Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Available onlineThe age of peak podcast meets its match in John-Luke Roberts and his procession of hilariously titled imaginary shows
In 2018, John-Luke Roberts’s Edinburgh show consisted …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMTuesday, June 1, 2021
Available onlinePart behind-the-scenes doc and part reiteration of Gethard’s faith in comedy, this is a vivid portrait of a peripatetic life
Chris Gethard’s new film opens with the 40-ye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMMonday, May 31, 2021
Netflix With electro-pop social commentary, bleak humour and sock-puppet debates, the comic’s lockdown creation is astonishing
Well, now we know what Bo Burnham did with his lockdown. Insi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMThursday, May 27, 2021
Soho theatre, London Newman dissects ideas with intelligence, running around the houses and back, on themes from politics and humanity to parenthood
A masked audience is a novelty at his gig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PMMonday, May 24, 2021
Do you want your sightlines unobstructed by big hair, or is avoiding the eyeline of savage comics your priority? Here’s the perfect spot to enjoy the show
In the Guide’s weekly Solved! …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMTuesday, May 18, 2021
Pleasance, London, and onlineSeven comedians, including Priya Hall and Chloe Petts, marked the reopening of theatres with some slick live sets
“I think I can remember how to comedy,” say…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PMSunday, May 16, 2021
All4The Inbetweeners star plays on his first TV special’s lack of audience by claiming high sophistication – while deftly pricking the bubble with pretend banter
Simon Bird always intend…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMSunday, May 9, 2021
Available onlineThe cast of a whodunnit are all suspects when an impresario is found dead in this likably silly, hummable show
Blackpool impresario Varthur McArthur has a doozy of an idea fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33PMThursday, May 6, 2021
Available onlineLauren Pattison, Kay Greyson and Richard Boggie deliver audio plays about stage disasters, a sobering drinks interval and playing to an audience of none
Some of the finest lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PMThe comedian’s 2018 show Dr Cosmos addressed mental health, midlife and Brexit – little knowing a crisis lurked around the corner. Now it’s being streamed, might no mention of Covid be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMTuesday, May 4, 2021
Lockdown and the loss of both parents have transformed the entertainer. He talks about the disappointments of TV, outgrowing his comic persona – and his move into the glamping business
I r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMMonday, April 12, 2021
Available onlineNot sure what you would do if you were given absolute power? Unfortunately, nor do the duo Thick’n’Fast in this lightweight fantasy
We may all, under lockdown, have falle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMWednesday, March 31, 2021
Anxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws’ mockumentary – so what’s it trying to say about life after Covid?
Twelve months into the Covid pandem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48PMTuesday, March 30, 2021
The standup on representation, Matt Hancock, her new travel show and why she loves Norwich
A Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid-Compliant Adventure was the original name for Rosie J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMSunday, March 28, 2021
Angel Comedy Club online Comedians led by Jordan Brookes and Tim Key turn lockdown worries into riffs on parenting, personality and body hair in a night of infectious live fun
“Let’s do …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMWednesday, March 24, 2021
He started out learning his craft on a school work experience programme. Now the comic is about to make history with the first standup special from Africa
It’s not every day a comedian can…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32AMMonday, 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 09:06AM 
