‘the cure for theatre’ by producer Sonia Friedman, Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden’s debut play is full of heart, pleasing pratfalls and endless fli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMMonday, December 14, 2020
From Harry Hill to Helen Sharman, Ince’s Christmas mashup of comedy, science and music – Nine Lessons and Carols for Socially Distanced People – reached dizzy heights
It’s Sunday mor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMFriday, December 11, 2020
Garrick theatre, London Panto innuendo, outrageous caricatures and death by crispy pancake haunt a riotous Christmas whodunnit
A cast of drag kings and queens have been summoned to a West En…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03PMThursday, December 10, 2020
Available online The Pin’s Alex Owen, Katy Wix and Lolly Adefope are among the cast in a superb series about a delusional wannabe auteur
Where there is sitcom, there is (usually) self-delu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PMWednesday, December 9, 2020
Available onlineThe I’m a Celebrity survivor and Masked Singer host makes irresistible use of his tabloid sex scandal in this fun set
Standup doesn’t work on TV, they used to say. But no…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM 
